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{{Infobox album
| name = Flat Tire: Music for a Non-Existent Movie
| type = studio
| artist = [[Allan Holdsworth]]
| cover = Allan Holdsworth - 2001 - Flat Tire.jpg
| border = yes
| released = {{Start date|2001|12|1|df=y}}
| recorded = 2000–2001
| studio = The House, [[San Juan Capistrano, California]]
| genre = [[Jazz fusion]]
| length = {{Duration|m=47|s=30}}
| label = Megazoidal
| producer = Allan Holdsworth
| prev_title = [[The Sixteen Men of Tain]]
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = [[All Night Wrong]]
| next_year = 2002
}}
'''''Flat Tire: Music for a Non-Existent Movie''''' is the eleventh and final studio album by guitarist [[Allan Holdsworth]], released on 1 December 2001 through Megazoidal Records<ref name=allmusic>Adler, David R. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/flat-tire-music-for-a-non-existent-movie-mw0001248097 "Flat Tire: Music for a Non-Existent Movie - Allan Holdsworth"]. ''[[AllMusic]]''. [[RhythmOne]]. Retrieved 30 September 2014.</ref> and reissued in 2013 through [[MoonJune Records]]. Besides the first track, the entire album was recorded by Holdsworth himself using the [[SynthAxe]],<ref>Feuillerat, Olivier (June 2003). [http://ofeuillerat.free.fr/documents/itw/Feuillerat%20itw%2003.htm "Interview with Allan Holdsworth"]. ofeuillerat.free.fr. Retrieved 30 September 2014.</ref> an instrument for which he became well known since ''[[Atavachron]]'' (1986).
In the liner notes, Holdsworth briefly talks about events in his personal life which had resulted in the loss of his home studio, The Brewery, as well as explaining the concept behind the album: "I always liked the idea of trying to create music for movies and through my experiences of the last 18 months ''The Movie – Flat Tire'' was made, hence the subtitle ''Music for a Non-Existent Movie''."
==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[All About Jazz]]
| rev1score = Favourable<ref name=allaboutjazz1/>
| rev2 = All About Jazz (2)
| rev2score = Favourable<ref name=allaboutjazz2>Astarita, Glenn (13 July 2013). [https://www.allaboutjazz.com/flattire-music-for-a-non-existent-movie-allan-holdsworth-moonjune-records-review-by-glenn-astarita.php#.VCrM5tjc3eU "Allan Holdsworth: FLATTire: Music For a Non-Existent Movie (2013)"]. [[All About Jazz]]. Retrieved 30 September 2014.</ref>
| rev3 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=allmusic/>
}}
''Flat Tire'' has received mixed reviews. The staff at [[All About Jazz]] gave the album a positive review, calling it a "very uniquely rewarding listening experience" and going into detail about the quirks of the SynthAxe. However, they suggested that diehard fans of Holdsworth's work would appreciate it more than "devoted guitarheads".<ref name=allaboutjazz1>Staff (12 April 2002). [https://www.allaboutjazz.com/flattire-music-for-a-non-existent-movie-allan-holdsworth-megazoidal-records-review-by-aaj-staff.php#.VCrM6Njc3eU "Allan Holdsworth: FlatTire: Music For a Non-Existent Movie (2001)"]. [[All About Jazz]]. Retrieved 30 September 20140.</ref> David R. Adler at [[AllMusic]] gave the album three stars out of five, describing the music as "more of a one-man band effect than a solo guitar performance" and "a bit static and repetitive overall". He called the album "not the best introduction" to first-time listeners of Holdsworth, but recommended it for fans of his work.<ref name=allmusic/>
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| all_music = Allan Holdsworth
| title1 = The Duplicate Man (Intro)
| length1 = 1:52
| title2 = The Duplicate Man
| length2 = 4:41
| title3 = Eeny Meeny
| length3 = 4:48
| title4 = Please Hold On
| length4 = 4:01
| title5 = Snow Moon
| length5 = 8:04
| title6 = Curves
| length6 = 5:35
| title7 = So Long
| length7 = 5:31
| title8 = Bo Peep
| length8 = 3:46
| title9 = Don't You Know
| length9 = 9:12
| total_length = 47:30
}}
==Personnel==
*[[Allan Holdsworth]] – [[guitar]], [[SynthAxe]], [[drum kit|drum]] [[programming (music)|programming]], [[record producer|production]]
*[[Dave Carpenter]] – [[bassline|bass]] (tracks 3, 8)
*Chris Bellman – [[mastering engineer|mastering]]
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120806200105/http://www.therealallanholdsworth.com/flattire2.htm FlatTire Music for a Non-Existent Movie] at therealallanholdsworth.com (archived)
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