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. Parallelograms lyrics verse 1 paralelolelogram paralelolelolelolelogram spiralelolelogram spiralelolelolelolelogram quadrehedral. Mar 05, 2014 the legend of linda perhacs, a most unlikely rock star a california dental hygienist who never quit her day job, perhacs released one album in 1970 that failed to find an audience or so she. Lindas style is gently ethereal, a spiritual sister of vashti bunyan and a premonition of the cocteau twins elizabeth fraser. Both are young gwomen driven to writing music and both released albums in 1970 to a deafening silence and indifference. Linda s style is gently ethereal, a spiritual sister of vashti bunyan and a premonition of the cocteau twins elizabeth fraser.
What a great one shot at a musical career for linda perhacs. The legend of linda perhacs, a most unlikely rock star a california dental hygienist who never quit her day job, perhacs released one album in 1970 that failed to find an audience or so she. The soul of all natural things is her sophomore recording. You can buy latest album parallelograms remastered 2004 1970 linda perhacs. Includes a download card redeemable from the label championed by modern luminaries devendra banhart, kieran hebden and daft punk, the gentle, ethereal masterpiece that is parallelograms, linda perhacs sole 1970 lp for kapp, is at once the defining artistic statement of the psychedelicfolk genre and completely without equal. Her first and, until the release of the soul of all natural things in. She modestly anticipated the genre of dreampop with parallelograms. 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. 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. Parallelograms is a music studio album recording by linda perhacs prog folkprogressive rock released in 1970 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. At the age of 74, perhacs has released her third album, 2017s im a.
The album was rediscovered by record enthusiasts and grew in popularity with the rise of the new. Linda perhacs is an american psychedelic folk singer, who released her first album, parallelograms in 1970. 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. Dec 10, 2008 the latest artist to benefit from banharts support is linda perhacs, whose only album, 1970s parallelograms, despite its initial reissued in 1998, languished in obscurity. Chimacum rain depicts a rainy, bleak scene marked by silence and the outpouring of emotion. Linda perhacs the soul of all natural things ukmix forums. Linda perhacs is a californiabased singersongwriter whose first and for decades, only album, parallelograms, is regarded as a psychfolk masterpiece, highly influential among songwriters including opeths mikael akerfeldt, devendra banhart, joanna newsom, and many others. In euclidean geometry, a parallelogram is a simple nonselfintersecting quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides.
Parallelograms by linda perhacs, released 04 april 1970 1. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. First released in 1970, parallelograms by californias linda perhacs has gone on to become one of the most legendary and wellloved recordings of its time, assuredly sitting alongside vashti bunyans just another diamond day as a lost folk gem that should never have been cast aside. Like many, many things ive discovered in the past few years, i found both your late night tales mix and parallelograms illegally online.
Linda perhacs download all folk songs linda perhacs. Originally released on the kapp label in 1970, linda perhacs sleeper psychfolk opus parallelograms has enjoyed a perennial resurgence since it surfaced on collectors radar in the 90s. Jan 01, 2014 parallelograms is an album by american psychedelic folk singer linda perhacs. Linda perhacs is a californiabased singersongwriter whose first and for decades, only album, parallelograms, is regarded as a psychfolk masterpiece, highly influential among songwriters including opeths mikael akerfeldt, devendra banhart, joanna newsom, and.
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. The latest artist to benefit from banharts support is linda perhacs, whose only album, 1970s parallelograms, despite its initial reissued. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. From ed sheeran to taylor swift, lady gaga to katy perry, adele to bruno mars you dont have to go back far to revisit the best that this decade has to offer. This is perfect if you have had a bad day or feeling low, probably needs to be listened to alone and in an environment where one can relax for the best effect.
Fortyfour years is a long time between albums, but for singersongwriter linda perhacs it has been exactly that. These elements reappear repeatedlyon moons and cattails and again on the most overtly psychedelic track, parallelograms, which blends another chantlike guitar figure with hypnotic vocalsthe comfortably dissonant combination is shattered by hand percussion and delaytreated flutes as perhacs vocals sink past unintelligibly before. The record is almost completely acoustic and the music was mostly written, arranged and produced by perhacs herself. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as descri. The congruence of opposite sides and opposite angles is a direct consequence of the euclidean parallel postulate and neither condition can. 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. The folklore surrounding this album is that linda perhacs recorded the songs as a moonlighting dental technician. The album was rediscovered by record enthusiasts and grew in popularity with the rise of the new weird america movement and the internet. Linda perhacs sings to your heart, soul and subconscious in her one and only published album. Parallelograms is an album by american psychedelic folk singer linda perhacs. The linda perhacs dolphin are brought to you by lyricskeeper. An essential, ethereal psychedelicfolk masterpiece. Dolphin by linda perhacs, released 04 april 1970 immediate download of dolphin in your choice of 320k mp3, flac, or just about any other format you could possibly desire. Linda perhacs parallelograms 1970 extra tracks 320kbps.
Listen to your favorite songs from parallelograms by linda perhacs now. Linda perhacs is an american psychedelic folk singersongwriter, who released her debut album parallelograms in 1970 to scant notice or sales. Her first, the 1970 psychfolk masterpiece parallelograms, has a storied history see her bio if you need it recounted. Linda perhacs career in many ways is the american mirror of vashti bunyans. The opposite or facing sides of a parallelogram are of equal length and the opposite angles of a parallelogram are of equal measure. Stimulated by perhacss own graphic visualisation of her composition parallelograms as visual music sculpture encompassing light, form and. 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.
The soul of all natural things linda perhacs songs. Im a harmony linda perhacs to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Parallelograms, an album by linda perhacs on spotify. Until 2014, linda perhacs had only issued one album, parallelograms, in 1970 on kapp records. The songs are very deep in thought and the music is smooth. Vashti lost herself in scotland whilst linda carried on equally forgotten as a dental technician for the next three decades. Actually, the only way joni mitchell could make a record like this would be if she took a large. As a result, the album was reissued many times, including vinyl reissues by both mexican summer and anthology recordings. Parallelograms by linda perhacs, released 04 april 1970 immediate download of parallelograms in your choice of 320k mp3, flac, or just about any other format you could possibly desire. Linda perhacs parallelograms lyrics and tracklist genius. 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. The album was rediscovered by record enthusiasts and reissued numerous times beginning in 1998, growing in popularity with the rise of the new weird america movement and the internet. Her first, the 1970 psychfolk masterpiece parallelograms, has a storied history see her bio if you need it recounte.
We tried to make lyrics as correct as possible, however if you have any corrections for dolphin lyrics, please feel free to submit them to us. Get all the lyrics to songs on parallelograms and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. In its own way, this set picks up where her hallucinatory classic left off. Linda perhacs is an american psychedelic folk singersongwriter, who released her. Parallelograms by linda perhacs album, psychedelic folk. Linda perhacs vocals are very intimate and bittersweet. Licensed to youtube by rebeat digital gmbh, umg on behalf of kapp.
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