Bruce Haack was a pioneer of electronic music who not only influenced 70s synthesizer artists but also invented a number of instruments, including "Mr. C" - an automated robot synthesizer, and the "Peopleodian" - an analog synthesizer that used peoples bodies as keys and triggers. Haack began his career making children's music, and appeared on Mr. Rogers in the 60s to teach kids about electronic music. "The Electric Lucifer" was released in 1970 and saw Bruce Haack take a psychedelic turn into the abyss. This still sounds like children's music in some sense, if children sang about LSD and mysticism. Despite some campy moments, "The Electric Lucifer" has a heavy proto-Kraftwerk vibe, and Haack's vocals even bring to mind the monotone iciness of Ian Curtis on tracks like "Program Me". Brilliant and lyrically relevant as ever.
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