Aquarius Records (SF) adds HORSEFLY to catalog and writes a review

by Haze

MANSON, CHARLES Horsefly (The Zou / Parasitic) 7″ 14.98
A brand new 7″ single from the infamous Charles Manson, to commemorate his 77th birthday on 11/11/11, recorded surreptitiously in his prison cell, on a smuggled in hand held recorder… a fascinating document, musical and otherwise of a man many consider a madman, but who some others consider wrongly imprisoned. Musically, Manson has a long history, most famously as a friend of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys, and of course many have postulated that it was his frustration with his musical career that may have initiated the events that led to his incarceration. 
This single is two sides of urgent, rambling, ramshackle folk, not that far removed from his other recordings, but it’s definitely a glimpse into the soul of a man who has spent most of his life in prison. There aren’t so many proper ‘songs’ here, it’s more a flowing, sort of freeform folk ramble, with Manson, rambling sung spoken lyrics one second, crooning the next, slipping into crazed rants or maniacal laughter, using different voices, speaking in tongues, but for all the bits of weirdness, there’s some seriously good stuff here, the opening of the B side features some super pretty guitar, and Manson’s voice when it comes in, while rough and ragged, is still emotional and powerful. The majority of the record is stripped down, urgently strummed acoustic guitar, and Manson just wandering vocally, it’s pretty compelling for sure, and anyone who has the other Manson records is gonna want this too. 
It comes gorgeously packaged in a super deluxe full color gatefold sleeve, inside a printed two side page of liner notes, one side, a defense of Manson, the other a wild ramble signed Horse Fly, who we presume is Manson himself.
LIMITED TO 1000 COPIES!!