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Hippie Version of Creation
Silhouette Segments
(1968)
from Hyp Records :
The legacy of John Rydgren (deceased) is one of the most enigmatic in radio-jock if not also record history. A Lutheran evangelist, Rydgren started a hit program called "Silhouettes," in which he rapped over such appealing tunes as "Music to Watch Girls By," "Groovin'," "Rinky Dink," the Electric Prunes' "Kyrie Eleison," and occasionally less obvious pieces such as "Dark Side of the Flower" (with sitar). As with Ken Nordine, his thoughts were highly original, ranging from quirky perceptions of the mundane to deep acid-head philosophy. Sexy and startling, "Silhouettes" were as weird as anything heard from a pulpit or transistor radio."
text from the album liner by John Rydgren:
"It's difficult to keep track of all the new modern translations of the Bible. But some of them are bringing the intent or the Bible into the moment where people can touch it. Bit by bit our kind of hippie D.J. is making his translation or interpretation of the Bible... first the 23rd Psalm, now his portrayal of those "first" six days and the seventh one which was designed by God from that moment on for man to... "swing sweetly with serenity."
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