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Artist:	HENRY, PIERRE
Title:	Intérieur/Extérieur
Label:	PHILIPS (FRANCE)
Format:	CD
Price:	$28.00
Catalog #:	PHI 2132

A new Pierre Henry work on a French major label, featuring late '96 recordings that were on display at the Festival d'Automne á Paris. My command of the French language is too close to non-existent to make out much from the liner notes, but this appears to be some sort of installation sound-gallery of the sounds one could perhaps experience in the home of Mr. Henry, with the seemingly infinite array of source material at his fingertips. A series of 15 short-ish tracks that run the gammut of potential Pierre Henry sound: "objects-montage, peinture-sculptures, d'objets fixéx, comme l'on di de la musiqe concrète ou électroacoustique quelle est constituée de 'sons fixés' sur le support magnétique ou numérique." The tracks feature beautifully manipulated electroacoustic string works, experimental tape works, abstract sound assemblage, etc. Some similarities to L'Homme a la Camera perhaps, & a most necessary item to add to the slowly expanding Pierre Henry shelf.

Artist:	HENRY, PIERRE
Title:	Mix 04.0
Label:	PHILIPS (FRANCE)
Format:	4CD
Price:	$56.00
Catalog #:	PHI 2201

The fourth boxset in Philips/Universal's miraculous Pierre Henry reissue program, up to the usual high quality standards. "This boxset will contain the 4 CD's presented below (Mix04.1, Mix04.2, Mix04.3) + an unreleased bonus double album only available in this boxset: MIX04.4 2CD 'Dieu' (77)." Dieu was previously issued on LP by Philips in 1978, but is one the more obscure Henry recordings and it has never been on CD; and it is assumed that this double CD is the complete recording (clocking in at 1 hour, 50 minutes), compared to the Philips LP. "Scènes musicales inspirées de 'Dieu' de Victor Hugo; création au Festival de Lille 1977 et à Paris au Palais des Arts." Limited stock.

Artist:	HENRY, PIERRE
Title:	04.2: Fragments Pour Artaud
Label:	PHILIPS (FRANCE)
Format:	CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	PHI 2203

Features: "Fragments pour Artaud (1970), Entité (1959), Prisme (1973)." "Fragments Pour Artaud" is from 1970, a composition for voice, cello, and electronics. Lovely electronic abstractions and purely transformed vocal input (not a text-laden piece, don't worry) make this another essential Henry masterwork of strange and bewildering genius. "Prismes" is a 15 minute electronic opera from 1973 (the soundtrack to Alwin Nikolaïs's choreography), performed at Opera de Hambourg, Feb, 1973. Oscillating electronics, processed choral sounds, another showcase for peak Henry exploration.

Artist:	HENRY, PIERRE
Title:	01.3: Messe De Liverpool/Fantaisie Messe Pour Le Temps Prese
Label:	PHILIPS (FRANCE)
Format:	CD
Price:	$25.00
Catalog #:	PHI 4402

New version of "Messe de Liverpool", superceding the prior CD version on Mantra (now deleted). "Liverpool" is a classic electronic mass from 1967, originally issued by Philips on LP. " "Fantaisie Messe Pour le Temps Présent" is a 23-minute remix of the historic 1967 meeting between Pierre Henry and Michel Columbier; it was remixed in 1967 by William Orbit, working from original "electronic jerks" from the original and parts of Henry's 1991 remix of the same. One of the ultimate psychedelic/electronic mergers.

Artist:	HENRY, PIERRE
Title:	02.2: Mouvement-Rythme-Etude
Label:	PHILIPS (FRANCE)
Format:	CD
Price:	$25.00
Catalog #:	PHI 4534

"Reissue of the 1970 composition dedicated to Maurice Béjart." This supersedes the now deleted Mantra version. "This work is dedicated to a close friend of Henry: Maurice Bejart, the famous dancer. Henry has composed numerous works for ballet, which were staged by the dancers of Bejart. In the early days Henry even accompanied the dance group all over the world. This work is exactly what the title says: it's a study of movement and rhythm. Starting of with very simple beats that meet with the reversed sound of scraped metal wires. Track 2 is a play for blowing balloons and a person saying: 'pssh' and 'psst'. Talking about humour. Track 3 is instrumental and quite acoustic whereas track 4 is entirely electronic. And that's how it continues. The whole things consists of 21 etudes for a ballet dancer." -- Ios Smolders

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