Compiled from the albums John Fahey recorded for avant-garde label Table of the Elements after his rediscovery in the Nineties, this fascinating two-CD set is, in effect, the final musical statement from this most idiosyncratic of acoustic guitarists.   Full text...

Recorded in Atlanta in August of 1997, it's Fahey's first and only live electric guitar album. His flow is mind-bending as he weaves improvisation, curved takes on classics like Artie Shaw's "Nightmare" and Duke Ellington's "Mood Indigo", and sly interpretations of his own pieces into one restless guitar marathon.  Full text...

The most striking music here is Georgia Stomps, Atlanta Struts, and Other Contemporary Dance Favorites, which provides Fahey the chance to maintain his moving target status, eschewing big-bodied acoustic for shimmering electric.   Full text...

Sea Changes & Coelacanths: A Young Person's Guide to John Fahey combines two of his best late-in-life projects. The set's attractive peripherals celebrate Fahey in grand style with suitably gnostic packaging art and a selection of essays authored by David Fricke, Byron Coley, Dave Grubbs deliberating on facets of his history and influence both familiar and fresh.  Full text...