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"THE
ELECTRIC LUCIFER" is totally unlike anything ever recorded before. It is truly a
voice of the future. Listen to "Electric To Me Turn" and the anti war
"War."
The credentials of the creator of "THE ELECTRIC LUCIFER" album are as diverse as
they are fascinating. Bruce Haack was born in a mining camp called "Saunders
Creek" in the Canadian Rockies. There were no roads in or out. I guess one either way
would have served both. But only the train came in once a week to pick up coal. As a child
Bruce turned-on to the mountain wind, the screams of golden eagles, the mine tunnels and
the one electric light forever shining outside the mine supply store (the symbolism zonks
me). After striking out for the nearest town as a young man, Bruce soon learned to turn
his natural inventiveness, especially at
the piano, into his own means
of expression. He went to the University of Alberta where he majored in psychology and
extra-curricular activity, mostly performing and composing. He was always into something;
two weekly radio shows, a performing group of piano, bass and drums. Club dates. Playing
real country piano for real country dances. He even won a gold literary award. Then
encouragement, even insistance from the renowned actor Charles Laughton compelled Bruce to
go to New york. Since then he has earned an imposing list of credits- (his compositions
have been performed at Carnegie and Town Halls, he has written ballet music, Broadway
music ("How to Make a Man"), off.Broadway music ("The Kumquat in the
Persimmon Tree"), pop songs (he penned three of Teresa Brewer's hits). Bruce has
created hundreds of singing commer cials and is the inventor of "dermi tron," an
electronic device which allows the human body to be played as
a musical device by means of skin contact. Wow. His music for the Nicolo Marionettes and
Bliss Displays are heard on a national scale.
But despite all this,. Bruce devotes mast of his time to working with,
and inventing fascinating electronic toys for, children.
Bruce invents, builds and plays his own electronic musical instruments.
He composed and performed all the music on "THE ELECTRIC LUCIFER" as well as
creating the synthesizer on which he performed. He picked up the parts for less than 50
bucks on New York's Canal Street.
And although there is a lot of meta physics in the messages of his
songs, the album's appeal will be the beautiful mix of music and magic. Good rock. The
appearance of the electronic voice on the album could be the most revolutionary thing
about it. But as for me, I just dig it musically
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