JEFF FUCCILLO
DISTURBED STRINGS
roar 07 LP
** no copies left here -- try ordering from Cadence
also available via iTunes
In the spring of 1998, guitarist Jeff Fuccillo (Irving Klaw Trio,
Wham-O, Hochenkeit) met avant-folk guru John Fahey while opening for
his trio at a gig in Portland, Oregon. Fahey was sufficiently impressed,
and booked studio time to record Fuccillo for his label. On the day
of the session, Fuccillo arrived prepared to make a solo acoustic
guitar album. To his surprise, Fahey had brought along a pile of samples
-- random snatches of music, all manner of sound effects -- and without
warning, began shooting them out into the studio room through the
monitors, effecting a guerrilla collaboration of sorts. Disturbed Strings captures the highlights of that day: veering from hardscrabble
stringrattling to modal melodicism, the album is ample testament to
Fuccillo's wide-ranging inventiveness as an improvising guitarist,
as well as a window into an aspect of Fahey's artistry not previously
represented on record. Released in an edition of 542 copies, with artwork
by Fahey and Judith Lindbloom.
"Damn, what a great record!...
The hepness of the way this guy bends and hammers strings makes it
impossible to peg stylistically, seeming as it does, to owe equal
debts to Derek Bailey, Robbie Basho and Jandek." - Byron Coley
& Thurston Moore, Arthur
"...an enticing introduction to Fuccillo's 'solo' art,
and something that Fahey completists will need to own." - Brian
Olewnick, Bagatellen
"...fascinating
and stylistically dizzying..." - Ethan Covey, Dusted |
