Citadels of Mystery

by Bernie Krause

Type: Album
Released: 1 January 1979
Label: Takoma
Country: United States
Length: 30:52
Community rating: 3.29/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Conceived as a Beaver and Krause album, the project collapsed when his partner Paul Beaver died and their label deal fell apart, and the tapes waited four years for release. Krause built the record around L. Sprague de Camp's writings on ancient ruins, with a Machu Picchu suite and flugelhorn from a young Mark Isham.

Genres

Descriptors: synthesizers, ambient, atmospheric, instrumental, leftfield, fusion

Tracklist

Festival Of The Sun (6:11)
Heights Of Machu Picchu (3:57)
Machu Picchu Suite: Flight To Urubamba (4:56)
Jambo, Jambo (7:09)
Stonehenge: A Mid-Summer's Daydream (3:29)
Citadel, Ay Bobo (5:08)

Credits

Andy Narell - arranged by [string arrangements], keyboards, percussion, keyboards, arranged by [choral arrangements], written-by, synthesizer [solo], keyboards, arranged by [choral arrangements], written-by, synthesizer [solo], percussion, synthesizer [solo], piano, written-by, shekere, percussion, steel drums
Sid Goldstein - other [aide-de-camp]
Jeff Narell - chorus, percussion, congas, chorus, written-by, shekere, steel drums
George Marsh - drums, drums, percussion, waterphone [watertone]
Peter Maunu - guitar, chorus, lead guitar, chorus
Glenn Cronkhite - percussion, percussion, congas, whistle [bird whistles], waterphone [watertone], shekere, percussion
Kenneth Nash - percussion, congas, bongos, written-by, other [rosenbow], lead vocals, percussion, congas, arranged by [choral arrangements], written-by, lead vocals, shekere [also gourd solo], percussion, arranged by [choral arrangements]
Chris Michie - synthesizer [360 string controlled], guitar [solos], chorus, guitar, chorus, rhythm guitar, chorus
Jon Monday - art direction
Jessica Seaton - design
Phil Edwards - engineer
Gage Taylor - illustration
Inc. - management [and publishing]
Kate Kline May - photography by