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Re: Fahey: a couple of questions



Did you forget a URL Rick?
I too have never heard Faheys "electronic music"... that is often refered 
to...

I think its so funny that Fahey comes up so often nowadays. He wa a
discovery of mine back in the early eightys, with an album called
maybe (or maybe not maybe.. maybe exactly..) "The transfiguration of
Joe Death." I never heard anyone else mention him, and it was not the
"time" to take him to parties, it being that awful big hairdo and big
snare-drum time. Isnt it funny when you think yo are the only one who
knows about something. 5n those days I was buying ALOT of second hand
records, basically by the cover... as such there WERE (I sold most of
the 3000 albums I used to own - down to the 300 essenticccccc
cccccccvvvvvvvvvvv  .. sorry ... kids...)

The album was like magic to me, I knew nothiong about acoustic music
or blues or slide guitar... weirdly I have always kept a slide nearby
when I play, and developed a sort of slide technique using masses of
distortion and a wrench which kept the kids happy during my Cranes
period... that I DO think was subconsiously influenced by Fahey.

Weirdly however, I sold the record during the big sell of possesions
period (after a divorce)... and honesly dont want it back... or to
follow up on Fahey. I really think it would be to Folky and whimsical
and... well I am happy with the memory of it.

Having said that, I saw and reviewed Steffen Basho-Junghans at the
Safe as Milk festival in Norway a few years ago, and LOVED him...

http://www.furthernoise.org/index.php?url=page.php&ID=45&iss=50

But he had some other influences coming through that Fahey could not
have, as in... I kid you not... Techno... yes it WAS a very primary
feeling that his style was contributed to by listening to modern
electronic music, Basho managed to get the sound of one guitar (maybe
it was a 12 string?) to whizz about the room,  using no effects but
masses of harmonics, and strumming at an amazing tempo. It was simple
(as in... I could do it when I got home and tried) and wonderful.
Whether I would want to play slash listen to this kind of music all
the time (frankly Im a bit bored with "drone" its all Ive been
listening to for about the last 4 years...)

I suppose I need to listen to Fahey again, but... Im actually quite
happy with my memory of him-....

mark

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On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 8:35 AM, Rick Walker <looppool@cruzio.com> wrote:
>
> Much has been said about Fahey's experiments with electronic music and 
>electric guitar
> later in his life but i can't seem to find examples of any of it on the 
>web.
> I subscribe to Rhapsody but they only have his acoustic stuff up to as 
>late as 2003.
>
> What electric records did he put out and has anyone heard the fabled all 
>electronica record
> he's rumored to have released?  I'd love to hear that.
>
> While we are at it.........................
> take a gander at this lovely rendition of the Red Pony from an early TV 
>show.
>
> Can anyone hip me to the tuning he's using on this song.
>
> It looks like he rarely frets the lowest three strings (are they 
>referred to as the top strings or the botton strings, as
> they are physically on the top of the guitar relative to the floor but 
>they are the lowest notes on the guitar)
> except in the intro and outro with the short walking base line played 
>with a thumb.
>
> I know it's considered bad technique but I'm loving using my thumb to 
>fret the bass strings on some chords.
> It just feels more comfortable to my hand than the typical barre chords 
>that everyone uses.
>