about the record
Flux is the 1981 debut solo outing of Robert Turman, an American multi-instrumentalist and avant-garde composer.
In the summer of 1981, Turman decided he would take a drastic turn from the noisy/electronic/industrial work of his compatriots, and began to work on what is now the classic 'Flux' cassette. 'Flux' was originally self-released in extremely limited numbers. Weary of the noisescapes of old, he set out to create long-form minimalism utilizing kalimba, piano, "Mini-Pops Jr." drum machine, and tape loops to create a complex bed of interweaving micro-stasis. The results of these new experiments were as beautiful as they were perplexing.
A curious dusty fidelity carries these classic tracks across four sides of vinyl, including all of the original 'Flux' content. These compositions glow with a sprawling, slow motion haze that's light years ahead of its time. It reveals wide spectrums of sound from melancholic kalimba and percussion patterns to slowed down, syrupy Exotica. Turman had complex ideas in his mind yet only the simple technologies of the day were at hand. Hear the click of the stopping and starting Tascam 3340 open-reel tape machine as one hand presses the "record" and "play" buttons and the other plays piano phrases.
- Flux 1 15:09
- Flux 2 10:43
- Flux 3 11:56
- Flux 4 16:57
- Flux 5 8:23
- Flux 6 5:21
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- Flux 1 15:09
- Flux 2 10:43
- Flux 3 11:56
- Flux 4 16:57
- Flux 5 8:23
- Flux 6 5:21
about the record
Flux is the 1981 debut solo outing of Robert Turman, an American multi-instrumentalist and avant-garde composer.
In the summer of 1981, Turman decided he would take a drastic turn from the noisy/electronic/industrial work of his compatriots, and began to work on what is now the classic 'Flux' cassette. 'Flux' was originally self-released in extremely limited numbers. Weary of the noisescapes of old, he set out to create long-form minimalism utilizing kalimba, piano, "Mini-Pops Jr." drum machine, and tape loops to create a complex bed of interweaving micro-stasis. The results of these new experiments were as beautiful as they were perplexing.
A curious dusty fidelity carries these classic tracks across four sides of vinyl, including all of the original 'Flux' content. These compositions glow with a sprawling, slow motion haze that's light years ahead of its time. It reveals wide spectrums of sound from melancholic kalimba and percussion patterns to slowed down, syrupy Exotica. Turman had complex ideas in his mind yet only the simple technologies of the day were at hand. Hear the click of the stopping and starting Tascam 3340 open-reel tape machine as one hand presses the "record" and "play" buttons and the other plays piano phrases.
