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- Date Released: January 1, 1996
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Style: Contemporary Folk
- Label: Fantasy / Takoma
Like John Fahey? Take it to the next level with this brilliant guitarist.
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We Say...
Sure, John Fahey's guitar music hinted at Eastern music's tunings and variations, but labelmate Robbie Basho took it to the next level, and then some. This collection of '60s (who would have guessed?) recordings showcases some of Basho's best compositions. It's a world of intense ragas and calming meditations that defy the way an acoustic guitar is supposed to sound. Except for "Oriental Love Song" and "Salangadou," the guitarist forgoes his somewhat infamous singing and whistling; what's left are tracks that — through inventive tunings, great playing and Basho's singular personality — were at the forefront of contemporary instrumental music.
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They Say...
Guitar Soli is a superb reissue of the cream of Robbie Basho's earliest work, mostly recorded in 1965 for his first two Takoma LPs, The Seal of the Blue Lotus and The Grail and the Lotus (one cut from a 1966 album, Basho Sings, Vol. 3, is also included). Whether you decide to use this as background mood music or thinking-person's acoustic folk, it's moving music, the constant shifts in tone and style remaining fresh and inventive. By the standards of 1965 folk, it was rather radical in form, both in its length (with cuts that usually lasted between five and ten minutes) and its breadth of styles (encompassing American, Indian, Far Eastern, and other musics). Basho's unorthodox vocal delivery, the aural equivalent of a leaf shaking on a tree, is most emphatically not for everyone, but that's not much of an issue here, as most of the pieces are instrumental. With 78 minutes of music and extensive liner notes, it's an excellent value.
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| 01. |  |
Seal of the Blue Lotus |
7:37 |
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| 02. | |
Mountain Man's Farewell |
8:39 |
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| 03. | |
Dravidian Sunday |
6:35 |
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| 04. | |
The Grail and the Lotus |
6:02 |
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| 05. | |
The Dharma Prince |
10:06 |
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| 06. | |
Oriental Love Song |
5:57 |
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| 07. | |
Sansara in Sweetness After Sandstorm |
6:07 |
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| 08. | |
Salangadou |
4:15 |
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| 09. | |
The Golden Shamrock |
8:43 |
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| 10. | |
Street Dakini |
6:31 |
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| 11. | |
Chung Mei-The Chinese Orchid |
8:10 |
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11 Total Tracks, 78:42 Total Length
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Credits
- Robbie Basho - Guitar (Steel) // Robbie Basho - Vocals // Robbie Basho - Producer // Robbie Basho - ? // Robbie Basho - Design // Will Ackerman - Liner Notes // Bill Belmont - Producer // Bill Belmont - Compilation // ED Denson - Producer // ED Denson - Liner Notes // Joe Tarantino - Remastering // Linda Kalin - Design // Steffen Basho-Junghans - Liner Notes // Paul Kagan - Photography // Tom Weller - Design // Glenn Jones - Liner Notes
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Other Details
- Instrument:
- Guitar
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