Man at the Moon

by Hansson & Karlsson

Man at the Moon cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: April 1969
  • Label: Polydor
  • Country: Sweden
  • Length: 31:41
  • Community rating: 3.45/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Bo Hansson, Jan Carlsson

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This Swedish instrumental duo constructs sprawling, otherworldly soundscapes utilizing exclusively Hammond organ and drums. Released at the height of the space race, the album's improvisational, heavily atmospheric compositions served as a major influence on the burgeoning European progressive movement.

Genres

Descriptors: Fusion, conceptual, space, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Pick-Up (2:22)
  2. Lift-Off (3:58)
  3. Space (2:43)
  4. Time (0:44)
  5. Brain (2:56)
  6. Discovering (0:55)
  7. In The Beginning (1:51)
  8. Peace On Earth (3:53)
  9. Cosmos (2:55)
  10. Space Within (6:07)
  11. Life (2:25)
  12. Cordially Yours (0:46)

Credits

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