The Flying Luttenbachers

**The Flying Luttenbachers** are a notoriously chaotic experimental music project masterminded by drummer/composer Weasel Walter. Emerging from Chicago’s avant-garde scene in the early ’90s, the band became a revolving door of collaborators, channeling raw energy into a volatile mix of free jazz, punk, no-wave, and metal. Their sound is a relentless barrage of dissonance, fractured rhythms, and confrontational noise—like a musical demolition derby. Albums like *Destroy All Music* (and its *Revisited* version) and *Gods of Chaos* live up to their apocalyptic titles, reveling in sonic chaos while showcasing razor-sharp precision beneath the surface.

Over decades, The Flying Luttenbachers have evolved from jazz-skronk roots to incorporate blackened thrash and prog-metal fury, as heard on releases like *Infection and Decline* or *Cataclysm*. Walter’s uncompromising vision—fueled by a “destroy all boundaries” ethos—has made the project a cult favorite for fans of music that’s as intellectually demanding as it is physically punishing. Whether blasting through math-rock complexity or spiraling into free improvisation, their work remains a middle finger to complacency, forever testing how far sound can bend before it breaks.

Genres

Noise Rock

Free Jazz

Avant-garde

Math Rock

Experimental

Latest Release

Destroy All Music (Original Recording)

The Flying Luttenbachers

Album - 10 Tracks - Released August 9, 2011