A strange and beautiful
piece of American folk. Robbie Basho's music is virtuous and eclectic, with
influences ranging from country music to Indian raga.
Basho's (and John Fahey's) music has the same hypnotic quality that I find in listening to Bach's fugues: from a simple theme you are carried down a relentless stream of dense, interweaving lines that work together to create a harmonious unity. Heavily layered music like this has tremendous re-play quality because all of the parts simply cannot be taken in all at once, for they reveal themselves gradually with every listen.
Basho's (and John Fahey's) music has the same hypnotic quality that I find in listening to Bach's fugues: from a simple theme you are carried down a relentless stream of dense, interweaving lines that work together to create a harmonious unity. Heavily layered music like this has tremendous re-play quality because all of the parts simply cannot be taken in all at once, for they reveal themselves gradually with every listen.
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