Mother Earth's Plantasia

Mort Garson

1976

3.55

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Genres: Electronica Styles: Experimental, Ambient

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Mother Earth's Plantasia is an electronic album by Mort Garson released in 1976. The "Mother Earth" in the album's title refers to Lynn and Joel Rapp, a couple of fern correspondents who had authored plant care books and were friends of composer Mort Garson. The music on this album was composed specifically for plants to listen to. Garson was inspired by his wife, who grew many plants in their home. Garson used a Moog synthesizer to compose the album, the first album from the West Coast of the United States to be composed entirely on the Moog synthesizer. 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.

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May 30 2026 Author

I was a fan of Moog music and Mort Garson’s The Wozard of Iz so was excited to see this. Something like this should be included in your “before you die” list. I’m not sure if it helps plants or not but it was a good listen. I’m still partial to my Wozard but that might just be because it was my first. I’m all for an album for plants, even though I have no houseplants to listen thanks to some voracious cats.

May 31 2026 Author

Call me asparagus.

Jun 01 2026 Author

Space age pop. Instrumental. Me ha gustado. Un 4.

Jun 02 2026 Author

As I'm not a plant, I'm not the target audience for this music. Jokes aside: I kinda like this retro-form of electronic music. It's sound simple and pure in a way.