condition (disc/cover): NM / NM - Mouvement Rythme Étude on Mantra finds Pierre Henry in pedagogical mode, the title announcing studies in motion and rhythm. But Henry's études never feel academic; they pulse with the same vitality as his larger canvases. Even exercises become adventures when this composer approaches the tape machine.
Mantra Records, a smaller imprint than Philips, gave Henry space to release work that might not fit the major label's commercial calculations. The études here function as laboratory experiments made public, glimpses into the workshop where Henry tested materials before deploying them in larger structures. For devotees, such glimpses prove invaluable. For the curious, they demonstrate that creativity isn't magic but practice, accumulation, daily discipline.
