Mother Earth's Plantasia [Reissue]
by Mort Garson
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  1. Espindola
    Jan 25, 2020
    8
    Garson shows an interesting ambient early electronic mix that could be part of a video game, with a variety of melodies that goes from a more angelical Symphony for a Spider Plant to a trippy Ode to an African Violet.

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75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. The Wire
    Nov 20, 2019
    60
    Ultimately Plantasia is often hard to love for the music itself. It was released several years after more evocative pieces for the Moog had already been released – from Perrey and Kingsley, Dick Hyman and even Garson himself – but it remains beloved as an amusing curiosity first and foremost, and for good reason. [Dec 2019, p.66]
  2. Pitchfork
    Jul 8, 2019
    72
    With its winking humor and percolating rhythms, Plantasia might turn away some human listeners, but there’s a sense of joy and possibility in songs like “Rhapsody in Green” and “A Mellow Mood for Maidenhair.” It’s hard not to smile at the oddball charm of this strange enterprise.
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  3. The Quietus
    Jul 3, 2019
    80
    On the surface, Garson’s album (not least the directive that it was to be played to help plants grow) seemed typical of that drift. Beneath the heavy topsoil of kneejerk A&R, however, a deceptively nuanced and downright irresistible feat of pure electronic minimalism lay in wait.
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