There are two artists called Melmoth, one is a French psychedelic album from 1969 and the other is an Argentinean gothic band. 1] Dashiell Hedayat (Jack-Alain Léger) is a writer, poet and translator. He recorded two albums, "La Devanture des Ivresses" as Melmoth in 1969 and Obsolete as Dashiell Hedayat in 1971 with strong involvement of Gong and William S. Burroughs. 2] Melmoth was formed in 1998, in Buenos Aires, when Pablo and Karen got together. Read more on Last.fm