Michael Garrison - Prisms

Review by Deddy Boen

Prisms by Michael Garrison is a unique and captivating album that showcases the artist's skill in creating electronic music. The album is a blend of ambient and experimental sounds that take the listener on a journey through different sonic landscapes.

The opening track, "Prisms," sets the tone for the rest of the album with its dreamy, atmospheric soundscapes. The use of synthesizers and electronic drums creates a sense of otherworldliness that is both mesmerizing and hypnotic.

As the album progresses, tracks like "Eclipse" and "Beyond the Cosmic Horizon" explore more experimental sounds, with distorted synthesizers and glitchy beats creating a sense of chaos and unpredictability.

Despite the experimental nature of the album, there are moments of beauty and serenity, such as the track "Nebulae," which features soft, ethereal synthesizers that evoke a sense of calm and tranquility.

Artist: Michael Garrison
Album: Prisms

Electronic

1991

Rating: 3.6

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Tracks

Track	Duration	Preview
Tranquility Rush	5:12
Interphase	1:35
Motion Fascination	3:33
Sequencing Blue	4:35
Pre Dawn Flight
Pre-Dawn Flight	5:57
Lasers	4:01
Sequence Blue	04:35
The Runners Theme	7:08
Meltdown	1:50
Eruption	8:46
Melt Down
Runaway	4:42
Discovery	4:35

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Windspell Records
Ariola
Windspell Music

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Role	Company
Record Company	Ariola Eurodisc GmbH
Distributed By	Ariola Group Of Companies
Phonographic Copyright (p)	Garrisongs Music
Copyright (c)	Windspell Records
Pressed By	Sonopress
Printed By	Mohndruck Graphische Betriebe GmbH
Lacquer Cut At	SST Brüggemann GmbH
Recorded At	Snowcrest Studios
Published By	Garrisongs Music Inc.

Credits

Role	Credit
Artwork By	Nigal Young (San Francisco)
Composed By	Michael Garrison
Performer	Michael Garrison
Producer	Michael Garrison
Synthesizer [Syntar Series I	Michael Garrison
Arp Axxe	Michael Garrison
Arp String	Michael Garrison
Mini Moog	Michael Garrison
Arp 2600 W/ Sequencers And Assorted Custom Built Electronic Percussion]	Michael Garrison
Photography	Pat Welch
Arp 2600 With Sequencers]	Michael Garrison
Electronic Drums	Michael Garrison
Cover	Nigal Young
Lacquer Cut By	SST
Photography By	Pat "Total Energy" Welch
Liner Notes	Michael Garrison
Photography By [Front Cover Photo	Michael Garrison
Assisted By]	Michael Garrison
Photography By [Photo On Inside On Booklet	Patrick Welch
Front Cover Photo]	Patrick Welch
Design Concept	Nigal Young

Notes

All titles recorded and edited at Michael Garrison's personal studio
All titles registred Garrisongs Music Inc. B.M.I.
Made in West Germany. Distributed by Ariola Group of Companies
Syntar courtesy of Performance Music Systems, Bend, Oregon
Special thanks to Pat "total energy" Welch for all photo work, I.E.M.A. New York and always Keyboard Rock
(P) (C) Windspell Records
℗© 1981 Windspell Records
All titles registered Garrisongs Music Inc. B.M.I.
© copyright 1981 Garrisongs BMI
Stated on rear cover:
All titles registered Garrisong Music Inc. B.M.I.
Distributed by the Ariola Group of Companies
Printed in Western Germany by Mohndruck Graphische Betriebe GmbH, Gütersloh
Imprimé en République Fédérale d'Allemagne
Stated on center labels:
℗ 1981 Garrisong BMI
This german version comes without the french distribution code on the rear cover and is therefore similar to that version. It has on the other hand the writing "Vermietung, Ausführung, Sendung vorbehalten. Ariola-Eurodisc GmbH., München" instead of "All copyrights in the recording works..." on the lower rim of the center labels and is therefore much similar to that version.
Recorded at Snowcrest Studios, located somewhere in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon.
[Back sleeve]
Total Time 46:25
All titles registered ℗ & © 1991 Garrisongs Music
[CD]
℗ & © 1991
Windspell Music
Differences to similar releases:
Prisms is pressed by DADC. Released on the same label but with different artwork on CD face and booklet rear.
The track order on this CD release is slightly different from the original LP release in 1981:
Track 3 'Tranquility Rush' is a previously unreleased bonus track replacing the originally released LP track 'Discovery'.
Track 5 'Motion Fascination' was originally released only on the cassette version of Prisms as last track on MC side 2 after 'Lasers'. This track originally was part of the Point Of Impact album WS112883 but the version used for Prisms seems to be slightly sped up.
Track 9 'The Runners Theme' is a previously unreleased bonus track inserted in the original LP running order.
The track 'Discovery' that was originally released on LP as track A3 is missing on the CD release. Instead, it ended up as a bonus track on the Point Of Impact CD release in 1993.
Incorrect track durations as printed on this release:
Track 1: 8:05
Track 2: 1:50
Track 3: 5:02
Track 4: 4:22
Track 5: 3:27
Track 6: 4:16
Track 7: 1:52
Track 8: 5:45
Track 9: 7:02
Track 10: 3:54
All titles recorded at Snowcrest Studios, located somewhere in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon.
Contact: Windspell Music
1293 N.W. Wall, Suite 1515
Bend, Oregon 97701 USA
Originally released on the same label in 1991.
Some or all copies of this version has a photocopied tray insert.
Ariola-Eurodisc-Benelux N.V. Haarlem
Made in Germany
B2 on cover: Melt Down
B3 on cover: Pre Dawn Flight
Listening to the original master tapes, the vinyl album was apparently cut at the wrong speed, about three semitones below the original pitch -- which makes the tracks sound a bit dull and unnaturally slow by comparison. Whether this was done deliberately to extend the otherwise rather short playing time, or whether this was an error by the engineer operating the lathe, is unclear.
This version distinguishes by a MISSING french distribution code on rear underneath cat.

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Rights Society: SACEM SDRM SACD SGDL
Rights Society: B.M.I.
Label Code: LC 0116
Matrix / Runout (Label side A): S 203 920 A
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): S 203 920 B
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, hand etched): 020 203 920 A SST
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, hand etched): 020 203 920 B SST
Pressing Plant ID (Label side B, embossed): [bass clef]
Rights Society: GEMA
Rights Society (For publishing purposes): BMI
Matrix / Runout: W.O. 18256-1 PR81CD DISC MFG, INC. (H)
Rights Society: BMI
Matrix / Runout (Mirrored): DIDX-088983 1 A01
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L323
Mould SID Code: IFPI 50E5
Matrix / Runout (Side 1 Label): S 203 920 A
Matrix / Runout (Side 2 Label): S 203 920 B
Matrix / Runout (Side 1 Runout): 203 920 A
Matrix / Runout (Side 2 Runout): 203 920 B
Rights Society: STEMRA
Matrix / Runout (A Label): S 203 920 A
Matrix / Runout (B Label): S 203 920 B
Other (A Runout Area): 203 920-A II Made in Germany
Other (B Runout Area): 203 920 B Made in Germany
Other (Distribution Code): FRANCE AE 260
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, hand etched): 020 203 920-A II
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, hand etched): 020 203 920 B
Matrix / Runout (Runout both sides, stamped): Made in Germany
Matrix / Runout: WS-112881-A AL #2 [W over M logo] (38497-A)
Matrix / Runout: WS-112881-B AL #2 [W over M logo] (38497-B)

About Michael Garrison

Michael Garrison was a synthesizer player from Oregon, USA. He was born on November 28, 1956 in Roseburg, Oregon and died on March 24, 2004 in Bend, Oregon. At the age of 13 he wrote his first song and later, during his musical study at the Idaho University, he formed the basic for the first release on his own label , later known as . The original work of his 1st album was titled "In The Regions Of Sunreturn and Beyond" and based on the expeditions of Voyager 1 and 2. But when he managed to get a contract with in 1980 the title changed to "In The Regions Of Sunreturn" and so he became also known in Europe. His style was typical strong sequences with monstrous solos played with various electronic instruments on top. Often a real wall-of-sound experience. He was strongly influenced by the European innovators of Electronic Music, like , and . After his early death, fellow-musicians united to publish a tribute album, "To The Sky And Beyond The Stars."

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Michael Earl Garrison

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Summary by Deddy Boen

Prisms is a well-crafted and thought-provoking album that showcases Michael Garrison's talent for creating unique and captivating electronic music. It is a must-listen for anyone who enjoys ambient and experimental sounds.