doomandgloomfromthetomb:“Madrigals of the Rose Angel” - Harold Budd, Cal Arts, March 1
doomandgloomfromthetomb: “Madrigals of the Rose Angel” - Harold Budd, Cal Arts, March 1983 Trying to keep things calm and relaxing and sublime this week, so I’ve got this calm/relaxing/sublime recording on repeat. Not sure if the singers here were actually topless. Originally scored for harp, piano, celeste, percussion and topless female singers, this work proved to be a defining one for Budd’s career in at least two ways. First, initially unable to find someone to play the piano part for a scheduled concert, Budd taught himself to play the instrument with great success. Later, when music producer Brian Eno heard the piece he was very impressed and decided to record it for his new label, which subsequently led to a very fruitful collaboration with Budd and some of the best ambient music to be produced in the late 20th century. -- source link