Mort Garson

Real Name:

Morton Sanford Garson

Profile:

Canadian composer, bandleader and songwriter (born: July 20, 1924 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, died: January 4, 2008 in San Francisco, California, USA).

Mort Garson was a classically trained musician and electronic researcher. He started his career in the 1960s and was among the first to experiment with the big Moog synthesiser. He was mainly known for his original sci-fi space age soundscapes. In 1967, he recorded his first album Cosmic Sounds which features sonic analog based compositions. Released in 1969, Electronic Hair Pieces contains supernatural electronic moods, pulsating hypnotic effects and moving synthesised textures. Mort Garson's musical universe is close to Cecil Leuter and Jean-Jacques Perrey's kitsch moog pop soundscapes but within more mystical-cerebral-adventurous proportions. Released in 1971, Black Mass is without any doubts his most progressive album: lysergic electronic modulations meet dark epic timbres. He sits among the most notorious Canadian space electronic artists, along with David Pritchard (3) and Phillip Werren.

Collaborated with Earl Shuman

Sites:

people.smu.edu, progarchives.com, Wikipedia, Bandcamp

Aliases:

Ataraxia (2), Captain D.J., D.J. Craver, Lucifer (2), The D-Bee's, The Lords Of Percussion, The Wozard Of Iz, Z (5)

In Groups:

Dusk 'Til Dawn Orchestra, Mort Garson & His Orchestra, Signs Of The Zodiac, The Blobs (2)

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Carson, Garsen, Garson, Garson Mort, Garston, Gartson, Garzon, Gasson, Gordon, Gorson, H. Garson, M Garson, M. Garson, M. Carson, M. Garson, M. Garston, M. Garsón, M.Garson, Mort, Mort / Carson, Mort Carson, Mort Garsen, Mort Garson And His Orchestra, Mort Gerson, Mort, Carson, Mort/Carson, Mortgarson, Morton Garson, Morty Garson, Mr. Mort Garson, N. Garson, The Love Strings Of Mort Garson

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Albums
	LBL 83157E, LBL 83157		The Love Strings Of Mort Garson*	Love Sounds (Album)	Liberty	LBL 83157E, LBL 83157	UK	1968	Sell This Version
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	CF-2107		Mort Garson	The Connection ‎(LP, S/Sided, Promo)	Patch Cord Productions	CF-2107	USA, Canada & UK	1968	Sell This Version
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	212 075		Mort Garson	Electronic Hair Pieces (Album)	A&M Records	212 075	Austria	1969	Sell This Version
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	CFS-2379		Mort Garson	Didn't You Hear? (Album)	Custom Fidelity	CFS-2379	US	1970	Sell This Version
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	H-101		Mort Garson	Mother Earth's Plantasia (Album)	Homewood Records	H-101	US	1976	Sell This Version
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	G-N 501		Mort Garson	Merrill Heatter's Battle Stars And Other Game Show Music ‎(LP, Advance)	G-Note Records (2)	G-N 501	US	Unknown	Sell This Version
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	CFS-3056		Paul Frees & Mort Garson	Paul Frees & Mort Garson - Edgar Allen Poe's Tell-Tale Heart ‎(LP, S/Sided, TP)	Custom Fidelity	CFS-3056	US	Unknown	Sell This Version
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Singles & EPs
	CSP45-1625		Mort Garson	Puppet On A String / Scotch Freight	Coral	CSP45-1625	Australia	1959	Sell This Version
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	K12897		Mort Garson	Madagascar (Single)	MGM Records	K12897	US	1960	Sell This Version
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	4-42231		Guy Mitchell With Mort Garson	Guy Mitchell With Mort Garson - Soft Rain And Big Big Change (Single)	Columbia	4-42231	US	1961	Sell This Version
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	4-43334		Mort Garson	Allison (Single)	Columbia	4-43334	US	1965	Sell This Version
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	LBF 15110		The Love Strings Of Mort Garson*	A Quiet Sunday / The Apartment ‎(7")	Liberty	LBF 15110	UK	1968	Sell This Version
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	PD. 19X		Mort Garson	Pure Electronics (The Amazing Sound Of The Moog Synthesizer) ‎(7", EP)	A&M Records	PD. 19X	Canada	1969	Sell This Version
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	FNZK-33		Mort Garson	Good Morning Starshine / Hair ‎(7", Single)	A&M Records	FNZK-33	New Zealand	Unknown	Sell This Version
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Compilations
	SBRS-023		Mort Garson	A Mixed Tape of Music By Mort Garson ‎(Cass, Comp, Mixtape)	Sacred Bones Records	SBRS-023	US	2019	Sell This Version
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	SBR3032		Mort Garson	Music From Patch Cord Productions (Comp)	Sacred Bones Records	SBR3032	US	2020	Sell This Version