Earth Rot

by David Axelrod

Earth Rot cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 22 April 1970
  • Label: Capitol
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 28:50
  • Community rating: 3.26/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A socially conscious concept album by the acclaimed composer, focusing on environmental degradation and pollution. It merges sweeping choral arrangements with intense jazz-funk rhythms and baroque pop orchestration, creating a deeply apocalyptic atmosphere. The record's heavy breakbeats have since been heavily sampled by numerous hip-hop producers.

Genres

Descriptors: suite, conceptual, choral

Tracklist

  1. The Warnings Part I (2:52)
  2. The Warnings Part II (4:27)
  3. The Warnings Part III (5:06)
  4. The Warnings Part IV (3:11)
  5. The Signs Part I (3:43)
  6. The Signs Part II (3:43)
  7. The Signs Part III (2:36)
  8. The Signs Part IV (3:10)

Credits

  • Bob West - bass
  • Clark Gassman - chorus
  • Diana Lee - chorus
  • Gerri Engeman - chorus
  • Jacqueline Mae Ellen - chorus
  • Janice Gassman - chorus
  • Jerry Whitman - chorus
  • Jon Joyce - chorus

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