This is a review from Vital e-magazine. Hope it will be interesting for
some fluxlisters
HENRY FLYNT - C TUNE (CD by Locust)
Henry Flynt is probably one of the lesser known figures from the
Fluxus movement. Apperentely he also played some times with The
Velvet Underground, and a writer against Stockhausen, 12 tone music
and the cultural domination of European art. Lately there has been
some more interest in releasing his music (a double CD on Recorded
for instance) and here is another one. On this CD, Flynt plays his
electric violin on one long piece. Recorded in 1980, with the help of
C.C. Hennix on 'Pandit Pran Nath Tambura. Maybe because it's an
electric violin, it reminded me of older Dream Syndicate/John Cale/La
Monte Young pieces. According to Flynt this is a meditation on/from
the cosmos. Gliding up and down the violin, and drones produced on
the Tamboura, give this an electric Eastern feel to it. Maybe the
minimal music as it was once intended? Not the sort of pleasent
ensemble pieces that some others came up with, but more a direct in
y'r face recording. Hardcore minimalism. Music that sucks you
entirely into, if you are open for it. A raw piece, but one I like a
lot. (FdW)
Address: www.locustmusic.com
Henry Flynt is probably one of the lesser known figures from the
Fluxus movement. Apperentely he also played some times with The
Velvet Underground, and a writer against Stockhausen, 12 tone music
and the cultural domination of European art. Lately there has been
some more interest in releasing his music (a double CD on Recorded
for instance) and here is another one. On this CD, Flynt plays his
electric violin on one long piece. Recorded in 1980, with the help of
C.C. Hennix on 'Pandit Pran Nath Tambura. Maybe because it's an
electric violin, it reminded me of older Dream Syndicate/John Cale/La
Monte Young pieces. According to Flynt this is a meditation on/from
the cosmos. Gliding up and down the violin, and drones produced on
the Tamboura, give this an electric Eastern feel to it. Maybe the
minimal music as it was once intended? Not the sort of pleasent
ensemble pieces that some others came up with, but more a direct in
y'r face recording. Hardcore minimalism. Music that sucks you
entirely into, if you are open for it. A raw piece, but one I like a
lot. (FdW)
Address: www.locustmusic.com
