For Octavio Paz

Six Organs of Admittance is one Ben Chasny, guitar-picking icon of the underground folk resurgence that began in the late '90s. In a manner similar to the finger-blurring East-meets-West style of John Fahey, Chasny gets to truly strip down on FOR OCTAVIO PAZ. Featuring all acoustic songs, without Six Organs' usual psychedelic flourishes, this album was originally released vinyl-only in an edition of 500. After the opener, "Fire on Rain," and its tinkling, droning, and chiming bells, the album delves into delicate melodies that nurture the reverberations of Chasny's nylon guitar strings. The album continues with similarly mesmerizing pieces until the final track, "The Acceptance of Absolute Negation." Here Chasny switches from nylon to steel strings and milks the amazingly agile Eastern-style tones for all they're worth: the song clocks in at almost 30 minutes.