Linda Perhacs
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Linda Perhacs is an American psychedelic folk singer, who released her only album Parallelograms
in 1970 to scant notice or sales. The album was rediscovered by record enthusiasts and grew in popularity with the rise of the New Weird America
movement and the Internet. It was reissued on CD and 2-LP in 2005, and again in 2008.
Her songs have been featured in soundtracks to many films, most recently and notably in Daft Punk's Electroma
. Perhacs also sang backing vocals on "Freely" from Devendra Banhart
's Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon
and features in Prefuse 73's track "Rain Edit" (Interlude) from the album Surrounded by Silence
. Encouraged by the newfound attention to her work, she has reportedly recorded two new albums with Ben Watt
as of 2007.
Parallelograms (album)
Parallelograms is an album by American psychedelic folk singer Linda Perhacs. Her first and to date only album, it was all but completely ignored when originally released on Kapp Records in 1970. Discouraged by the lack of commercial attention and the label's reluctance to promote the album,...
in 1970 to scant notice or sales. The album was rediscovered by record enthusiasts and grew in popularity with the rise of the New Weird America
New Weird America
New Weird America describes a subgenre of psychedelic and indie music, often psych folk, of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.-Origin of the term:...
movement and the Internet. It was reissued on CD and 2-LP in 2005, and again in 2008.
Her songs have been featured in soundtracks to many films, most recently and notably in Daft Punk's Electroma
Daft Punk's Electroma
Daft Punk's Electroma is a 2007 film by French duo Daft Punk. The plot revolves around the quest of two robots to become human. The music featured in this film is not by Daft Punk, which is a first for the duo after their previous film and home video releases, D.A.F.T. and Interstella 5555...
. Perhacs also sang backing vocals on "Freely" from Devendra Banhart
Devendra Banhart
Devendra Obi Banhart is a singer-songwriter and visual artist. Banhart was born in Houston, Texas and was raised by his mother in Venezuela, until he moved to California as a teenager. He began to study at the San Francisco Art Institute in 1998, but dropped out to perform music in Europe, San...
's Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon
Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon
Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon is a Devendra Banhart album released September 25, 2007. This album features more instrumentation than the previous records, as well as more genre experimentation...
and features in Prefuse 73's track "Rain Edit" (Interlude) from the album Surrounded by Silence
Surrounded by Silence
Surrounded by Silence is the third full-length album by Prefuse 73, released March 21, 2005 on Warp Records. The album features collaborations with a variety of musicians, from rock bands to rappers, both underground and mainstream...
. Encouraged by the newfound attention to her work, she has reportedly recorded two new albums with Ben Watt
Ben Watt
Benjamin Brian Thomas Watt is a British musician, DJ, and record producer, best known as one half of the duo, Everything but the Girl.-Family:...
as of 2007.