"Laraaji
starting out playing his specially modified electric autoharp on the streets of
70s New
York City. His first
album Celestial Vibration (recorded under birth name Edward Larry Gordon) was
recently reissued by Soul Jazz Records. Brian Eno
came across him one night playing in Washington Square Park, and invited him to
record an album for his Ambient series (the seminal Ambient 3: Day Of
Radiance).
In the 80s
Laraaji self-released a prolific series of experimental home-recorded cassette
albums which were sold on the street, in psychic bookstores and new age ‘head
shops’. An early proponent of the DIY tape underground that is still thriving
today amongst artists working in noise, synth, drone and other left-of-the-dial
genres. The first disc of this collection is the first time some of the sounds
from this period have been given a wider release ~ a treasure trove of tape
manipulated harp jams and space age soul hymns." mount analog
