Pierre Henry
Le Voyage: The Fantastic Journey From Death to Life: An Electronic Score Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead
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THE REVIEW
The vinyl enthusiast along the Naviglio Grande.
The little dog Trash is sitting under the counter. Among the now dust-covered paw pads appears a wonderful cover, full of facets of metallic ink.
In 1967, Philips produced the Prospective 21st-century series, recordings of concrete and electronic music by musicians including Ivo Malec, Luc Ferrari, Pierre Henry, and many others.
They still sound like the future today. Here are all the covers. And this lucky guy has them all. Envy.
I can't tell you what it's like, as I don't have a turntable, and this one isn’t online, but in the meantime, you can listen to this by François Bayle.
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The review nostalgically describes owning Pierre Henry's 1967 album 'Le Voyage,' praised as a pioneering electronic score inspired by the Tibetan Book of the Dead. It contextualizes the album within the innovative Philips Prospective 21st-century series and acknowledges the timeless futurism of the music despite its rarity and inaccessibility online. The reviewer expresses admiration and envy for the collector owning the full series. Listeners are encouraged to hear a related work by François Bayle.Tracklist
Pierre Henry
Pierre Henry (1927–2017) was a French composer and a pioneer of musique concrète. Working with Pierre Schaeffer at French radio’s studios and later on his own, he expanded tape-based composition into concert works, stage pieces, and collaborations, notably with Michel Colombier on Messe pour le temps présent and with Schaeffer on Symphonie pour un homme seul.03 Reviews
