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Re: guitar drone music
i wonder how many Fahey fans are about these days?
to me he was a genius-one of kind-got to see him a couple times-he was
drinkin' 6 pack diet coke on stage both times-
never bought his records-fan of the 'live' that i am-
but he just seemed to mezmorize the crowd w/ his folk drone
twang-pick/grin type thangg.
i dont think music gets any darker or deeper than his...
i'll never ferget those shows.
my two cents
s
-----Original Message-----
>From: Marc Marshall <agentlesoul2004@yahoo.com>
>Sent: Dec 25, 2008 8:38 PM
>To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
>Subject: Re: guitar drone music
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> I grew up in the time and area of John Fahey (greater Washington DC
>area circa 1960's and 70's) for what it is worth, I never saw him
>berate the audience though being a notorious drunk that is very
>possible; unlike many functioning alcoholics it didn't seem to effect
>his playing all that much, at least the many times I saw him. He was
>brilliant the times I saw him in spite of being drunk. It DID effect
>his ability to tune and re tune his guitar to the different tunings.
>He once asked if anyone in the audience could tune his guitar, and
>admitted being too drunk to; I spoke up and tuned it and he then
>proceeded to play, laugh, and tell me I was no better than him at
>tuning. I guess you had to be there!! LOL
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>p.s. from the same time, area, and even record label (Fahey's own Takoma)
>is the very excellent Leo Kottke, though you only really need maybe his
>first four or five albums or for less purist type's I suppose you could
>settle for a best of.
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>p.s.s. to continue with my Dalek thread I am posting a link of
>them live, showcasing their more musique concrete side. (just in case any
>of you all think they are just another studio sampler cheez whiz
>"band") LMAO
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>thanks for the excellent range and exchange of enlightend opinions in
>this looping group!!
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>Marc
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>--- On Thu, 12/25/08, RICHARD SALES <richard@glasswing.com> wrote:
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>From: RICHARD SALES <richard@glasswing.com>
>Subject: Re: guitar drone music
>To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
>Date: Thursday, December 25, 2008, 7:55 PM
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>for me it's always better to listen to the folks artists (like Junghans
>and Blackshaw etc) are deriving their sound from. So I would check out
>John Fahey - the originator of this style..... or Sandy Bull if you can
>find his records anywhere.... or maybe Robbie Basho although he didn't
>seem to have the grace of playing that John did.
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>Fahey has some great records from his early years like Dance of Death,
>Death Chants, Breakdowns and Military Waltzes. It's simple, clean, well
>played. And, for what I can find, John was the FIRST modern (starting
>in 58) acoustic guitarist to use a Weissenborn... and alternate tunings.
> Unforntuately John was haunted by various demons and had a reputation
>for berating his audience and intentionally getting so drunk onstage that
>his music was... well... really bad. But early in his career he was a
>real pioneer / original thinker.
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>You could always set up a drone with a looper - like a tambura (tanpura)
>figure and play over it as in the music of India. Put lots of echo on
>it and... voila! Or find a real tambura and tabla player and go to
>town.
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>And hey! You're from Turkey! Good grief. There must be boatloads of
>great oud players there who can help. And frame drum etc.
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>RICHARD SALES
>www.glasswing.com
>www.richardsales.com
>www.hayleysales.com
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>On Dec 25, 2008, at 12:14 PM, Emile Tobenfeld (a.k.a Dr. T) wrote:
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>I don't know how drone--relevant either of them are, but Steffen Basho
>Junghans and James Blackshaw are worth a listen on the acoustic side.
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>For edgier stuff, (but not solo) you could check out Nels Cline.
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>For Jazzy Americana with noise and loops thrown in there is BIll Frissel.
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>Good luck with your disk, Erdem -- I've enjoyed both one you sent me and
>one I bought.
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>At 9:50 PM +0200 12/25/08, Erdem Helvacioglu wrote:
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>hi,
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>i am recording a new guitar-drone record for a german label. i was
>wondering which contemporary artists i should listen to? any suggestions?
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>thanks a lot and best regards.
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>Erdem Helvacioglu
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