Ataraxia is a pseudonym for mort garson, a canadianborn electronic music pioneer who released a number of occultthemed albums starting with 1967s the zodiac. Ataraxia the unexplained official cd 2018 reissue by mort garson. Cun cun revival the love strings of mort garson 1968. Sep 05, 2019 provided to youtube by sony music entertainment deja vu ataraxia the unexplained. Mort garson july 20, 1924 january 4, 2008 was a canadian musician, composer and electronic music pioneer. Ataraxia is mort garson s followup to his classic black mass by lucifer lp from 4years earlier. There was cosmic sounds, which provided a song for each astrological sign. Published in 1987, it is the fourth discworld novel and the first to focus on the character death, who only appeared as a side character in the previous novels. Late1970s to 1980s repress on the black nipper dog logo rca label. The unexplained electronic musical impressions of the. Reissue of a noteable 1975 album by the great late mort garson 19242008, a pioneer of electronic music, known for groundbreaking works such as lucifers. Hopefully in the future well get represses as good as this for mort garson s other work. He worked as a pianist and arranger before being called into the army near the end of world war two.
Feb 11, 2007 this concept became the album the unexplained. Ataraxia the unexplained 1975 vintage synthfueled explorations of the occult from electronic music pioneer mort garson. A war hero, a former housecat by the name of morte, searches endlessly for his friend sheba, who fled on the day of morte s transformation. It was the moogwizard mort garson himself, who followed up his black mass album from 1971 with this strange opus. Mort garson mother earths plantasia echoes and dust. Ataraxia, a fictional planet in the manga series toward the terra. This album is very similar, albeit more spacey and less scary. The unexplained is a music studio album recording by mort garson progressive electronicprogressive rock released in 1975 on cd. The individual compositions were written mainly for the film with several from mort s unused 60s sound library. In 1969, using the same lucrative premise, garson released 12 separate fulllength lps in a series called signs. A sequel was teased in the back of the book, which adapts the quest murder on the rockport limited, released on july 16, 2019.
As he drove nearer, he saw a large, egg shaped machine about five metres long. The unexplained electronic musical impressions of the occult by ataraxia. Mort garson ranks as one of the real geniuses of 20th century music. Lucifer black mass ataraxia unexplained by mort garson. The following year, he released an album titled ataraxia. Lucifer ataraxia black mass the unexplained 2012, cd discogs. Using his given name and a few synonyms, garson put out other esoteric moog albums in the lead up to mother earths plantasia. Mort garson ataxaria the unexplained garson first explored the concept of the occult on black lucifer mass in 1971, but of his occult albums i prefer ataxaria the unexplained, which is meant to soundtrack mantras of your own choice. The unexplained one of his albums, music for sensuous lovers, consisted of two sidelong instrumentals featuring a womans ostensibly erotic moans and groans. The world is full of mysterious events that defy explanation. Garson 20 july 1924 saint john, new brunswick, canada 4 january 2008 born in new brunswick mort garson was a classical trained musician and electronic researcher. Mort garson is one of those quirkier elements to emerge in a music culture that allowed for a certain kind of progressive eccentricity.
Mort garson boasts one of the most unique and outright bizarre resumes in popular music. Mysteries of the unexplained mysterious visitors socorro, new, us, 1964 policeman lonnie zamora was driving home when he saw a fire in the hills. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. The unexplained is a music studio album recording by mort garson progressive electronicprogressive rock released in 1975 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. John, new brunswick, garson attended the juilliard s. He is best known for his albums in the 1960s and 1970s that were among the first to feature moog synthesizers. Originally released in 1975, moog pioneer mort garson branches out for a second time into dark and sinister sounds on this highly revered album, displaying a talent for.
Electronic musical impressions of the occult by ataraxia is. The music on it was composed specifically for plants to listen to. From stevie wonder to mother earths plantasia, music. Before brian eno did it, mort garson was making discreet music. See the complete unexplained series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Garson composed music for moog and orgasmic moans by a porno star, music for sensuous lovers sensuous anthem, 1971, music to relax during meditation, ataraxia the unexplained rca, 1975, and music to make plants grow faster, plantasia homewood, 1976.
It quickly topped new york times bestselling trade fiction list, becoming the first graphic novel to do so. Mort garson, the son of two russian jewish refugees, was born in 1924 in new brunswicks saint john port city in canada, but raised across the border in new york city, where he met his future wife maggie. In 2002 garson composed the score for when garbo talks. Mort garson lucifer black mass ataraxia unexplained. Mort garson synthesizers to me i think mort garson is one of the great synthesizer pioneers, although a lot of it got bogged down by cheesy narration and dated subject matter such as the zodiac cosmic sounds, the wozard of iz and the signs of the zodiac series which actually, i dont have a problem with, though many do, so you often had. Mort garson did another album just like this, in 1975 he released ataraxia the unexplained musical impressions of the occult on rca, which despite the four year gap, is surprisingly in the same vein, perhaps a bit more sophisticated and he was by then also using an arp string ensemble as well as the usual moog. Electronic musical impressions of the occult by ataraxia rca, 1975 posted by k. He is perhaps best known for his original work with the moog synthesizer in the late. Jan 01, 2014 the ant queen creates an army of allies by transforming the animals of the world into speaking, thinking, vengeful bipeds. Plantasia at the garfield park conservatory atlas obscura. Find similar artists to mort garson and discover new music. During the 60s and 70s, he was a pop hitmaker, a masterful arranger and an electronic music pioneer who influenced a remarkably wide swath of pop culture.
Mort garson music for sensuous lovers 1971 vinyl rip. The record features two sidelong tracks known as climax. But garson changed his pseudonym from lucifer to ataraxia, and this, his second and last occultthemed instrumental moogalbum, was released by rca in 1975. Ataraxia mort garson the unexplained 1975 ataraxia mort garson the unexplained 1975 amavas 2 movie in hindi download mp4 hd. It was talked about, oh yes, by long time mort garson fans. Electronic musical impressions of the occult by ataraxia. Feb 27, 2019 most of garsons releases during this period are difficult to get your hands on. The strange story of mort garsons magical album plantasia. Popular the unexplained books goodreads share book.
Look for mort garsons first journey into the occult under the guise of lucifer with the album black mass, also available on cd for the first time ever from rubellan. Mort garson did another album just like this, in 1975 he released ataraxia the unexplained musical impressions of the occult on rca, which despite the four year gap, is surprisingly in the same vein, perhaps a bit more sophisticated and he was by then also using an. Mort is a fantasy novel by british writer terry pratchett. The unexplained, an album by mort garson on spotify. Cosmic sounds, a musical interpretation of each zodiacal sign and one of the first albums to feature the moog synthesizer. Roberts on august 10, 2015 ataraxia is a pseudonym for mort garson, a canadianborn electronic music pioneer who released a number of occultthemed albums starting with 1967s the zodiac. Ataraxia unexplained music cd album at cd universe, first ever official cd reissue of the occult themed classic by ataraxia titled the unexplained, originally. Mort garson mother earths plantasia 2019, vinyl discogs. Garson 20 july 1924 4 january 2008 was a canadianborn composer, arranger. In a fittingly strange finale to a career steeped in strangeness, garson s last album was music intended to be played for your plants. Each episode tells the story of one incredible phenomenon and investigates every possible explanation from the anchor of logic to the far end of the supernatural. Ataraxia was a pseudonym used by experimental electronic musician mort garson only on his 1975 album the. Login or create account my page collection wishlist messages.
He later moved to new york city where he studied music at the juilliard school of music. Griffin mcelroy has composed original music for the adventure zone since episode 26 initially, griffin used garageband, a midi converter, and a rock band 3 keyboard to create the podcasts defining electronic sound. If you purchase you can pick it up at the door on the day of the. Given mort garsons use of weird pseudonyms, strange subject matter, and the utilization of smaller, independent pressing plants, many of his original records cost a pretty penny. So i searched online, and couldnt find it anywhere. The book was written by the mcelroys, illustrated by carey pietsch, and published by first second books. Jan 28, 2018 released in 1971, music for sensuous lovers by z was a novelty record intended to cash in on the popular book the sensuous woman by j. After a journeyman career as a pop arranger and songwriter, mort garson found his creative and philosophical peak at the helm of a moog synthesizer. Scrobble songs to get recommendations on tracks, albums, and artists youll love. Julliardeducated and active as a session player in the postwar era, garson wrote lounge hits, scored the 1969 moonlanding and plush arrangements for doris day, and garlanded weeping countrypolitan strings around glen campbells by the time i get to phoenix.
Ataraxia the unexplained electronic musical impressions. Jan 04, 2008 mort garson boasts one of the most unique and outright bizarre resumes in popular music. First ever official cd reissue of the occult themed classic by ataraxia titled the unexplained. Mort garson was a canadianborn composer, arranger, songwriter, and pioneer of electronic music. Oct 10, 2006 mort garson black mass lucifer uni, 73111, 1971 a great protoprog okay, okay im really just making terms up now moog album from 1971 thats been fairly well documented elsewhere on the web, this was the brainchild of mr. Educated at the juilliard school, garson cut his teeth as a session musician, arranger most notably for glen campbell, and producer, and went on to b ecome an early adopter of the moog synthesizer when he encountered robert moog and his device in 1967. With gerard majella lawrence, johnson cooley, karma mccain, bradford eckhart. Ataraxia mort garson the unexplained 1975 download 7b042e0984 lyrics to ataraxia therma. Mother earths plantasia is an electronic album by mort garson first released in 1976. The unexplained electronic musical impressions of the occult and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. To me i think mort garson is one of the great synthesizer pioneers, although a lot of it got bogged down by cheesy narration and dated subject matter such as the zodiac cosmic sounds, the wozard of iz and the signs of the zodiac series which actually, i dont have a problem with, though many do, so you often had to tune out the narration to hear the brilliant music within. If you dont like this, youre reading the wrong fuckin blog. Mort garson was born in saint john, new brunswick, canada.
Ataraxia mort garson the unexplainedataraxia amazon. Mort garson born july 20th 1924 in saint john, new brunswick, canada. This is the first ever official cd reissue of the occult themed classic by ataraxia titled the unexplained. Reacting to deja vu and astral projection by ataraxia mort garson from the canadian electronic musicians 1975 album the unexplained. From stevie wonder to mother earths plantasia, music for plants is real the bestselling 1970s book the secret life of plants has been effectively debunked but that hasnt stopped stevie. Electronic musical impressions of the occult by ataraxia, an album by ataraxia. Originally released in 1975, moog pioneer mort garson branches out for a second time into dark and sinister sounds on this highly revered album, displaying a talent for creating eerie soundscapes and beautiful melodies. Two tracks are excerpts of songs which appeared on two of mort s later albums the unexplained 1975 and black mass 1971 while the rest of the soundtrack is mostly melodic, dreamy and psychedelic. He started playing the piano at age 11, and after pursuing it with unshakable focus during his teens, studied at juilliard school of music. Originally released in 1975, moog pioneer mort garson branches out for a second time into dark and sinister sounds on this highly revered album, displaying a. The first authorized reissue of mort garson s legendary 1976 album, mother earths plantasia. Ataraxia, a 2005 song by the postrock band team sleep on their selftitled album, team sleep ataraxia media intro, a track on the album so much for the afterglow by everclear. During his career he was mainly known for his original scifi space agey soundscapes. This year, we have found ourselves back in my childhood home, to take care of things in dads deeply mourned absense, and i have the very same precious.
Look for mort garsons first journey into the occult under the guise of lucifer with the album black mass, also available on cd for the first time ever from rubellan remasters. Composer, arranger, and electronic music pioneer whose albums made with the moog synth earned him a cult following. Listen free to mort garson the unexplained tarot, sorcerer and more. Mort garson plantasia relaxing moog synth electronic. The title is the name of its main character, and is also a play on words. New documentary, finding plantasia, on synth pioneer mort.
Dad would have let us borrow it to make our first candy givig in our new neighborhood extra special, but we didnt have a record player. Music for sensuous lovers, an adults only album for the bedroom. The unexplained book series by terrance dicks includes books the borley rectory incident, the transylvanian incident, and the easter island incident. Subtitled warm earth music for plantsand the people that love them, it was full of bucolic, charming, stonerfriendly, decidedly unscientific tunes enacted on the newfangled device called the moog. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jan 12, 2018 to me i think mort garson is one of the great synthesizer pioneers, although a lot of it got bogged down by cheesy narration and dated subject matter such as the zodiac cosmic sounds, the wozard of iz and the signs of the zodiac series which actually, i dont have a problem with, though many do, so you often had to tune out the narration to hear the brilliant music within. Mort garson, working under the conceptual name of lucifer. Early on garson studied music at juilliard and worked as a pianist and arranger before getting pulled into the army near the end.
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