Saddhu Brand were a psychedelic rock band from San Francisco who went to live in India in 1967, were they began learning the sitar,tablas,sarod,etc. and transferred their electric rock into sitar/sarod driven psychedelic acoustic rock. Sounding strangely burnt out yet happy, the songsters of Saddhu Brand stick exclusively to traditional Indian instruments and vocals. The vocals come in two variety: the strangely unemotional sounding female chorale vocals and the voice of one addled guru sort of fellow by the name of Peter Van Gelder (from Great Society). There's a kind of Incredible String Band vibe here, although this band has a different set of acoustic instruments and they're nowhere near as talented as the ISB. "People Brittle" would easily translate to a later period Jefferson Airplane song with electric Western instruments, and "I Give You Johnee The Truth" is only one step removed from sounding like West Coast "cowboy" music like New Riders Of The Purple Sage. Just get a different singer and ditch the flute and sitar. Of course the charm of this albums is that it does have the aforementioned flute and sitar. Line-up / Musicians Peter Van Gelder/Sitar,Guruji Josh Collins/Tabla,Percussion Michael Bell/Guitar Kenny Wilson/Flute Discography(Album) Whole Earth Rhythm 1970
1.Whole Earth Rhythm 2.Dhun 3.Babu Shoda 4.Ha Ha Modi 5.People Brittle 6.I Give You Johnnee the Truth 7.Dabi Das’ Song
