Dashiell Hedayat

The Profile

Described in a 2009 review as "a freak poet living in a 1950s pink Chrysler abandoned in a garden" and the creator of the album Obsolete (1971).

The 2009 DeBaser review associates Dashiell Hedayat's Obsolete with Gong-related sounds and personnel-like elements (glissando guitar, space whisper, free-jazz sax) and describes the album's two contrasting sides.

One review (by supersoul) describes Dashiell Hedayat's Obsolete as a 1971 psychedelic/space-rock experiment. Side one features the suite "Mushroom" with quirky songs; side two ("Cielo Drive/17") is praised for its long, spacey jam. The review highlights glissando guitar, space whisper and free-jazz sax. Overall a mixed but appreciative take, rating 3/5.