Montag, 14. November 2011

John Fahey - "Requia" (1967)












In his liner notes to this release, John Fahey mentions his desire to have an entire world orchestra in his guitar, Western to Eastern, bagpipes to gamelan. Perhaps it's this mental approach that sets his music so deliciously far apart from other so-called folk guitarists. "Requia" is essentially in two sections. One is a series of blues-based pieces in line with music he had previously recorded. The second major section here is a four-part suite, "Requiem for Molly", which interpolates, among other things, german nazi tape collages ("Über alles !", "Nicht schuldig !") with his guitar playing.

Well, it's fascinating ! Get it here: John Fahey - "Requia" (320Kbps)
And enjoy !

1 Kommentar:

R3000 hat gesagt…

John Fahey on german TV:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ReW9uUYm-DA#!