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O True Believers
James Blackshaw
O True Believers
Genres: Alternative Rock, Folk, Pop, Rock
 
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"...An absolute beauty: an out-of-nowhere set of solo thought scored for open-tuned 12-string guitar, harmonium, radio, bells, ride cymbal and floor tom." - VOLCANIC TONGUE When UK native James Blackshaw plays his 12-st...  more »

     
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All Artists: James Blackshaw
Title: O True Believers
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Important
Original Release Date: 7/16/2007
Release Date: 7/16/2007
Genres: Alternative Rock, Folk, Pop, Rock
Styles: Goth & Industrial, Traditional Folk, Contemporary Folk, Folk Rock
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 793447508429

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"...An absolute beauty: an out-of-nowhere set of solo thought scored for open-tuned 12-string guitar, harmonium, radio, bells, ride cymbal and floor tom." - VOLCANIC TONGUE When UK native James Blackshaw plays his 12-string, something spiritual takes place - the unassuming 23-year-old is transformed into a guitar god whose name belongs alongside the likes of Jack Rose, Steffen Basho-Junghans and Glenn Jones. Time after time, Blackshaw hits out of the park, consistently breaking boundaries in what could be conceived as a somewhat limited medium. O True Believers is the latest in a string of impressive releases, all with their own mood and inspiration. Consisting of mainly solo 12-string acoustic guitar played in a finger-picked style not dissimilar to Robbie Basho, Blackshaw has devised new tunings and new techniques, both of which are in full display here. The album is occasionally embellished with other instruments, such as the Hindustani tamboura and a specially tuned psaltery of Eastern-European origin called a cymbala. This is James Blackshaw at his most vulnerable and sincere, and with that comes two rare and wonderful qualities: truth and freedom.
 

CD Reviews

Gorgeous Guitarwork
Erik | 08/30/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Supposedly James Blackshaw was only 23 when he put out this complex and masterful album. Despite his young age, he displays a mastery of his 12-string acoustic guitar as he deftly creates musical soundscapes both lush and entrancing. Like listening to the best of John Fahey, this album will at once captivate and enthrall you."