Illuminations is a Rock album by Buffy Sainte-Marie, originally released in 1969. On Gatefold: 34 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Rock
About
With her sixth studio LP in 1969, Buffy Sainte-Marie effectively released an album so ahead of its time that it was a commercial failure. Producer Maynard Soloman took an experimental approach to <i>Illuminations</i> where electric analog synthesizers provided much of the accompaniment and her voice was manipulated with a modular Buchla synthesizer which gave her singing an otherworldly underwater sound as heard at the end of the epic opener, “God is Alive Magic Is Afoot.” Of course all these artful risks are what has made the album sound so compelling over three decades later. Richie Havens’ “Adam” gets put through the space-folk filter as Sainte-Marie’s hypnotic trill quivers over an astral soundscape on par with Joseph Byrd’s creations. A live recording of “Poppies” ends with all psychedelic mania coming to a big beautiful head.
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Tracklist
- 1God Is Alive Magic Is Afoot4:51
- 2Mary1:30
- 3Better to Find Out for Yourself2:12
- 4The Vampire2:05
- 5Adam5:05
- 6The Dream Tree2:34
- 7Suffer the Little Children2:53
- 8The Angel3:41
- 9With You, Honey1:48
- 10Guess Who I Saw In Paris2:25
- 11He's a Keeper of the Fire3:21
- 12Poppies3:26
Credits
Performers
- Eric OxendineBASS
- John CraviottoDRUMS
- Bob BozinaGUITAR LEAD GUITAR
- Buffy Sainte-MarieVOCALS GUITAR
34 pressings tracked on Gatefold