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Selected Clips: Henry Kuntz has been intimately involved in free jazz and free improvisation for more than 20 years. From 1973 to 1979, he was editor and publisher of the internationally- acclaimed newsletter BELLS. He first recorded on tenor saxophone in 1977 on Henry Kaiser's Ice Death (Parachute 005). He has played musette and various flutes since 1981, miniature violins since 1983, gamelans and xylophones since 1988. With Brian Godchaux and John Kuntz, in 1986, he formed the "avant-shamanic trance jazz" group, OPEYE, which now also includes Ben and Esten Lindgren. Henry Kuntz has traveled extensively (over 20 years) to Mexico, Central and South America, Asia, and Indonesia recording, studying, and drawing upon aspects of music, ritual, dance, and performance. |
Crew's Choice Selection Meditations On Impermanence OPEYE has long been the free improvisational equivalent of The Residents in as much as the ritualization of the music (creating a visual parallel to the musical offerings) was integral to the performance. On this recording though, they moved beyond "ritualizing" to "bringing to life" the ritual itself. This recording features the last two sessions of OPEYE even though they were recorded over three years apart (1998 and 2002). The second session was recorded just 25 days before Ben Lindgren left this planet to join his friend and musical cohort Glenn Spearman. While prognosis of Ben's impending passing was the catalyst for the recording, the music sounds as though there was something much deeper going on here. Upon hearing the final recording, Ben remarked, "I think it holds up well." We trust you will too, as we give it our highest recommendation for an organic inner listening experience. Not for casual listening, but if you will stay with it, the music goes places not often traveled. Disc 1: 39:47 minute audio track/23:04 minute video :::>> Tell A Friend About This CD From Drimala You might also enjoy listening to: One Day's Music (Dave Nielsen, Jack Wright, Kurt Heyl, Dave Wayne, Al Faaet) Branches (Northwoods Improvisors) Moss Becomes Silk (OPEYE) Elixir (Hal Russell's Chemical Feast) |
