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Post by Offering on Jun 21, 2008 10:07:23 GMT -5
Ive just noticed Tzadik.com has been updated. The release Im most looking forward to has to be this one -
Braxton, Graves, Parker: Beyond Quantum [#7626]
Anthony Braxton, Milford Graves and William Parker are quite literally three of the most important virtuoso instrumentalists in new music, each a vivid conceptualist as well an influential composer/perf o rm e r. This intense improvisational outing features them at their best: excited, inspired and in complete communication. Recorded and mixed by musical alchemist Bill Laswell, sparks fly in this important and historic meeting of creative music masters.
....and the Pateras release too.
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Post by King on Jun 21, 2008 21:14:43 GMT -5
Holy shit that looks awesome.
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Post by Offering on Aug 15, 2008 14:04:54 GMT -5
Of the latest Tzadik batch, these two look the most appealing to me -  Berangere Maximin : Tant que les Heures Passent Berangere was born on the remote French colonial island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean and moved to France at the age of sixteen. A resident of Paris since 2002, she has performed as a singer in rock and world music bands and also studied electroacoustic music with Denis Dufour at Perpignan conservatory. Working out of her own Home Sweet Home Studio in Paris, her work is seductive and beautiful. This, her debut CD presents six environmental landscapes that pull you in and hold your attention with a keen sense of detail and subtle sense of surprise.  Braxton, Graves, Parker : Beyond Quantum Anthony Braxton, Milford Graves and William Parker are quite literally three of the most important virtuoso instrumentalists in new music, each a vivid conceptualist as well an influential composer/perf o rm e r. This intense improvisational outing features them at their best: excited, inspired and in complete communication. Recorded and mixed by musical alchemist Bill Laswell, sparks fly in this important and historic meeting of creative music masters. .....Hope to pick them both up soon! |
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Post by Offering on Sept 20, 2008 8:01:10 GMT -5
Im assuming you all know about this upcoming release, but I figured Id post anyway!!
John Zorn: The Crucible [#7372]
The legendary Moonchild trio returns for another intense journey into the worlds of magic, alchemy and witchcraft. Following one of Zorn’s true masterpieces Six Litanies for Heliogabalus, this fourth volume streamlines and simplifies the music with new melodic elements bringing Zorn’s sax and the lyricism of Masada into the power and structural complexity of the patented Moonchild sound. With Patton using his prodigious voice to sing melodies in addition to his preverbal screams and howls, The Crucible is another bold step from mad alchemist John Zorn. Including special guest guitarist Marc Ribot on one Led Zeppelin influenced track, this is a rocking new installment to the Moonchild-Astronome-Heliogabalus legacy.
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Post by thymian on Sept 20, 2008 20:32:39 GMT -5
Paola Prestini's "Body Maps" is a really excellent with delicately detailed textures and gorgeous album.
Highly recommended!
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Post by bouc on Jun 11, 2009 10:30:09 GMT -5
Radical Jewish Culture
Perry Robinson and Burton Greene: Two Voices in the Desert [#8142]
Close friends since the mid 1960's, Burton Greene and Perry Robinson are two of the most infamous and legendary pioneers of free jazz and the downtown scene. Performing together in a wide variety of bands and ensembles for over four decades, their telepathic rapport is in sharp focus in this intimate duo recording—their first! One of the greatest modern jazz clarinetists in the world meets virtuoso pianist Burton Greene in this historic new installment to Radical Jewish Culture.
Tim Sparks: Little Princess [#8143]
Another fabulous CD of traditional Jewish music arranged for fingerstyle guitar and performed by the wonderful trio of Tim Sparks, Greg Cohen and Cyro Baptista, whose CD Tanz was released in 2000 to great acclaim. Focusing this time on the traditional repertoire of the great Klezmer clarinetist Naftule Brandwein, the arrangements are delightful, highlighting Tim's elegant guitar style and fine ear for detail and harmonic sophistication. Naftule features colorful and lyrical music that takes the Jewish tradition into the 21st century with style, originality and a charming sense of wit.
Koby Israelite: Is He Listening? [#8145]
The fourth Tzadik release by this ever-creative Israeli musician features more powerful originals of mixup and mayhem. A student of jazz, classical, punk, heavy metal, gypsy, Balkan, reggae and more, Koby effortlessly blends it all into a unique and vibrant new music. Filled with wit, passion and a surreal sense of humour, Is He Listening? is Koby's sly take on easy listening. A master of no less than eight instruments, he records in his own London studio and here calls in several special guest musicians, including the fabulous Roumanian accordionist from the gypsy dynasty Taraf de Haidouks.
Rashanim: The Gathering [#8144]
Rashanim is one of the most exciting young bands exploring New Jewish Music. Combining the intensity of rock with the spontaneity of improvisation, deep Middle Eastern grooves, and mystical Jewish melodies, their first three CDs on Tzadik are some of the most popular on the label. For their fourth release they go unplugged, delivering a powerful acoustic recording that is perhaps their best to date. Lyrical and beautiful, Rashanim joyfully celebrates the Jewish experience with passion, lyricism and a profound sensitivity.
Ben Goldberg: Speech Communication [#8146]
One of the most important and talented clarinetists in the world today and a distinctive composer, Ben Goldberg returns to his roots with this first new CD from his legendary band New Klezmer Trio in almost ten years. Joined here by two of New York's finest musicians, Greg Cohen and Kenny Wollesen, and still at the top of his form, Ben proves once again that he is one of the true masters of modern Jewish clarinet. Jazz, klezmer and more from this pioneer voice of Radical Jewish Culture. Essential!
David Taylor: Red Sea [#8148]
David Taylor is one of the world's greatest virtuosos on the bass trombone—a musician of incredible charisma and eclecticism who has worked with everyone from Gil Evans, Charles Wuorinen, and Frank Sinatra, to Yo-Yo Ma, Barbara Streisand, Duke Ellington and Pierre Boulez. Accompanied by a fabulous band, his Tzadik debut Red Sea is a creative and exciting blend of original music, Hasidic melodies, improvisation and ambient soundscapes. Inspired by the music of the legendary Cantor Pierre Pinchik, this is a moody and dynamic album evoking the ecstasy of cantorial fervor.
Eyal Maoz's Edom: Hope and Destruction [#8147]
Maoz is a guitarist, bandleader and composer of great intensity and vision. Produced by Shanir Blumenkranz, this second CD by his band Edom pushes Radical Jewish Culture to exciting new places with the addition of keyboard maniac Brian Marsella and Israeli drummer Yuval Lion. Tight, driving and intense, Hope and Destruction presents powerful Jewish rock instrumentals from a cutting edge guitarist who combines the harmonic lyricism of Bill Frisell with the angst and skronk of Marc Ribot.
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Post by rubsa on Jul 11, 2009 10:32:44 GMT -5
I saw all (?) the July Tzadik cd's out early on the shelf in a fnac in Paris today. O'o, Rashanim, Cyro, and maybe one more, I can't remember. I don't own a cd player and the one in my computer is busted, so I didn't get any of them. looks like there's a booklet or something inside O'o.
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Post by HolgerregloH on Jul 25, 2009 21:11:25 GMT -5
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Post by sarahv on Jul 25, 2009 22:00:59 GMT -5
I think he mentioned it in a recent interview.... at any rate it's on Tzadik:
John Zorn: Femina [#7377]
Structured as a colorful tribute to women in the Arts, Femina is a triumphant return to the file card technique that has produced some of Zorn’s most shockingly original compositions. Much like an aural film, the music jumps from scene to scene with breathtaking precision, following its own peculiar logic. Hildegard von Bingen, Meredith Monk, Simone de Beauvoir, Frida Kahlo, Madame Blavatsky, Isadora Duncan, Hélène Cixous, Gertrude Stein, Abe Sada, Sylvia Plath, Louise Bourgeois, Margaret Mead, Loie Fuller, Dorothy Parker, Yoko Ono and the moon goddess En Hedu’Anna are just a few of the figures who are referenced, reflected and summoned in this soulful and exhilarating tribute to some of the greatest hearts and minds that ever lived. Featuring an all-woman band of some of the downtown scene’s most creative and talented musicians, Femina is one of Zorn’s deepest and most profoundly beautiful creations. Unique packaging contains artwork and a booklet of images by Kiki Smith, one of the world’s greatest and most important art visionaries.
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Post by Offering on Jul 26, 2009 1:38:03 GMT -5
I'm certainly looking forward to Femina, sounds like it will be a good one.
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Post by HolgerregloH on Dec 12, 2009 20:05:24 GMT -5
Good NEWS for 2010!
found on myspace:
2010 - GREAT NEWS FOR ZORN FANS!
2010 will be a landmark year for John Zorn who promises 12 new CD releases-one every month! Included will be new music from The Dreamers, Moonchild and Alhambra, 3 new releases in The Book of Angels series, a major new studio composition dedicated to the Korean-American writer Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, a classical release featuring his acclaimed violin concerto Contes des Fées, the DVD release of his opera with Richard Foreman ASTRONOME, a ripping improvised duo recording with Fred Frith and undoubtedly several surprises. Most of the recordings are already completed and the release schedule set, so keep your eyes and ears open and expect a new Zorn release every 4th Tuesday of the month in 2010!
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Post by sarahv on Dec 12, 2009 23:31:22 GMT -5
Wow! I mean.... wow!
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Post by Offering on Dec 13, 2009 3:03:23 GMT -5
Of course I look forward to all these, and will no doubt buy most of them, but I really do feel O'o, Moonchild and Alhambra have all pretty much ran their course.
I want new ground broken!
This isn't a moan though!
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Post by rubsa on Dec 13, 2009 6:05:27 GMT -5
this is great news. I wasn't too impressed with O'o, but maybe the new one will be better. one of the upcoming cd's is called "In Search of the Miraculous" and has Rob Burger on it, that's all I know about it.
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Post by rodrigo on Dec 13, 2009 15:53:06 GMT -5
Great news.. There isn't any new Filmworks, though, and what I'm really hoping for is a new Electric Masada release.. Maybe one of the Book of Angels cds is it? One is Mycale, any news about the other two?
Also, I'm happy for the classical release, let's see what other pieces he throws in, since Contes des Fees there's so much work to release in cd..He could go in for a double cd release and throw in all the recent stuff..
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