John Zorn – The Gnostic Preludes (2012)
The one word virtually everyone can agree on in any discussion of the work of composer John Zorn is “prolific,” in the strictest sense of the definition. Though he didn’t begin making records until...
View ArticleJohn Zorn – Nosferatu (2012)
Rather than a John Zorn conceptual recording, Nosferatu was a commissioned work for a Polish theater group’s dramatic production based on the Bram Stoker novel. Zorn gathered Rob Burger (piano and...
View ArticleJohn Zorn – Templars-In Sacred Blood (2012)
The sixth installment in John Zorn‘s Moonchild series centers around the mysterious, monastic cult of warriors known as the Knights Templar, who were established and recognized by the Catholic Church...
View ArticleJohn Zorn – Nova Express (2011)
With every new John Zorn release you never know what to expect from it. Last year (2010) was extremely productive for John with more than 10 albums released by him or related projects.Covering wide...
View ArticleJohn Zorn – Rimbaud (2012)
Rimbaud is a fascinating collection of four stylistically diverse, wildly imaginative, mostly manic pieces by John Zorn, all inspired by the 19th century French Symbolist poet. Zorn takes the meaning...
View ArticleJohn Zorn – A Vision in Blakelight (2012)
Inspired by the spiritual mythology of William Blake, A Vision in Blakelight is the latest in John Zorn’s continuing series of 21st century mystical works. With a cinematic sweep reminiscent of his...
View ArticleJohn Zorn – The Concealed: Esoteric Secrets and Hidden Traditions of the East...
Combining the sound of two of John Zorn’s most popular and beloved groups, Bar Kokhba and The Dreamers, The Concealed is a sonic journey filled with surprise, elation and mystery. The latest volume in...
View ArticleJohn Zorn – Music and Its Double (2012)
3 remarkable, powerful and dramatic composition of serial music. The inspiration, again is Antonin Artaud and his works. The first one is A ReBours, John Zorn’s unique cello concerto is a colorful...
View ArticleJohn Zorn – Lemma (2013)
John Zorn’s virtuosic string music is legendary and this CD focuses on his compositions for violin. Two major new works for solo violin—Passagen (based on the legendary B-A-C-H motif) and Ceremonial...
View ArticleJohn Zorn – The Mysteries (2013)
On The Mysteries, composer John Zorn reunites the trio of harpist Carol Emanuel, vibraphonist Kenny Wollesen, and guitarist Bill Frisell for another chapter in his growing body of chamber recordings...
View ArticleJohn Zorn – FilmWorks XXV: City of Slaughter/ Schmatta/ Beyond the Infinite...
According to the liner notes included in the 25th volume of John Zorn‘s FilmWorks series, City of Slaughter/Schmatta/Beyond the Infinite may be the last. There are a number of reasons for this, but the...
View ArticleJohn Zorn – Dreamachines (2013)
Dreamachines marks the third part of a trilogy of sorts, influenced by the works and techniques of William S. Burroughs and Brion Gysin, who together developed the cut-up method Third Mind...
View ArticleJohn Zorn & Thurston Moore – @ (2013)
Put to tape in a single live session one evening in February of 2013, @ finds two of New York City’s longest-running fringe dwellers churning out sheets of collaborative sounds that conjoin their...
View ArticleJohn Zorn – On the Torment of Saints, The Casting of Spells and the Evocation...
Three pieces of magic and religious mysticism performed by a new generation of musical masters. Written as a companion piece to “Walpurgisnacht” (2004), “All Hallows’ Eve” is a tour de force in three...
View ArticleJohn Zorn & Gnostic Trio – In Lambeth: Visions From the Walled Garden of...
The third CD by John Zorn’s most intimate 21st century ensemble The Gnostic Trio features these three master musicians tighter than ever. Bill Frisell shows how the electric guitar can be powerful not...
View ArticleJohn Zorn – The Hermetic Organ vol. 2: St. Paul’s Chapel (2013)
Drawing upon traditions as varied as Messiaen, Xenakis, Ligeti, Bach, Tournemire, Ives, Korla Pandit and The Phantom of the Opera, Zorn’s organ improvisations are transcendent, inspiring, ecstatic...
View ArticleJohn Zorn – Psychomagia (2014)
Psychomagia is the new album by the fabulous quartet of Abraxas, the acclaimed Moroccan Rock arrangements for the Book of Angels series. Here they perform a complex new suite of music written expressly...
View ArticleJohn Zorn – The Alchemist (2014)
Zorn’s string quartets are some of the most important modern contributions to the canon and a new Zorn quartet is truly a cause for celebration. His sixth quartet is inspired by the hermetic Angelic...
View ArticleJohn Zorn – Fragmentations, Prayers and Interjections (2014)
The first release of John Zorn’s orchestral work in over 15 years, this CD brings together four of Zorn’s compositions for large ensembles including the legendary Orchestra Variations (1996)...
View ArticleJohn Zorn – On Leaves of Grass (2014)
Following up on the success of 2013’s “Dreamachines”, the third release by the brilliant quartet Nova Express is inspired by and dedicated to American poetic genius and father of free verse Walt...
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