Electrophon - In A Covent Garden

M-/m- | The British duo Electrophon were one of the very few electronic progressive acts of the 70's to not come from Germany. Their debut "In a Covent Garden" consisted of lots of electronic covers of various classical themes. Tomita would then be a natural comparison, although Electrophon had a lighter and more simplistic approach to the material, and had probably more in common with the pioneering works of Walter Carlos in the 60's. The duo also used an orchestra to back them up, but personally I think the numbers where just the keyboards dominate are the best ones. This included Händel's "The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba", Debussy's "The Girl With the Flaxen Hair" (actually very similar to Tomita's version a year later), Mozart's "Allegro" and the sinister version of "Greensleeves". On numbers like Rimsky-Korsakoff's "Flight of the Bumblebee", Katschaturian's "Sabre Dance" and Grieg's "Hall of the Mountain King" the duo played the main melodies on their synths while the orchestra backed them up. Waldteufel's unbelievable awful "The Skater's Waltz" is undoubtedly the most dreadful moment on the whole album, and represents classical music at its cheesiest. "In a Covent Garden" arrived at least five years too late to be of any interest or importance.

A1 Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba / Einzug Der Königin Von Sheba 3:00
A2 The Girl With The Flaxen Hair / La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin 2:30
A3 The Flight Of The Bumble Bee / Hummelflug 1:27
A4 None But The Weary Heart / Nur Wer Die Sehnsucht Kennt 3:20
A5 Allegro 4:12
A6 Greensleeves 2:35
A7 Sabre Dance / Säbeltanz 2:15
B1 Skaters Waltz / Schlittschuh-Walzer 7:30
B2 Serenade 4:00
B3 MotΓ² Perpetuo 4:00
B4 Anitra's Dance / Anitras Tanz 3:15
B5 Hall Of The Mountain King / In Der Halle Des Bergkönigs 2:10

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