The Haack entry is not well referenced, so it’s not clear how accurate his biographical information is. Note: The Wikipedia entry on Haack has been updated, removing the reference to his disturbed childhood and noting that he used peyote, not mescaline. If any readers grew up knowing the music of Bruce Haack, leave a comment and let us know about your experience! Bruce Haack 9 Audio CD 5 offers from 33.55 Mother Earths Plantasia GARSON,MORT 506 Vinyl 20 offers from 23.29 Track Listings Editorial Reviews Deemed to be too dark and offensive for release when it was recorded in 1978 and bootlegged ever since, this is the first official release of HAACKULA.

See the Bruce Haack site for more information on Haack and his music. Ostensibly, Bruce Haack made records for children, but as a friend said, 'I would only play his stuff for a kid I really hated. He also allegedly ‘had a notoriously disturbed childhood’ and ‘took Mescaline with Native Americans at the age of 8’, according to Wikipedia. Haack released a series of electronic albums for children in the early and mid 60’s. Rogers:īruce Clinton Haack (May 4, 1931-September 26, 1988) was a musician, composer, and pioneer of electronic music. Here’s the second half of Haack’s performance on Mr. The Bruce Haack Songbook: Including the Best from Dimension 5 Records for Children Bruce Haack, Praxiteles Pandel (Editor) 5.00 1 rating0 reviews Want to read Buy on Amazon Rate this book 'An illustrated guide to the songs of Bruce Haack, who created some of the wildest experiments in electronic pop music in the '60s and '70s. Haack’s techniques included circuit bending, found instruments, experimental instrument interfaces, skin conductance music controllers, gestural controllers and more.

Watch closely, and you’ll see that Haack demonstrates a wide range of electronic music techniques that a lot of musicians would consider experimental today, close to 50 years later. Pioneering electronic musician Bruce Haack visited Mr Rogers Neighborhood on May 22, 1968, blowing minds of children everywhere.

The Bruce Haack Songbook by Bruce Haack