Ask The Unicorn is an amazing album that redefined the concept of"incredibly strange music" when it was released on ESP in 1969. Odd,even for one of the least commercially oriented labels of the period, EdAskew based his musical research on applying a peculiar and bizarreColumbian instrument, the tiple, to his folk-psych melodies. Aninstrument similar to the lute and very hard to play because of itsunique string setup, the tiple offers an amazing background to theeccentric singing found here in the grooves of his first album (a second album, Little Eyes, was scheduledfor release in 1970 but never saw the light of day due to financial difficulties at the label). A total must forthe Holy Modal Rounders and Jan Dukes de Gray appreciation society... Track listing: 1. Fancy That 2. Peter And David 3. Marigolds 4. Mr. Dream 5. Red Woman - Letter To England 6. The Garden 7. MayBlossoms Be Praised 8. 9-Song 9. Love Is Everyone 10. Ask The Unicorn
