Parallel Galaxy

Parallel Galaxy is the first solo album by American musician <a href="/facts/Emmett_Chapman/WlHvhM14">Emmett Chapman</a>, released in 1985 on Backyard Records. The album is also one of the earliest to feature the <a href="/facts/Chapman_Stick/WDg70FM7">Chapman Stick</a>, a stringed instrument developed by Chapman. (<a href="/facts/Alphonso_Johnson/bLHHIUXp">Alphonso Johnson</a> and <a href="/facts/Tony_Levin/8DbXLlKz">Tony Levin</a> had used a Stick a few years earlier).
This album represented both an example of Chapman's artistry on the Stick, and also showed other musicians what was possible on the Stick. Though not a top-selling album, it inspired many musicians to pick up the Stick.
The track "Back Yard" appears in the <a href="/facts/Alan_Smithee/cQetcmud">Alan Smithee</a> version of the 1984 film <a href="/facts/Dune_(1984_film)/yPAxhEPw">Dune</a>.
The entire album was recorded without overdubs. It included <a href="/facts/Bruce_Gary/nGhfRJYo">Bruce Gary</a> on drums, Josh Hanna on vocal effects and Dan Chapman (Emmett's brother) on harmonica.
Initially released on vinyl, the album was remastered and released on CD in 1999.

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Parallel Galaxy