Seasons They Change Story Of Acid Psych And Experimental Folk (Genuine Jawbone Books)
Jeanette Leech
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Paperback. In the late 60s and early 70s the inherent weirdness of folk met switched-on psychedelic rock and gave birth to new, strange forms of acoustic-based avant garde music. This book tells the story of the birth, death and resurrection of acid and psych folk. It explores the careers of the original wave of artists and their contemporary equivalents. Num Pages: 366 pages, 20 Colour and Black and White in Plate Section. BIC Classification: AVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 150 x 33. Weight in Grams: 875. The Story of Acid, Psych, and Experimental Folk. 366 pages, 20 Colour and Black and White in Plate Section. In the late 60s and early 70s the inherent weirdness of folk met switched-on psychedelic rock and gave birth to new, strange forms of acoustic-based avant garde music. This book tells the story of the birth, death and resurrection of acid and psych folk. It explores the careers of the original wave of artists and their contemporary equivalents. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVG. Dimension: 215 x 150 x 33. Weight: 874.
In the late 60s and early 70s the inherent weirdness of folk met switched-on psychedelic rock and gave birth to new, strange forms of acoustic-based avant garde music. Artists on both sides of the Atlantic, including The Incredible String Band, Vashti Bunyan, Pearls Before Swine and Comus, combined sweet melancholy and modal melody with shape-shifting experimentation to create sounds of unsettling oddness that sometimes go under the name acid or psych folk. A few of these artists - notably the String Band, who actually made it to Woodstock - achieved mainstream success, while others remained resolutely entrenched underground. But by ... Read more
In the late 60s and early 70s the inherent weirdness of folk met switched-on psychedelic rock and gave birth to new, strange forms of acoustic-based avant garde music. Artists on both sides of the Atlantic, including The Incredible String Band, Vashti Bunyan, Pearls Before Swine and Comus, combined sweet melancholy and modal melody with shape-shifting experimentation to create sounds of unsettling oddness that sometimes go under the name acid or psych folk. A few of these artists - notably the String Band, who actually made it to Woodstock - achieved mainstream success, while others remained resolutely entrenched underground. But by ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation
Number of pages
366
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
874g
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906002329
SKU
V9781906002329
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Ref
99-15
About Jeanette Leech
Jeanette Leech is a writer, researcher, DJ and music historian.She writes regularly for Shindig! magazine, and as part of the B-Music collective she has DJ'd throughout the UK, including at the female acid folk events known as 'Bearded Ladies' and the Green Man Festival.
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