Features Tagged John Zorn
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Instrumental avant-rock group Ahleuchatistas has less in common with mathematicians than mad scientists, tinkering with song structure and timbre to achieve desired results.
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Given identifiable credits such as Faith No More, Tomahawk, and Mr. Bungle, the words “Patton” and “incognito” don’t seem to follow each other. But Mike Patton's newest project, Mondo Cane, stems from just such a union — with Patton disguising his American accent and assimilating to a new culture.
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Even after several decades of cross-pollination between the worlds of rock and jazz, it could be argued that a true (or at least natural-sounding) hybrid has yet to be invented. Ironically enough, one of the most well-blended combinations of the two genres has recently arrived in the form of drummer Ben Perowsky’s Moodswing Orchestra.
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Tristan Perich: 1-Bit Symphony
Dave Douglas & Keystone: Spark of Being: Expand
Pale Sketcher: Jesu: Pale Sketches Demixed
James Blackshaw: All is Falling
The Sword: Warp Riders
Imbogodom: The Metallic Year -
Wu Fei's work is a marriage between the East and West. Using traditional Chinese instruments such as the guzheng and erhu in unconventional ways, Fei strays from the strict, painterly elegance of the instrument's usual genre, instead introducing improvised and experimental elements.
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After releasing music under names such as Foetus, Manorexia, and Steroid Maximus, composer/producer J.G. Thirlwell only recently has released under his own name -- while maintaining his distinctive genre-mashing concoctions.
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Ratatat: LP4
Mastodon: Jonah Hex / Revenge Gets Ugly
Eternia & MoSS: At Last
Steel Train: s/t + Terrible Thrills Vol. 1 -
Strip down, way down, the layers of the moody energy of Brooklyn post-rock metal trio Dysrhythmia’s fifth album, Psychic Maps, and you can hear an indication of the agility responsible for the band’s deep intensity.
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The Dillinger Escape Plan: Option Paralysis
J.G. Thirlwell: Manorexia: The Mesopelagic Waters
Autechre: Oversteps
John Zorn/The Dreamers: Ipos: The Book Of Angels vol. 14 -
ALARM leaves no genre unloved in our round-up of 50 albums that didn't receive enough attention in 2009.
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Heavy Trash: Midnight Soul Serenade
Themselves: CrownsDown
Minamo: Kuroi Kawa: Black River
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Cave In: Planets of Old EP
John Zorn: O'o
Bill Frisell: Disfarmer
Sax Ruins: Yawiquo -
Dave Douglas & Brass Ecstasy: Spirit Moves
Rock Plaza Central: ...at the Moment of our Most Needing or If Only They Could Turn Around, They Would Know They Weren't Alone
Masada Quintet featuring Joe Lovano: Stolas, The Book of Angels Vol. 12
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Sunn O))): Monoliths & Dimensions
Khanate: Clean Hands Go Foul
Grizzly Bear: Veckatimest
Sir Richard Bishop: The Freak of Araby
Master Musicians of Bukkake: Totem One
Vieux Farka Toure: Fondo -
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Our list of favorites from last year includes devastating dub metal, organ-fueled psychedelic grind, a re-released classic-rock gem from nearly four decades ago, an international assemblage of punk-infused field recordings, and an Indian/surf/metal take on John Zorn's Masada material.
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Scott Rosenberg of P.A.F. fame brought together a motley crew of musicians to form Pink Mountain. What resulted was something no one could have expected: a sprawling twelve-song marriage of psych, prog, krautrock and freeform jazz that is fueled by a synergistic array of influences.
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