a r t i s t : John Fahey
t i t l e : Requia And Other Compositions For Guitar Solo
d a t e : 1967
l a b e l : Vanguard Records
g e n r e : Folk
r l s. d a t e : Jan/2008
t r a c k s : 08
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 61,5 MB
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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. These include the
lovely "Requiem for John Hurt" and a wry "Fight On Christians,
Fight On," both of which sound remarkably modern more than
three decades after they were recorded. The slightly
off-center variations he works on these songs are more vital
and gorgeous than any ten of his peers. The second major
section here is a four-part suite, "Requiem for Molly," which
interpolates tape collages with his guitar playing. These do,
in fact, sound a bit dated, largely because his source
material ("Deutschland Uber Alles," marching bands, screams,
etc.) sounds heavy-handed and trite in retrospect. Still, he
anticipates similar usage by Charlie Haden in his Liberation
Music Orchestra from the following year, as well as pointing
toward wider explorations in that field that Fahey himself
would undertake in the future. Requia doesn't rank up with the
absolute best of his releases, but contains enough fine and
interesting work to recommend it to Fahey fans. ~ Brian
Olewnick, All Music Guide
John Fahey (Guitar), John Fahey (Special Effects), John Fahey
(Main Performer), John Fahey (Effects), John Fahey (Tapes),
John Fahey (Montage), Samuel Charters (Special Effects),
Samuel Charters (Producer), Samuel Charters (Effects), Barry
Hansen (Special Effects), Jack Lothrop (Master Tape Assembly)
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01-Requiem For John Hurt [05:10]
02-Requiem For Russell Blaine Cooper [08:56]
03-When The Catfish Is In Bloom [07:42]
04-Requiem For Molly (Part 1) [07:40]
05-Requiem For Molly (Part 2) [07:46]
06-Requiem For Molly (Part 3) [02:33]
07-Requiem For Molly (Part 4) [03:00]
08-Fight On Christians, Fight On [01:57]
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