JOHN RYDGREN Cantata Of New Life '67 RARE Xtian psych ACID ARCHIVES READ--

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  JOHN RYDGREN

Cantata Of New Life

private 7-8045 RARE '67 private press. With attached booklet. From ACID ARCHIVES:
..."possibly Rydgren's crowning achievement. In cooperation with composer Robert Way, a 25 minute eclectic musical mass mixes superbly with Rydgren's raps on the existential confusion of youth in modern society, and how Christianity possibly holds the key. As with all his recordings, the questions are asked in such a mindbendingly cool way that the answers sort of get lost in the haze, which is part of the strongly pyschedelic nature of the material. The music ranges from modernist classical over exotica to contemporary "rock" and is as impressive as Rydgren's dramatic narration. As good as it gets in the Christian incredibly strange field."
From Ken Scott's Archivist:
I don’t get particularly worked up over the word “cantata” either, but this one had an unusual cover plastered with a collage of church imagery, a coffin, the Pope, JFK, LBJ, Vietnam, astronauts, dancing hippies, plus cut-outs of phrases like USA In Asia, Sex, Love, Suburbia, Outdated Church, Unwed, Homo, etc. Intrigued, I opened up this gate-fold phenomenon whereupon I was greeted by a photo of “the man”. Hot dog! Rydgren is the chief lyricist for this strange and intelligent twenty-eight minute work. The music, composed by Robert Way (Rydgren’s predecessor as director of TV/Radio/Films for the ALC), is a modem avant-garde blend of orchestral and choral, creepy and dissonant like a ‘60s sci-f1 soundtrack, with a steamy big-beat Mancini-esque jazz mid-section. To this Rydgren adds his deep penetrating narration in his usual compelling style. On the subject of mankind: “there is a morning, for the dimensions of his soul – his being, have been numbed by darkness. Man… muted in darkness”. “Dark… mourning… darkness…” chants the choir eerily. Side two presents the same bizarre one-minute segments that appear on side four of Silhouette Segments. Released in conjunction with the 450th anniversary of the Reformation. Once again, a wonderfully weird experience!    (The Archivist, 4th edition by Ken Scott).

Jacket Grade:  NM- Little to no wear to gatefold cover art. Small lower corner split.
  
Record Grade:  Super clean VG++. Little to no visible play wear. A few light hairline surface marks. Cleaned and play graded. Minimal to no surface noise. A few light pops throughout.

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