Obscure No. 10: The Pavilion of Dreams – Harold Budd (1978)
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Bismillahi ´Rrahmani ´Rrahim (18:14)
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Bismillahi ´Rrahmani ´Rrahim (18:14)
Two Songs (6:23)
Madrigals Of The Rose Angel (13:47)
Juno (7:35)
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Alto Saxophone – Marion Brown Celesta – Richard Bernas Electric Piano – Harold Budd Glockenspiel – Gavin Bryars Harp – Maggie Thomas (2) Marimba – Howard Rees, Jo Julian, John White, Michael Nyman
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Let Us Go Into The House Of The Lord
Harp – Maggie Thomas
Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Lynda Richardson
Butterfly Sunday Adapted By – Harold Budd
Composed By – John Coltrane
Harp – Maggie Thomas
Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Lynda Richardson
listenMadrigals Of The Rose Angel (13:47)
Rossetti Noise
Celesta [Celeste] – Gavin Bryars
Chorus – Alison Macgregor, Lesley Reid, Lynda Richardson, Margaret Cable, Muriel Dickinson, Ursula Connors
Conductor [Chorus] – Harold Budd
Electric Piano – Richard Bernas
Harp – Maggie Thomas
Percussion – Nigel Shipway
The Crystal Garden And A Coda
Celesta [Celeste] – Gavin Bryars
Chorus – Alison Macgregor, Lesley Reid, Lynda Richardson, Margaret Cable, Muriel Dickinson, Ursula Connors
Conductor [Chorus] – Harold Budd
Electric Piano – Richard Bernas
Harp – Maggie Thomas
Percussion – Nigel Shipway
listenJuno (7:35)
Glockenspiel – Gavin Bryars Marimba – Michael Nyman Percussion – John White Piano – Harold Budd Vibraphone – Howard Rees Vibraphone [Vibes] – Jo Julian Voice – Brian Eno, Gavin Bryars, Harold Budd, Jo Julian, John White, Michael Nyman
Recorded At – Basing Street Studios, November 1976
Composed By – Budd* (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2)
Engineer – Rhett Davies
Producer – Brian Eno
An extended cycle of works begun in 1972. Bismillahi ´Rrahmani ´Rrahim from 1974
Two Songs from 1973-74
“Let Us Go Into The House of the Lord” is a setting of a traditional hymn after a version by Pharoah Sanders.
“Butterfly Sunday” adapted from John Coltrane’s “After The Rain”
Madrigals Of The Rose Angel from 1972
Juno from 1975 was composed for John Bergamo; her mortal symbol is the peacock.