A Rainbow In Curved Air is a Electronic album by Terry Riley, originally released in 1969. On Gatefold: 50 pressings tracked, owned by 6 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Electronic
- Ambient & Downtempo
- synthetic
- hypnotic
- spiritual
About
A Rainbow In Curved Air is the third album by experimental music artist Terry Riley. Through the use of overdubbing, Riley plays all the instruments on the title track: electric organ, 2 electric harpsichords (a Baldwin electric harpsichord & a RMI Rock-Si-Chord), dumbec (or goblet drum), and tambourine. The largely improvisational nature of the work, based on modal scales, owes much to jazz and Hindustani classical music. Some jazz musicians had explored overdubbing techniques before, notably Bill Evans, one of Riley's piano "heroes", on his classic album Conversations with Myself from four years earlier, with its three piano tracks; but .
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Tracklist
Side A
- AA Rainbow In Curved Air18:40
Side B
- BPoppy Nogood And The Phantom Band21:40
Credits
Performers
- Terry RileyELECTRIC ORGAN KEYBOARDS GOBLET DRUM
6 collectors on Gatefold own this · 50 pressings tracked on Gatefold