David Axelrod - Song Of Innocence (Remastered) (1968/2018)
David Axelrod - Song Of Innocence (Remastered) (1968/2018)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 163 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 62 MB
26:55 | Jazz-Funk, Psychedelic Rock, Fusion | Label: Capitol Records / Now-Again Records
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 163 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 62 MB
26:55 | Jazz-Funk, Psychedelic Rock, Fusion | Label: Capitol Records / Now-Again Records
Song of Innocence is the debut album by American composer and producer David Axelrod. It was released in October 1968 by Capitol Records. In an effort to capitalize on the experimental climate of popular music at the time, Axelrod composed the album as a suite-like tone poem interpreting Songs of Innocence, a 1789 illustrated collection of poems by William Blake. Recording took place at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles with an orchestra and studio musicians from the Wrecking Crew collective, including keyboardist and conductor Don Randi, guitarist Al Casey, bassist Carol Kaye, and drummer Earl Palmer.
An instrumental jazz fusion record, Song of Innocence incorporates elements of classical, rock, funk, pop, and theatre music. Axelrod arranged the music for bass, drums, and string instruments, composing in a rock idiom with tempos centered on such rhythms played by Palmer. He used contrast in his orchestral compositions, interspersing their euphoric psychedelic R&B structures with dramatic, harrowing arrangements to reflect the supernatural themes found in Blake's poems. The resulting music's reverent, psychedelic overtones have been interpreted as evoking the poet's themes of innocence and spirituality.
While innovative for its application of rock and jazz techniques, Song of Innocence was not commercially successful and confounded contemporary critics, who viewed it as an ambitious but foolish curiosity piece. In the 1990s, critics reassessed the album as a classic, while leading disc jockeys in hip hop and electronica rediscovered and sampled its songs. "Holy Thursday", the record's best-known track, was frequently sampled by hip hop producers. The renewed interest in Axelrod's work prompted Stateside Records to reissue Song of Innocence in 2000.
Tracklist
1 Urizen
2 Holy Thursday
3 The Smile
4 A Dream
5 Song of Innocence
6 Merlin's Prophecy
7 The Mental Traveler
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David Axelrod / Song of Innocence
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David Axelrod / Song of Innocence
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