Neil Ardley - Harmony of the Spheres (1979)
Vinyl rip @ 24/96 | FLAC | Artwork | 981MB
Rapidshare | Jazz, Jazz-rock | 1979 UK stereo LP | Decca TXS-R 133
Vinyl rip @ 24/96 | FLAC | Artwork | 981MB
Rapidshare | Jazz, Jazz-rock | 1979 UK stereo LP | Decca TXS-R 133
Neil Ardley based this 1979 album on the ancient idea of the Harmony of the Spheres, the idea that each planet produces a musical note related to its orbit. It was reasoned that, as everything in the heavens is perfect, the notes must sound together to produce a perfect harmony. Neil Ardley synthesized the actual harmony of the spheres, deriving the frequencies of the notes from the orbital periods of the planets. It can be heard in the all-synthesizer track Soft Stillness and the Night, and it is appropriately mysterious and dramatic.
The album features John Martyn on guitar over a rich orchestral sound, mixing electronic with acoustic instruments and voices. Harmony of the Spheres was the subject of a 30-minute film directed by Peter Walker and shown on ITV's The South Bank Show in 1979.
Track listing:
A1. Upstarts All
A2. Leap In The Dark
A3. Glittering Circles
A4. Fair Mirage
B1. Soft Stillness And The Night
B2. Headstrong, Headlong
B3. Towards Tranquillity
Personnel:
Neil Ardley (synthesizers) : John Martyn (guitar) : Billy Kristian (bass guitar) : Geoff Castle (piano, synthesizer) : Richard Burgess (drums) : Trevor Tomkins (percussion) : Barbara Thompson (flute, soprano sax) : Tony Coe (clarinet, soprano sax) : Ian Carr (trumpet, flugelhorn) : Norma Winstone & Pepi Lemer (voices)
Recorded at Morgan Studios, London, from July to September 1978.
Produced by Neil Ardley and Martin Levan.
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Pink Triangle LPT with
Funk Firm Achromat.
Moth Arm.
Audio Technica AT33PTG MC Cart.
Harman Kardon PM660 Integrated Amp.
Creative S80300 ADC. Gold Interconnects.
Click Repair.
Split and manual de-click with Adobie Audition.