Mort Garson | Mother Earth's Plantasia (1976)
Mother Earth's Plantasia (subtitled "warm earth music for plants and the people who love them"), commonly referred to as simply Plantasia, is an electronic album by Mort Garson first released in 1976.
1976-10-14 19:00:00 - Synthia Xtasia
The music on it was composed specifically for plants to listen to. The album had a very limited distribution upon release, only being available to people who bought a houseplant from a store called Mother Earth on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles or those who purchased a Simmons mattress from a Sears outlet, both of which came with the record. As a result, the album failed to attain widespread popularity around the time of its release.
However, it has since gained a cult following as an early work of electronic music. Garson used a Moog synthesizer to compose the album.
In March 2019, Sacred Bones Records announced that they were officially reissuing the album. The reissue is available on music streaming services and was released on Vinyl, CD and Cassette as well on June 21, 2019.