Michael Hedges was one of the most captivating and innovative guitar players between the 1980's until his tragic death in 1997. Oracle is the last studio recorded album of Micahel's lifetime (Torched was a collection of Michael's Demos). Michael had the great ability to create music that spoke straight from the soul. Buy this album or at least buy the title track "Oracle". If you enjoy this, look at his album "Aerial Boundaries" As Hedges once said, "I play guitar because it lets me dream out loud"