Aktion	Zweigstelle	Standorte	Status	Frist	Vorbestellungen
Vorbestellen	Zweigstelle: 17., Hormayrg. 2	Standorte: CD.09 Henr / 70er	Status: Verfügbar	Frist:	Vorbestellungen: 0

As an avid devotee of Henry Cow, I never found this album to be as exhilariting as the others. But as the years have rolled on, I've found more and more to like about it.

It was Henry Cow's second record, and features for the first time the bassoon of Lindsay Cooper - an instrument which instantly sets the tone for this whole record. John Greaves' piano, especially on the classic Half Asleep Half Awake, also characterises it, as does the barely composed tracks on the final 4 tracks ( a result, so legend has it, of limited studio time necessitating group improvisation). Perhaps the hurriedness of the last 4 tracks were a detraction for me, but listening to the barely composed Deluge again now, I can see what's so great about this group - it builds up beautifully and trails off both unexpectantly and magically. Like most of Henry Cow's music, you just never knew where it was heading - even after haering it many times.

Bruce Langridge