I have no idea about this one. Some dude speaking/singing in tongues. That’s it. No music. Just one dude taking himself way too seriously and acting like a goddamn fool to “help you in your study of glossolalia or your practice of your beliefs.” 100% weird, and if you can get past the whole phony aspect, it’s enjoyably hypnotic. If you can’t, it still makes for a good laugh. The liner notes say “the man you hear claims no Divine Power and does not claim anything miraculous about his ‘gift’ or these recorded prayers. He has chosen to remain unknown, not wanting the public spotlight for his ‘gift.'” They also claim this to be “the first time the ‘gift of tongues’ has been recorded.” Perhaps. Either way, this is wacky as fuck and there’s some fantastic collage art by Burt Goldblatt. If you weren’t sure what you were gonna be listening to this weekend, I may have just solved your problem.
Glossolalia – The Gift Of Tongues (Mace, ca. 1960s)
July 6, 2012- Categories: oops