A great hero to Frank Zappa, and one who, Frank explained, had a huge effect on film composers who came after him.For me, Varese is one of these so-called avant-gardists, Conlon Nancarrow and Hans Werner Henze are others, who are not always as terrifyingly indigestible as rumour would have us believe.Listen to "Ameriques" and see if you if you don't agree.
