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The Flying Luttenbachers

Country: United States

The Flying Luttenbachers are a Chicago group formed in late 1991 by the multi-instrumentalist Hal Russell and the drummer Weasel Walter, who has led the band and written its music ever since. Starting out as a punk jazz trio, they developed a violent mix of no wave, noise rock, free jazz and death metal that fed into what was later called brutal prog. Hal Russell left early on, and the band's rotating lineup later included Ken Vandermark, Jeb Bishop, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Mick Barr, Henry Kaiser and Tim Dahl.

Losing The War Inside Our Heads
“Losing The War Inside Our Heads” is the 17th official album by The Flying Luttenbachers. It is a desolate, bracing collection of music showcasing five varied new tracks of intense, composed modernism. The previous release “Terror Iridescence” (2022)…
Terror Iridescence
“Terror Iridescence” is the 4th full length release by the latter-day, New York City based reincarnation of the seminal Punk Jazz/No Wave/Brutal Prog unit The Flying Luttenbachers, and the 17th album since 1992. After all of this, longtime fans tend …
Negative Infinity
"Negative Infinity" is a sort of return-to-form in a regard, featuring 6 tightly scripted doses of what they call "Brutal Prog" - the tag Weasel coined in the early 2000s to describe an elite breed of intense, complex bands who emphasised harshness a…
Live at WNUR 2​-​6​-​92
* Edition of 75 * Originally released on cassette in 1992 and then CD in 1996 this is The Flying Luttenbachers' first transmission to Earth. A furious snapshot into the early days of the band and featuring the incredible line-up of head honcho Weasel…
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Incarceration By Abstraction
* Edition of 225 * Originally released in 2007 on CD, this is the first time 'Incarceration By Abstraction' is pressed on vinyl. "The metatext of this collection of songs concerns the rebirth of the robot out of the debris resulting from the cosmic b…
Shattered Dimension
The Flying Luttenbachers’ “Shattered Dimension” is the first offering by the seminal cult band since 2007. The current New York City based version of the group on this recording features stalwart leader and primary composer Weasel Walter on drums, sa…
Imminent Death
The Flying Luttenbachers’ “Imminent Death” is the second release by the seminal cult band since its reincarnation in 2017. “Imminent Death” is very different in many ways from the previous Luttenbachers releases, but then again, you could consistenly…