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Palm Desert
Based on Lyrics and Music by Van Dyke Parks |
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| This book grew out of a simple packaging design for an audio CD. It is a tribute to a near mythical figure in the world of American music, Van Dyke Parks, whose prolific career produced six solo albums, numerous movie scores, children's books and uncounted credits as a session musician, lyricist, producer and arranger. In 1998 Rudy VanderLans took a trip to Palm Desert where Van Dyke Parks is said to have written most of the material for his legendary 1968 album, Song Cycle. The trip resulted in hundreds of photographs which Rudy VanderLans says were inspired as much by this remarkable musician's lyrics as by his own impressions. The 68 images published strive to echo Van Dyke's creative approach of blending classical, historical, vernacular, experimental, political and experiential themes. |
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Music by:
Van Dyke Parks, Honey Barbara,
Elliott Peter Earls, Itchy Pet
and Supercollider |
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96 pages, Hardcover
5 3/4'' x 8 3/4'' (225 x 145 mm)
68 color illustrations, English
Music-CD included
ISBN: 0-9669409-0-3
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| $ 35.00 |
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| Quotes on Palm Desert |
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| ''It is brilliant. An inspiring visual journey through the Palm Desert area of California, undertaken by someone who obviously cares for the works of Van Dyke Parks. Accessible to all who have been touched by Parks's surrealist lyrics and imagery. Beyond that, Palm Desert is a great artistic statement that can easily stand on its own.'' Songcycler Website |
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| ''VanderLans's introductory essay is quite touching and his photographs combine the precision and obliqueness of their source material. There are several books that need writing on Van Dyke Parks and this may well be one of them.'' Eye |
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| ''It's an evocative mix of the ethereal, regal, mythical and humane aspects of the Southern California landscape. The elegant simplicity of the entire presentation brings to mind the work of Ed Ruscha.'' Pulse! |
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| ''The type, illustrations, paper, binding, and size all contribute to making this book a pleasure to look at and hold. The typography is a quiet lesson in proportion.'' Lingua Franca |
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| ''The startling contrast between the desert-alone and the desert-intervened is made clear in Vanderlans's color photographs. The book is beautifully designed with clarity, subtlety and yet variety in the layout.'' The Journal of Artists Books |
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