John Fahey

Rolling Stone (12/25/97, p.166) - "...the lost-city ambience of Jim O'Rourke's production...adds menace and gravity to Fahey's bottleneck reveries..."
Musician (1/98, p.95) - "...[Cul de Sac's] abstractions highlight the guitarist's vision, like lightning jabbing through thick, ominous clouds....EPIPHANY defines the essence of Fahey..."
Option (3-4/98, p.87) - "...a haunting evocation of the blues that calls back to the previous century as much as it embraces the coming one."
Magnet (1-2/98, p.69) - "...alternates bright, bluesy pieces with wilder, denser collages that incorporate more gamelans, a Miles Davis sample and guitars played by pouring lentils on their amplified strings..."
Down Beat (3/98, p.67) - 3 1/2 stars (out of 5) - "...a preservationist of blues and folk styles, he also ventures into tape collages, explorations of world music and spoken-word experients..."