Nocturnal Earthworm Stew / Bouillabaisse nocturne aux vers de terre

By: David Pritchard

Origin: Unknown

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Side 1

7 tracks

Le Chien Chaud

#1 Disc 1 Side 1 01:36
Wax Wings

#2 Disc 1 Side 1 02:43
The Harry Parchment Pieces: Dance of the Domestic Tools; Finger Puzzle; For Charles Ives; A Dictionary of the Suburbs

#3 Disc 1 Side 1 05:13
Yellow Stickers

#4 Disc 1 Side 1
Nash Metropolitan

#5 Disc 1 Side 1
An Admission of Guilt

#6 Disc 1 Side 1 12:58
Under the Palms

#7 Disc 1 Side 1 02:32

Side 2

6 tracks

About This Title

Nocturnal Earthworm Stew is a glorious experiment in electronic music, capturing the vitality and early curiosity of the 1970s. An earlier press statement called it "Serious headphone music made under the influence of Stockhausen, John Cage, Ornette Coleman, Stravinsky, Frank Zappa, Weather Report, Charles Ives and others." The influence of prog and space rock is pronounced, and contributions from Canadian prog legends Nash the Slash and Martin Deller (of FM) solidify Nocturnal's place in the prog cannon. The website Prog Archives calls Pritchard a "pioneer in experimental, cosmic-synth electronics."

The Artoffact Records 2017 reissue is housed in a gorgeous gatefold sleeve, complete with photos, reproductions of essays by David Pritchard and Nash the Slash, and an all-new piece by Scott McGregor Moore. The audio is remastered for vinyl across three sides, and a fourth side contains a marvellous etching of Pritchard himself. Bonus tracks that were never pressed to vinyl are also included. A special collectors' edition on cream-coloured vinyl is also available.