Torch of the Mystics

by Sun City Girls

Torch of the Mystics cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: January 1990
  • Label: Majora
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 38:20
  • Community rating: 3.89/5 from 9 ratings

Artists on this release: Alan Bishop, Rick Bishop, Charlie Gocher

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Torch of the Mystics' is a profoundly bizarre, highly eclectic dive into avant-garde folk and experimental rock from the underground provocateurs. The Sun City Girls heavily incorporate Arabic musical structures, dissonant surf rock guitars, and surreal, ritualistic chants into a deeply mysterious psychedelic experience.

Genres

Descriptors: dissonant, avant-garde, ritualistic, desert, improvised, experimental, instrumental, traditional, acoustic, male-vocals, diverse, improvisation, genre-blending

Tracklist

  1. Blue Mamba (03:13)
  2. Tarmac 23 (04:27)
  3. Esoterica of Abyssynia (03:14)
  4. Space Prophet Dogon (07:04)
  5. The Shining Path (03:02)
  6. The Flower (03:17)
  7. Caf茅 Batik (02:45)
  8. Radar 1941 (02:40)
  9. Papa Legba (02:48)
  10. The Vinegar Stroke (01:57)
  11. Burial in the Sky (03:53)

Credits

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