Here is a soundtrack of sorts that I created for the opening reception of a painting exhibit (at Manitou Supply Co.) in which every piece was done in strictly black and white ... I chose old, eclectic Jazz numbers to fill the air for the opening to give the subliminal effect and feel of old black and white films, in particular Film Noir.
Bruce Haack was a Canadian musician and composer, and a pioneer within the realm of electronic music.
As the 1960s began, the public's interest in electronic music and synthesizers increased, and so did Haack's notoriety. Haack also found an outlet for his creativity as an accompanist for children's dance teacher Esther Nelson. Though the series included activity and story songs similar to other children's records at the time, the music moves freely between country, medieval, classical, and pop, and mixes instruments like piano, synthesizers, and banjo. He also continued to promote electronic music on television, demonstrating his homemade device encased in a suitcase on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood in 1968.
Although Haack changed musical directions with the rock-influenced The Electric Lucifer, Haack continued making children's albums into the early 1980's, many of which featured science fiction versions of nursery rhymes and traditional songs.
Behold : A calming soundtrack of sorts for those upcoming hot summer nights, full of experimental goodness that's sure to conjure up images of magical blinking lights and beautiful explosions filling the dark Summer skies.
