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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 -- www.markfrancombe.com http://vimeo.com/user825094 http://uk.youtube.com/user/markfrancombe http://www.myspace.com/markfrancombe www.looop.no 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. >