Search - Mystic Moods :: One Stormy Night

The rain, the train and other things

Annie Van Auken | Planet Earth | 03/12/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"ONE STORMY NIGHT was a landmark album. Released in 1965, this was a first time attempt to blend music and nature sound effects, specifically, a California thunderstorm. The album was a great success, and spawned a whole series of MYSTIC MOODS LPs over the next several decades. Another "first" this one can lay claim to is the earliest use of a fully transistorized mixing board.



At various moments throughout ONE STORMY NIGHT, thunderclaps, cloudbursts and other sounds blend perfectly with the tone of the songs. The orchestrations are appropriately restrained and pensive. A sound collage of freight train and rain is quite effective, as well. This is still a most lovely set of easy listening music, and is highly recommended."