Moondog 2

by Moondog

Moondog 2 cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: November 1971
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:06:46
  • Community rating: 3.9/5 from 6 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Comprised of twenty-six miniature vocal canons and rounds, the legendary blind street musician's follow-up to his orchestral comeback is a stunning exercise in medieval minimalism. Co-produced by James William Guercio, the arrangements are incredibly sparse, relying almost entirely on intricate vocal counterpoint, harpsichord, and gentle percussion. It is a whimsical, uniquely eccentric masterpiece of avant-garde modern classical music.

Genres

Descriptors: Avant Garde, polyphonic, melodic, medieval, acoustic, forest, instrumental, minimal, experimental, chamber, avant-garde, short-form, percussive, orchestral

Tracklist

  1. Bells Are Ringing (1:21)
  2. Voices Of Spring (1:50)
  3. What's The Most Exciting Thing (2:35)
  4. All Is Loneliness (1:18)
  5. My Tiny Butterfly (1:14)
  6. Why Spend A Dark Night With Me (1:12)
  7. Coffee Beans (2:14)
  8. Down Is Up (1:09)
  9. Be A Hobo II (1:12)
  10. Remember (1:55)
  11. I Love You (1:12)
  12. Nero's Expedition (1:56)
  13. No, The Wheel Was Never Invented (1:20)
  14. With My Wealth (1:38)
  15. This Student Of Life (1:26)
  16. Some Trust All (1:31)
  17. Wine, Women And Song (2:24)
  18. Sadness (1:25)
  19. Maybe (2:07)
  20. Each Today Is Yesterday's Tomorrow (1:39)
  21. Imagine (2:19)
  22. You The Vandal (2:11)
  23. Trees Against The Sky II (1:22)
  24. Behold (1:29)
  25. Sparrow (1:42)
  26. Pastoral II (2:46)
  27. I Came into This World Alone (1:19)
  28. Canon in F Major, Book I (0:43)
  29. Canon in B Flat Major, Book I (0:43)
  30. Canon in B Flat Major, Book III (1:36)
  31. When I Am Deep in Sleep (2:17)
  32. Rabbit Hop (2:25)
  33. Rim Shots (Live) (1:11)
  34. Fantasia (3:11)
  35. Magic Ring (2:11)
  36. Friska (6:26)

Credits

  • Pekka Koskelo - drums
  • Lasse Pyykk枚 - music by, vocals, guitar, bass
  • Ant贸n Garc铆a Abril - written-by

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