dear all this in from Locustmusic today - some revues of henry flynt's music
i was fortunate to get a preview of henry's new disc 'spindizzy' the other day, which i think is being released by ampersound OR it could be recorded i'm not sure http://www.ampersound.com/ http://www.recorded.com/ http://www.locustmusic.com/artists.htm April 3 Other Music HENRY FLYNT "C Tune" (Locust Music) CD $14.99 The music of Henry Flynt should be mentioned in the same breath as kindred spirits Tony Conrad, LaMonte Young or John Cale, but Flynt's importance often has been overlooked. That is, until recently. "C tune," the third recent Flynt archival recording, is a welcome addition to Flynt's recorded output, featuring the electric violinist joined by C.C. Hennix on Pandit Pran Nath tambura. The ferocious psychedelic ring of this 1980 recording is Flynt at his most aggressive; the electric violin shrieks and scrapes on top of the hypnotic hum of Hennix's tambura. "C Tune" is another vital document of Flynt's under-appreciated music. - Phil Waldorf Aquarius Records SF FLYNT, HENRY C Tune (Locust) cd 14.98 Another gorgeous document of keening high end drone exploration from this central figure in the sixties Fluxus scene. The focus (as always) is on Flynt's electric fiddle, that squeals and scrapes and glides effortlessly between notes and deep into outerspace. Flynt's fiddle is accompanied by tamboura lending this piece a distinctly Middle Eastern flavor. Fans of Riley, Palestine, Nitsch, Cale and drone music in general will definitely want to pick this up. Vital Weekly number 320 , week 15 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. (Frans De Waard)
