Her first, the 1970 psychfolk masterpiece parallelograms, has a storied history see her bio if you need it recounted. The legend of linda perhacs, a most unlikely rock star. Vashti lost herself in scotland whilst linda carried on equally forgotten as a dental technician for the next three decades. Words by, music by linda perhacs notes improved cd reissue the 1998 cd reissue was done from a mint vinyl copy, this time remastered from linda s copies of the original quartertrack reel to reels. Where linda perhacs music falls is in a different place. Parallelograms, an album by linda perhacs on spotify. People talk about parallelograms in much the same way that they talk about nick drakes island albums, swaddling songs by. Until 2014, linda perhacs had only issued one album, parallelograms, in 1970 on kapp records. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Linda perhacs parallelograms was created in the heart of hippy country. Linda perhacs is an american psychedelic folk singer, who released her first album, parallelograms in 1970. Its the silk and the sound and the cold creasing down of a long blade of grass tracing and cooling down a bare leg its the soles of your feet finding touches to breathe on the bare naked ground each step a puddle so soft a sound like sandals in hand climbing a. On songs such as chimacum rain, hey who really cares and parallelograms she come through as a cross between joni mitchell and tim buckley. Listen to your favorite songs from parallelograms by linda perhacs now.
The soul of all natural things does stand on its own in terms of quality, but is unmistakably an extension of the sonic, spiritual continuum perhacs began and probably thought she left on parallelograms. She uses different modal tunings for each song with a gently plucked steel stringed guitar as the notes are more resonant. Parallllelogram ogram parallllelogram ogram spirallllllogram ogram. Fortyfour years is a long time between albums, but for singersongwriter linda perhacs it has been exactly that. If youve read any of the hundreds of articles in music mags and on the net about linda perhacs sole 1970 lp parallelograms, youd be tempted to question its reputation. Both are young gwomen driven to writing music and both released albums in 1970 to a deafening silence and indifference. Jun 30, 2009 11 videos play all linda perhacs parallelograms full album roy hulland linda perhacs prisms of glass duration. Her uncommon, even singular approach to singing, recording, and writing, remains fully in evidence here. Linda perhacs second album, the soul of all natural things, is out today, over four decades after the release of her cult debut. Sometimes those albums werent so much lost as quite. Linda perhacs parallelograms remastered 2004 mp3 album. Linda perhacs is an american psychedelic folk singersongwriter, who released her debut album.
The songs are very deep in thought and the music is smooth. The mindbending moments in her music are present on the album in a glorious haze, and the lyrics are out there to say the least. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Aug 12, 2003 her most folky tunes stand up to the times too, but its the fact that linda perhacs entire cosmos and whatever those times entailed could inexplicably fit inside the confines of parallelograms. The parallelograms have finely honed their music into a kaleidoscopic wondersound, rich with warmth and melody. Linda perhacs is a folk chanteuse from the good old us of a. Linda perhacs career in many ways is the american mirror of vashti bunyans.
Download on amazon chimacum rain play on spotify chimacum rain play on youtube chimacum rain gilmore girls s 5 e 2 a messenger, nothing more 28 sep 2004 rory looks at an aimless red balloon passing by after she speaks to dean outside his parents house. And it rains here everyday since i came and the linen covers rocks and the green finds everything chimacum rain. The album was rediscovered by record enthusiasts and grew in popularity with the rise of the new weird america movement and the internet. The soul of all natural things is her sophomore recording. Linda perhacs s wonderful debut album parallelograms sank without a trace when it was released in 1970 and only resurfaced as a collectors item in the early 00s. The album disappeared without much of a proper release and linda went back into dentistry, only to discover a new generation of fans and artists like devendra banhart, daft punk, and kim gordon of sonic youth hailing her album as an influential. If you cant install or update itunes for windows apple. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us.
Linda perhacs parallelograms lyrics and tracklist genius. She also has the voice of an angel and its a voice that you dont tire of hearing. In its own way, this set picks up where her hallucinatory classic left off. A list of lyrics, artists and songs that contain the term parallelograms from the website. She released her debut album, parallelograms, in 1970. Parallelograms by linda perhacs on amazon music unlimited. Parallllelogram ogram parallllelogram ogram spirallllllogram ogram spirallllllogram ogram quadrahedral tetrahedral monocyclocybercilia parallllelogram ogram spirallllogram ogram semi parabolic semi metra bolic radiolariounicellular.
Linda perhacs is an american psychedelic folk singersongwriter, who released her debut album \ linda perhacs is an american psychedelic folk singersongwriter, who released her debut album. Listen free to trees sleep convention come back, shock of the new and more. Opener chimacum rain has a refrain more hallucinogenic than most anything released by 1970 while the title track uses a selfinduced trip into the. If you get itunes from the microsoft store, you shouldnt need to follow the rest of the steps in this article. What a great one shot at a musical career for linda perhacs. Mainly employing analog synths and layered harmony vocals, they produce a lush and shi. But for right now, its sweet just to have these rapturous sounds at my disposal. Linda perhacs cult favorite parallelograms instantly evokes the spare and isolated feel of the songs and the production on joni mitchells first albums, particularly her debut largely solo acoustic not to mention the melodies, guitar playing, and singing. Read or print original parallelograms lyrics 2020 updated. Discouraged by the lack of commercial attention and the labels reluctance to promote the album, perhacs. Coaxed back into the studio the generations of fans that rediscovered her first disc, parallelograms, she has created a sophomore album that once again summons that lps youthful spirit, without compromising its forwardlooking experimental streak. Editors notes fortyfour years after her first and only previous album, 1970s parallelograms, linda perhacsa singersongwriter and dental. Reviews by mark wirtz, linda perhacs, cinzia cavalieri, the millionaire, terry hall.
As a result, the album was reissued many times, including vinyl reissues by both mexican summer and anthology recordings. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Vashti lost herself in scotland whilst linda carried on equally forgotten as. It was a fine idea in autumn on the palest afternoons parallelograms of sunshine fell across the room i woke up and it was winter with the rain. Her first and, until the release of the soul of all natural things in 2014, only. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Parallelograms is a music studio album recording by linda perhacs prog folkprogressive rock released in 1970 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. Immediate download of 15track album in your choice of highquality mp3, flac, or just about any other format you could possibly desire. When parallelograms was finished, it sounded like a masterpiece, but the label had pressed it so poorly, sales were nonexistent. An essential, ethereal psychedelicfolk masterpiece. Linda perhacs is an american psychedelic folk singersongwriter, who released her debut album parallelograms in 1970 to scant notice or sales. Parallelograms by linda perhacs, released 04 april 1970 1. Download itunes from apples website, then click download to download the itunes installer.
Linda perhacs born 1943 is an american psychedelic folk singer, who released her first album, parallelograms, in 1970 to scant notice or sales. Although it debuted to little fanfare, the album experienced a surge in popularity among record collectors in 1998. Linda perhacs the soul of all natural things out now. Linda perhacs is a california dentist who recorded the legendary psychedelic folk record, parallelograms, back in 1970. Parallelograms lyrics verse 1 paralelolelogram paralelolelolelolelogram spiralelolelogram spiralelolelolelolelogram quadrehedral. Watch the video for parallelograms from linda perhacs s parallelograms for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Use updown arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. The soul of all natural things linda perhacs songs.
Jan 08, 2005 linda perhacs, parallelograms ace of discsaztec music as music cliches go, the great lost album is often used with a touch of licence. Linda perhacs parallelograms live at huichica music. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as descri. Parallelograms is an album by american psychedelic folk singer linda perhacs. The more people exposed to strangely soothing, obscure singersongwriter albums like parallelograms, the better.
If you have windows 10, you can get the latest version of itunes from the microsoft store. Her first and only album until the release of the soul of all natural things in 2014, it was all but completely ignored when originally released on kapp records in 1970. Parallelograms by linda perhacs album, psychedelic folk. That album immediately fell into obscurity, but gained fans over the ensuing years as fans as disparate as devendra banhart, daft punk, and death metal group opeth sung its praises. Been coming down for a long time changes coming down on me cant seem to carry them all no.
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