Abstracted - Hiraeth - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

During the height of it's popularity, from the mid-16th century into the 18th, the cornetto was frequently depicted in art as an instrument of angels. Paintings, sculptures, and engravings abound in which the cornetto takes a prominent place among choirs of angelic musicians, usually paired with at least one voice and with other instruments such as the organ, viol, lute, harp, violin and trombone. For this project Bruce Dickey and Hana Blažíková take the image of angel musicians as a point of departure for an aural journey ranging from 1600 to the present day. From sacred monodies and motets of the early 1600s to opera arias from the end of the century, via a brief diversion to Erik Satie, we arrive at two specially commissioned contemporary works, all the while focusing on the angelic and radiant pairing of the cornetto with the human voice.

Cut in 1968, this is the sound of a Los Angeles quartet pushing pop into stranger light. Recorded in Fort Worth but wired to West Coast circuitry, the record catches a young band's psychedelic experiments just before guitarist Tony Peluso moved into the national spotlight with the Carpenters. This album, their first for Pompeii, is perhaps their most mature recording. In it, they describe many of the facets of a young adult's life in their day. From somber pessimism to the exciting high that comes with a sharply disciplined music background, these young men brought their creativity and talents together to form one of the most unusual and interesting groups of their time.

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