The Electric Lucifer


The Electric Lucifer is an album by Bruce Haack combining acid rock and electronic sounds. AllMusic describes it as "a psychedelic, anti-war song cycle about the battle between heaven and hell." Haack used a Moog synthesizer and his own home-built electronics, including an early prototype vocoder. It was originally released on LP in 1970 and has been re-mastered and re-released on CD several times. The 2007 Omni Records CD release included a radio interview from 1970 and an alternate version of "Electric to Me Turn" as a bonus track. "Song of the Death Machine" and "Word Game" both feature vocals by Chris Kachulis. The lyrics mention concepts such as "powerlove" — a force so strong and good that it will not only save mankind but Lucifer himself.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Bruce Haack

Personnel

  • Bruce Haack - all instruments, vocals on ""Word Game", "Song of the Death Machine" and "Super Nova", narration on "The Word"
  • Farad - vocals on "Electric to Me Turn", "Incantation" and "Word Game"
  • Jon St. John - vocals on "Cherubic Hymn", "Program Me", "Song of the Death Machine" and "Requiem"
  • Tony Taylor - vocals on Cherubic Hymn", "Program Me", "Angel Child", "Song of the Death Machine" and "Requiem"
  • Chris Kachulis - vocals
  • Gary Dersarkissian - child voice on "War"
  • Arthur Kendy - stereo effects on "Super Nova"
  • Andrew Kazdin - programming
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