SVEN LIBAEK - SOLAR FLARES - 2009 LP - VOT007LP - RARE SEALED LTD AUS PRESS

	£		16
	$		21

SVEN LIBAEK

AND HIS ORCHESTRA

OF RHYTHM, FLUTES, BRASS

AND MOOGS

SOLAR FLARES

VOTARY RECORDS VOT007LP

V. LTD. REMASTERED REISSUE!

AUSTRALIAN VINYL!

STILL SEALED!

A great opportunity to bid for this very limited (500 only!) and sought-after recording in stellar, sealed condition!

'Antipodean tones for mental healing. AD 1974, and launched from beneath the Southern Cross, these easeful midnight notes of writhe-time funk

describe a singular document of Australian space jazz. Skipper Libaek navigates starlight spaceflight by that fourfold twinkling; his crew - the

brightest luminaries of local session players - stretch out and settle into orbit.

Norwegian-born Libaek was already a young veteran of film and television scoring in his adopted homeland, lending an outsider's ear to striking

interpretations of the alien landscape. At the prompting of his publisher, Southern Music, he recorded 'My Thing', an LPs worth of stock music for

their Peer Southern imprint. The licensing success of that record led to this outer-space-themed successor.

This album's synthetic enhancement heralded a uniquely Australian innovation: the Qasar ll duophonic analogue/digital hybrid synthesizer. Sydney

inventor, Tony Furse, had designed the modular keyboard unit with R&D funding from the Australia Council, and resource support from Don Banks

at the Canberra School of Music. Perhaps heard at its best on the eponymous track 7, the Qasar ll delivers not only wobulating funk, but devastating

treatments of George Golla's electric guitar lines. Libaek utilised the Qasar synths extensively across soundtrack recordings for the 'Boney' and 'Inner

Space' television series; Furse would later partner with fellow Sydney entrepreneurs and inventors on the development of the Fairlight Computer

Musical Instrument.

Ranging between weightless bossa-pop and turbulent large-ensemble groove, Libaek's compositions here are performed by a stellar rank of Australian

jazzers. They each shine at their solo measures, but it's their mellifluous unity of interpretation that distinguishes this recording. (Libaek has declared

that in the absence of any one of his regular players, he would reschedule a complete session). Studio panel duties are likeways acquitted by Libaek's

regular engineer at the time, Spencer Lee.

Lend an ear, then, and dig on the drifting languor of this down-tempo gem: the furthest apogee of Australian brass-and-Qasar library music.'

- Jim Knox, March 2009 (Taken from the rear of the sleeve.)

Sleeve: The black and white front face shows an image of solar flares, with the reverse having the above notes from Jim Knox and the obligatory track listing. 

Still in it's original, SEALED, shrink-wrap, the Callum Flack-designed card sleeve is intact with no tears, repairs, bumps or notations! In superb condition!

Side 1:

1. Solar Flares - 03:31,

2. Stella Maris - 04:02,

3. Lift Off - 03:31,

4. Destination Omega 3 - 03:37,

5. Conversations With Hal - 03:01,

6. No Flowers On Venus - 03:49

Side 2:

1. Quasers - 03:09,

2. Meteoric Rain - 03:11,

3. Space Walk - 04:06,

4. Infinite Journey - 03:58,

5. In Nebular Orbit - 02:57,

6. And Beyond - 04:13

Album credits: Sven Libaek - Composer, Arranger, Conductor; Callum Flack - Design and Cover Restoration; Spencer Lee - Engineer;

George Golla - Guitar; James Pianta - Reissue Producer; John Lee - Remastering/Sound Restoration

This is just one item from my own extensive and eclectic personal collection of music and related bits and pieces which I will be listing over the next few months, or so.

I have been collecting for more than 30 years, so check back regularly to see what other gems I may have unearthed - they won't be listed in any particular order! My

recent absence from eBay has been because of work commitments but, as they seem to have dried up, I will be spending more time disposing of my collection!

I am not a dealer, so won't use traditional grading terms but, instead, will describe each item as carefully and honestly as I can with text and photos. Bidders are then free

to form their own opinions. Any apparent marks showing in the photos are reflections or dust, etc., unless otherwise specifically identified. If in doubt, please contact me

with any queries before bidding and I will get back to you promptly with an answer. I will also keep you informed throughout the whole ebay process.

All vinyl will be packaged in sturdy cardboard mailers with at least one stiffener and will be despatched within 2 working days of payment being received. PayPal is preferred,

but please contact me before bidding to discuss alternative, acceptable methods. Postage rates: UK - 2nd Class £2.60, Europe/R.O.T.W - AirMail Small Packet £6.50/£11.40.

Please note that I do not combine postage. All items are packaged and sent individually, so as to minimise damage and/or loss.

Thanks for looking and Happy Bidding!