It speaks of the language and syntax of reality, explicitly through mention of geometry and biology and implicitly through its audial transition from a melodious, familiar dimension to a discordant, unfamiliar dimension.
The hidden dimension this song addresses may be described as the structural matrix and bedrock of reality. In the same way that we create two-dimensional images and fictional realities it can be said that a higher dimensional reality creates us and our three-dimensional world.
As a musical genre psychedelic folk is an apt way to express such insight. The folk element evokes old, rural, communal and spiritual tradtions and does so in a mysterious and beautiful way. The psychedelic element updates the folk aspect, employing electronic sounds and musical experimentation and embedding it in the historical and cultural context in which it was made. There is thus a melding of ancient and modern, tradition and revolution, continuity and change.
That Parallelograms, the song and the album of the same name, was largely ignored when first released in 1970 is testament to the overall commercialism and vapidity of the music industry and the ignorance of a society unable to perceive raw artistry and deep insight into the nature of existence.
