Proofs & Refutations
| Proofs & Refutations | ||||
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| Released | September 8, 2023 | |||
| Recorded | 1995–1996 | |||
| Length | 42:25 | |||
| Label | Drag City | |||
| Producer | Dean Blackwood, Rian Murphy | |||
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Proofs & Refutations is a compilation album by American fingerstyle guitarist and composer John Fahey, released in 2023. It reissues Double 78 alongside four additional tracks.
History
[edit]The album's notes indicate that its tracks were "recorded circa 1995/96, mostly in John Fahey's room at a Salem, Oregon boardinghouse".[1] Tracks A3, A4, B2, and B3 were originally released in 1996 as Double 78 by Perfect Records.
Reception
[edit]In his Spectrum Culture review, Reed Jackson noted that this material represents Fahey at a turning point in his musical career, describing the album as, "an enlightening link between the early and late periods, a tenuous bridge between two widely separated worlds."[2] John Nicol described the opening track as "staggering [...] even after a hundred listens."[3]
Track listing
[edit]Side A
- "All the Rains" – 5:43
- "F for Fake" – 6:58
- "Morning (Pt. 1)" – 4:13
- "Morning (Pt. 2)" – 4:30
Side B
- "For LMC 2" – 4:00
- "Evening, Not Night (Pt. 1)" – 5:19
- "Evening, Not Night (Pt. 2)" – 4:38
- "Untitled (w/o rain)" – 7:04
References
[edit]- ^ "John Fahey: Proofs & Refutations". Drag City. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ Jackson, Reed. "John Fahey: Proofs and Refutations". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ Nicol, John. "REVISIO: John Fahey: Proofs & Refutations". OBLADADA. Retrieved 8 March 2024.