Steven Halpern – Christening For Listening (A Soundtrack For Every Body) (1975) [Sound Principle Records – MAP 2003]
Vinyl FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Duration: 47:48 | 811 MB
Genre: Electronic, New Age, Jazz-Funk, Ambient | Label: Sound Principle Records
Some of the earliest work we’ve ever seen from Steven Halpern, and some of the best – a mid 70s set that predates some of his better-known new age records of later years – and which has a sound that’s maybe a bit more compressed and focused overall! Steven’s still playing plenty of Fender Rhodes throughout – using the keys in those enigmatic ways that always make his records so great – mixed with light touches on bass, trumpet, electric flute, and guitar – but only at a few points, so that most of the record is just Halpern opening up with these beautiful lines on the Rhodes! Side one features the long “Sound Spectrum Suite” – and side two features “Be Muse Ment”, “Trans Pan Dance”, and “Subtle Body Suite” – the last of which is actually a funky Rhodes tune!
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Tracklist:
1. Steven Halpern – Spectrum Suite (Keynote C: Red, Keynote D: Orange, Keynote E: Yellow, Keynote F: Green, Keynote G: Blue, Keynote A: Indigo, Keynote B: Violet) (25:19)
2. Steven Halpern – Be-Muse-Ment (04:27)
3. Steven Halpern – Trans-Pan Dance (08:11)
4. Steven Halpern – Something For Every Body Suite (09:48)
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