Harold Budd 1st press UK LP Pavillion of dreams VG+ 78 Obscure OBS10 Ambient Eno
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Harold Budd 1st press UK LP Pavillion of dreams VG+ 78 Obscure OBS10 Ambient Eno
Original 1st press UK LP released in 1978 on Obscure Records. Cat: OBS 10..
Mixing ethereal melodies communicated by voice or saxophone with glissando accompaniment, Harold Budd creates a series of siren songs on The Pavilion of Dreams that shimmer like light reflected on the water's surface. Billed as "an extended cycle of works begun in 1972," Budd's debut apparently took a while to see the light of day itself, having been recorded in 1976, released on the aptly titled Obscure label in 1978, and re-released in 1981 on Editions EG. The minimalist composer had gained some attention in avant-garde circles with the piece "Madrigals of the Rose Angel"; featured here, it reveals the unhurried and unfolding nature of Budd's melodies as well as his penchant for clusters of bell-like notes. "Two Songs" was written in the years that followed, adapting works from Pharoah Sanders and John Coltrane with arrangements that feature only mezzo-soprano Lynda Richardson and harpist Maggie Thomas; unless you thought the theme song to the Star Trek TV series was high art, you can skip this. The opening "Bismillahi 'Rhahmani 'Rrahim" is the musical equivalent of a bubble bath; led by the soulful saxophone of Marion Brown, it's initially lovely, yet the circumspect arrangement saps the piece of its spellbinding effect before long. The last piece composed here, "Juno," is also the most passionate, foreshadowing the warmth and presence that would appear on subsequent works like "The Plateaux of Mirror."
Tracks : Bismillahi rrahmani graham/ Two songs: a) Let us go into the house of the lord b) Butterfly Sunday/ madrigals of the rose angel 1. Rossetti noise 2. The crystal garden and a coda/ Juno.
There are a few light spindle marks on labels. Record has some light scuff marks and very light scratches that cause some light crackles and is in VG+ condition. Cover has some light marks and age marks and is in Excellent condition.
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