''The Electric Lucifer'' is an album by

Bruce Haack Bruce Clinton Haack (May 4, 1931 – September 26, 1988) was a Canadian musician and composer in the field of electronic music. Biography From Alberta to New York (1931-1963) Demonstrating an early ability for music, Bruce Haack is said to ha ...

combining

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and electronic sounds.

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describes it as "a psychedelic, anti-war

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about the battle between heaven and hell." Haack used a

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and his own home-built electronics, including an early prototype

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. 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

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. The lyrics mention concepts such as "powerlove" — a force so strong and good that it will not only save mankind but Lucifer himself.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Bruce Haack

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" *

- 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

External links

Information at brucehaack.com''Electric Lucifer'' at Discogs''Electric Lucifer'' at Bandcamp
{{DEFAULTSORT:Electric Lucifer 1970 albums Bruce Haack albums Columbia Records albums