Delusion of the Furry, Pt.II

I already mentioned that this is out, but here's
the description from the Forced Exposure new release
emailing:

PARTCH, HARRY: Enclosure Six: Delusion of the Fury CD (INNO 406).
Finally, the major missing piece of the Partch discography has been
reissued! "To mark the 25th anniversary of the composer�s death (on
September 4, 1974), and just in time for his centenary (June 24,
2001), Delusion of the Fury, the monumental work of ritual-theater
that propelled Harry Partch into the limelight, is being released on
CD. Originally recorded for Columbia Masterworks and long-since out
of print, Innova, in conjunction with Sony Music Special Products,
has reissued this central item of American musical history. With the
appearance of this recording, the complete works of Harry Partch
(1901-1974), one of the most important of American artists, are
available for the first time (the remaining works are published
largely by innova�s Enclosure series and the CRI Partch Collection).
Like composer Conlon Nancarrow, Partch had to wait until late in life
for his radical contributions to the arts to receive wide attention.
With the 1969 production of Delusion he was 'discovered', idolized,
and gurufied, as a 43-tone-to-the-octave, ex-hobo, eccentric,
maverick, iconoclastic instrument-builder, and a 'philosophic
music-man seduced into carpentry.' Hippy hyperbole notwithstanding,
Partch was a genuine far-out radical whose time has come. Again.
Delusion of the Fury is a 72� totally-integrated, corporeal,
microtonal, elemental work of ritual theater, incorporating almost
all of Partch�s hand-built orchestra of sculptural instruments. Using
mime, dance, music, vocalizations, lighting, and costume, Partch
presents two tales concerning reconciliation of life and death, one
after a Japanese Noh drama, the other after an Ethiopian folk tale.
The vidoe release Enclosure Four: Harry Partch (Innova 404) features
the film version of Delusion, but this is the first time that the
high-quality stereo sound version is available on CD. Perhaps the
most astonishing, seductive and compelling of Partch�s works,
Delusion stands as the 'Choral Symphony' or 'Ring Cycle' do to other
composers: a culminating testament to a lifetime of 'doing your own
thing.' The 16-page illustrated booklet features Partch�s
introduction and a new text by conductor Danlee Mitchell."

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