The Electric Lucifer
The Electric Lucifer is an album by Bruce Haack combining acid rock and electronic sounds. AllMusic describes it as "a psychedelic, anti-war song cycle about the battle between heaven and hell."[2] Haack used a Moog synthesizer and his own home-built electronics, including an early prototype vocoder. It was originally released on LP in 1970 and has been re-mastered and re-released on CD several times. The 2007 Omni Records CD release included a radio interview from 1970 and an alternate version of "Electric to Me Turn" as a bonus track. "Song of the Death Machine" and "Word Game" both feature vocals by Chris Kachulis. The lyrics mention concepts such as "powerlove" — a force so strong and good that it will not only save mankind but Lucifer himself.
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| Released | May 1970 | |||
| Recorded | 1968–1969 | |||
| Genre | Electronic,[1] psychedelic rock[1] | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Leroy Parkins | |||
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| AllMusic |   [2] |
Track listing
All tracks composed by Bruce Haack
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Electric to Me Turn" | 1:50 |
| 2. | "The Word (Narration)" | 0:30 |
| 3. | "Cherubic Hymn" | 2:20 |
| 4. | "Program Me" | 4:39 |
| 5. | "War" | 3:45 |
| 6. | "National Anthem to the Moon" | 2:38 |
| 7. | "Chant of the Unborn" | 1:22 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Incantation" | 3:15 |
| 2. | "Angel Child" | 1:01 |
| 3. | "Word Game" | 3:48 |
| 4. | "Song of the Death Machine" | 3:00 |
| 5. | "Super Nova" | 5:22 |
| 6. | "Requiem" | 3:21 |
Personnel
- Bruce Haack - all instruments, vocals on ""Word Game", "Song of the Death Machine" and "Super Nova", narration on "The Word"
- Farad - vocals on "Electric to Me Turn", "Incantation" and "Word Game"
- Jon St. John - vocals on "Cherubic Hymn", "Program Me", "Song of the Death Machine" and "Requiem"
- Tony Taylor - vocals on Cherubic Hymn", "Program Me", "Angel Child", "Song of the Death Machine" and "Requiem"
- Chris Kachulis - vocals
- Gary Dersarkissian - child voice on "War"
- Arthur Kendy - stereo effects on "Super Nova"
- Andrew Kazdin - programming
- Technical
- Arthur Kendy, Peter Granet, Ray Moore - engineer
- Isadore Seltzer - front cover artwork
References
- "Stones Throw celebrate "king of techno" Bruce Haack". Fact. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- AllMusic review