Dashiell Hedayat - Obsolete 1971 ~ software for linux

Dashiell Hedayatt is a weird cult figure from France that was more known as a poet and a general counter culture activist. His first album released under the MELMOTH pseudo was called "La Devanture Des Ivresses" and was long recitals of texts accompanied with music. He actually won a prize for that album and received critical acclaim. A second album was produced under his real name and he called it "Obsolete". This album over the years became a real cult object because of the general freakiness, the presence of the almost complete GONG (many GonGheads consider this album the best they did), and the participation of beat poet and general activist of the counter culture Willam Burroughs going along reciting on of his text. Gong will then return to their career (taking a huge step up as they will do the famous RGI Trilogy and the Camembert thing) and Dashiell Hedayatt will sink into oblivion.

Line-up / Musicians

Dashiell Hedayat/vocal,guitar,keyboards
Daevid Allen/guitar
Didier Malherbe/saxophone,flute
Christian Tritsch/bass,guitar
Pip Pyle/drums,guitar
Gilli Smythe/vocal

Discography(Album)

Obsolete 1971