The Wind Harp hippie sound sculpture drone psych 2lp

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The Wind Harp: Song From The Hill





label & cat. no.:
United Artists UAS-9963 pressed in:
USA date:
1972 format:
2xLP condition:
Vinyl: both ex with just a few small scuffs
Cover: nm- (best copy I've ever seen) description:
Rare and great recording of gorgeous droning microtonal soundscapes produced by a giant wind-activated sound sculpture (an aeolian harp). The sculpture itself was designed by Ward McCain, and according to Wikipedia it was built by an anonymous commune in California in the early 70s. There is an intentional deferral to the wind as the ultimate composer-performer here; these are "songs the wind learned while weaving the sands of the Sahara, combing the hair of a willow, plucking diamonds from wave-spray..." (but read through the fine print and you'll find a tiny composition credit to "Harry Bee"). The packaging pours on the hippie/new age imagery, with several verses of poetry, elemental track titles, printed inner sleeves with photos documenting the construction of the instrument (shirtless hippies and all), and a 22"x33" foldout poster. "she curled up in my lap / to listen to the wind / singing forth the dawn / daddy / who makes that song?..." The music itself is fantastic and compares to the best of other sound sculpture art like Sonambient, Harry Bertoia, Max Neuhaus, Harry Partch, Z'ev, Donald Knaack, Bernard and Francois Baschet, Structures Sonores, Jacques Lasry, Paul Panhuysen, Bill Fontana, Mario Bertoncini, Alvin Lucier, Bruce Nauman, Robert Rutman, Skip LaPlante, Jean Tinguely, Michael Brewster, Henry Cowell, Alan Lamb, Julian Carrillo, Cromometrofonia, etc. Check out my other items for more avant garde/experimental, early electronic/electroacoustic, psych, minimalism, 20th century classical, microtonal, sound effects/field recordings, and artist records. US Shipping - Media Mail is $5.00 for 1-2 single records, then $0.65 for each additional; Priority Mail is also available but pricing depends on zipcode (you can check eBay's calculated shipping price at the bottom of this page); other expedited shipping options and insurance are all available on request. Combine multiple items to save on shipping.
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