A Los Angeles band from the late 1960s that blended Eastern music with psychedelic rock.
For a quick sense of their sound, try 'Going Back to Bohemia' or 'Egyptian Gardens'. They're good examples of how they blended different textures.
Kaleidoscope's debut album 'Tangerine Dream' in 1967 had songs like 'Snapdragon' that mixed raga-inspired guitar lines with psychedelic rock. Their sound drew from Eastern music and avoided straightforward pop structures, which kept them off mainstream radio but built a following among listeners interested in exploratory psychedelic rock. Tracks like 'Egyptian Gardens' from their 1969 album 'Faintly Blowing' show their use of non-Western scales and rhythms.
The band formed in Los Angeles in 1966 with David Lindley on guitar and vocals, Chris Darrow on bass, and John Vidican on drums. They released albums like 'Beacon from Mars' in 1968 and 'Faintly Blowing' in 1969, with lineup changes including Solomon Feldthouse on keyboards and Jeff Kaplan on drums. They stopped recording together around 1970.
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