Audiophile Brad Miller, the creator of the Mystic Moods Orchestra, was devoted to capturing sound as accurately as possible, and was particularly inspired by the sounds of railroads; in the '50s, he began recording some of the last steam locomotives still running. In order to sell his railroad recordings, which took advantage of the era's latest advances in stereo technology, Miller formed the Mobile Fidelity label. Within their field, Miller's albums were well received, but the concept of the Mystic Moods Orchestra didn't occur to him until the mid-'60s, when a late-night San Francisco DJ played one of Miller's albums and an easy listening album simultaneously on the air. When he received surprisingly positive feedback to his joke, he told Miller, who was suitably inspired to collaborate with arranger/composer Don Ralke on the first Mystic Moods Orchestra album, 1965's One Stormy Night.
Released through Philips, the album consisted of Mantovani-esque orchestral instrumentals and Miller's recordings of rain, thunder, and trains; the liner notes featured vaguely psychedelic poetry and detailed technical explanations of the microphones, mixers, decks, and other equipment used to record the album. It became Philips' most popular release that year, and throughout the rest of the '60s and '70s, Miller and producer Leo Kulka repeated that success with Mystic Moods Orchestra releases like Nighttide, More Than Music, and Mystic Moods of Love.
After the Orchestra moved to Warner Bros. in the '70s, the music switched from original material to contemporary pop instrumentals, while the album covers and titles made it clear that the music was intended for romance and seduction. Indeed, Erogenous' inner sleeve featured a gauzy photo of a nude couple, and another album included a free pair of panties. Miller also continued to pursue higher levels of sonic perfection, releasing more environmental and railroad recordings, as well as Mystic Moods reissues on his own Soundbird label. More importantly, in the late '70s, Miller founded the Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs. There, he implemented half-speed mastering techniques and the highest quality vinyl and cutting machines to produce albums with pristine sound quality; many labels licensed Mobile Fidelity's process for reissues.
The Mystic Moods Orchestra's albums continued to be issued and reissued through the '80s and '90s, but unfortunately Miller's other brainchild, Mobile Fidelity, didn't weather the recording industry's switch from vinyl to CD. Ultimately, it went out of business in 1999, just a year after Miller's own demise.
The Awakening
Mystic Moods Orchestra Lyrics
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Воюет взвод.
Далёкий год
На плёнке старой.
Нелёгкий путь –
Ещё чуть-чуть
И догорят
Войны пожары.
Счастливый май!.
Любимый край,
Своих солдат
Встречай скорее!
От ран, обид
Земля дрожит.
Теплом души
Её согреем!
И всё о той весне
Увидел я во сне.
Пришёл рассвет
И миру улыбнулся, –
Что вьюга отмела,
Что верба расцвела
И прадед мой с войны
домой вернулся!.
В лихом бою,
В чужом краю
Пусть берегут
Любовь и вера,
Чтоб больше их
Пришло живых –
И рядовых,
И офицеров.
Придут весной,
Как прадед мой,
И в дом родной
Откроют двери.
Я помню свет
Далёких лет.
В свою страну
Я буду верить!
Припев.
The opening lines of the song "The Awakening" by the Mystic Moods Orchestra describes a scene where soldiers are at war, and film rolls of an old year play in the background. The journey has been hard, but the end is near. The fires of war will soon be extinguished. As the soldiers come back home, the land is shaking from wounds and grievances from battle. In the next verse, there is a contrast to this dark scene as the arrival of spring is celebrated with a smiling world. The land is experiencing re-birth as it thaws, the willows blossom, and the singer's grandfather returns home from the war.
The third verse identifies that even in the midst of war and fighting, love and faith should be protected. The hope is that more soldiers will return home alive. The last verse ties the whole song together as it celebrates the return of the singer from a distant land to his homeland where he will continue to believe in his country.
Line by Line Meaning
Кино идет –
The movie is playing -
Воюет взвод.
The platoon is fighting.
Далёкий год
A distant year
На плёнке старой.
On an old film.
Нелёгкий путь –
A difficult path -
Ещё чуть-чуть
A little more
И догорят
And the fires of the war will burn out
Войны пожары.
The fires of the war.
Счастливый май!.
Happy May!
Любимый край,
Beloved homeland,
Своих солдат
Their own soldiers
Встречай скорее!
Meet them quickly!
От ран, обид
From wounds, from offenses
Земля дрожит.
The earth trembles.
Теплом души
With the warmth of the soul,
Её согреем!
We will warm her up!
И всё о той весне
And everything about that spring
Увидел я во сне.
I saw in a dream.
Пришёл рассвет
Dawn has come
И миру улыбнулся, –
And smiled to the world -
Что вьюга отмела,
That the blizzard has cleared away
Что верба расцвела
That the willow has bloomed
И прадед мой с войны
And my great-grandfather from the war
домой вернулся!.
Returned home!
В лихом бою,
In a fierce battle,
В чужом краю
In a foreign land,
Пусть берегут
Let them protect
Любовь и вера,
Love and faith,
Чтоб больше их
So that more of them
Пришло живых –
Came back alive -
И рядовых,
And privates,
И офицеров.
And officers.
Придут весной,
They will come in the spring,
Как прадед мой,
Like my great-grandfather,
И в дом родной
And to the native home
Откроют двери.
They will open the doors.
Я помню свет
I remember the light
Далёких лет.
Of long-gone years.
В свою страну
To my country
Я буду верить!
I will believe!
Припев.
Chorus.
Contributed by Lucy S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Vic Glazer
Oh my goodness! They are so 70's. Great nostalgia.
Francisco Rebecchi
Tengo un disco simple desde 1973, en el cual salían este bellísimo tema El Despertar, y Mar Cósmico en el otro lado. ¡Qué alegría volver a encontrarlos en Youtube!
Están entre mis temas favoritos de siempre. Alceste.-
Sahara jade
this is what dreams r made of