156 Strings: Nineteen Totally Original Acoustic Guitarists, by Various Artists

156 Strings: Nineteen Totally Original Acoustic Guitarists

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FABLOVER31 Very eclectic and uneven album.

Some tracks are tasty, others very strange.
I'm confused about the choice of artists selected (starting with the title: 19 artists x 6 strings = 114 !), but it's still very pleasant to listen to, and it allows you to discover new sounds. Favorite track: Miroslav Tadic: Yelek.

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	1.	Gyan Riley: Eyes of Orion 04:52
	2.	Michael Gulezian: Excerpt from 'Plook the Asbestos Lobster' 04:31
	3.	Raoul Björkenheim: Lullaby Heart Away 04:36
	4.	Richard Thompson: How Does Your Garden Grow? 01:59
	5.	Fred Frith: access 04:33
	6.	U Tin: Ah Chit Yeh 02:37
	7.	Peter Lang: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back 02:45
	8.	Henry Kaiser: Getting to Fifth Base 06:03
	9.	Jean-Paul Bourelly: Pulse and Remembrance 05:40
	10.	Janet Feder: Lightning Strikes 04:13
	11.	Richard Leo Johnson: Hazard Pay 05:36
	12.	Duck Baker: Juxta Pose 03:43
	13.	Rod Poole: Kaledascope Sunday 04:25
	14.	Mike Keneally: Thou Shalt Not Kill 02:15
	15.	Nels Cline: Runaway 03:28
	16.	Scott McGill: St. Kevin at Glendalough 03:27
	17.	Miroslav Tadic: Yelek 03:05
	18.	Shawn Persinger Is Prester John: An Extra Dollar 02:06
	19.	Steffen Basho-Junghans: Part 1 from the Virgin Orchestra No. 1 08:46

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Curated by guitarist Henry Kaiser, 156 Strings is his personal selection of acoustic guitarists "who sound like themselves and have something special to say." The 19 guitarists here are both well known & unknown: Duck Baker, Steffen Basho-Junghans, Raoul Bjorkenheim, Jean-Paul Bourelly, Nels Cline, Janet Feder, Fred Frith, Michael Gulezian, Richard Leo Johnson, Henry Kaiser, Mike Keneally, Peter Lang, Scott McGill, Shawn Persinger, Rod Poole, Gyan Riley, Miroslav Tadic, Richard Thompson and U Tin.

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released May 7, 2002

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