Tzadik: Search & Destroy

This is a different version but still as essential.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5DbKzbLzUU

the grant all went to the Stone if i'm not mistaken

― whatchutola khomeini (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, May 1, 2014 3:16 PM (2 weeks ago)

i thought he spent it on the label and recording/touring, but maybe i'm confusing him with kenny vandermark

pretty excited for this - comes out on the 27th:

Ty Citerman celebrates the May 27 release of his latest CD "Bop Kabbalah" on Tzadik Records (Radical Jewish Culture series) with a special concert performance by this fantastic new quartet of Ken Thomson (bass clarinet), Ben Holmes (trumpet), Adam D Gold (drums) and Citerman (guitar). Delving deep into his Jewish roots and drawing inspiration from sources as varied as the Beat Generation, medieval Eastern European and Asian music modes, and the rich depths of Kabbalistic mysticism, Citerman has fashioned an intense and colorful program of modernist music that blends klezmer, nigunim, jazz, rock, classical and more. With the acclaimed punk/jazz/new music ensemble Gutbucket, he has pioneered what Guitar Player called “kinetic punk-jazz opuses” that reveal “an explosive concoction containing lethal doses of Ornette Coleman, King Crimson, John Zorn, Black Sabbath, Stravinsky, and Fugazi” (The Guardian). Citerman's compositions for Bop Kabbalah explore his Jewish life, past and present – they are a soundtrack of memories and musings: the stories his grandmother told him growing up, an alternate version of his Bar Mitzvah, the day he played hooky from Hebrew school, his first trip to Israel, old-country recipes (Ty bakes a mean challah), jokes, family arguments and much more. Ty’s most ambitious and powerful project to date is also his most personal and heartfelt and gives a glimpse of 21st century new Jewish music to come.

(the album, i won't be able to attend the release concert)

Filmworks XXI: Belle de Nature/Rijksmuseum came up in shuffle, and it was lovely.

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That sounds brilliant and Bop Kabbalah is an ace title. Been listening to a lot of Omer Klein albums recently so loving music with old world Israeli/Middle Eastern influences. Not familiar with Ty's Gutbucket project which sounds like it is from the noisier Many Arms end of the spectrum.

Good little teaser here with short clips and Citerman talking about Bop Kabbalah.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C73bvfMD-aQ

Staring to really dig his Gutbucket band as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwUEgWctPTs

John Zorn's acclaimed Arcana series, now in its seventh installment, is a major source on new music theory and practice in the twenty-first century. The most varied collection to date, Arcana VII includes personal essays by New Music luminaries Pat Metheny, Bryce Dessner, Irvine Arditti, Thurston Moore, Kenny Werner, Eugene Chadbourne and David Krakauer alongside articles on musical theory and practice by veterans Joe Morris, Matt Shipp, Ben Goldberg, Ches Smith, George Steel, Billy Martin, Hilda Paredes and Gloria Coates and insightful new views by younger musicians Chris Otto, James Moore, Theresa Wong, Shanir Blumenkranz, Jay Campbell, Du Yun, James Ilgenfritz, Chuck Bettis, Aya Nishina and many others. A kaleidoscope of manifestoes, scores, interviews, critical papers, musical studies, rants and more, Arcana VII is a fascinating compendium from first word to last.

http://www.amazon.com/Arcana-VII-Musicians-John-Zorn/dp/0978833740

there isn't that big an age difference between Ches Smith and Theresa Wong -- weird seeing one as a "veteran" and the other as a "younger musician"

I really like that Haggai Cohen-Milo release, it is a modest little album but very nice and quite moving. The Garden is one of my fave tracks right now.

http://i.imgur.com/PN3lMyZ.jpg

The Alchemist Live @ North Sea Jazz Festival July 13, 2013

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y61S791kCvQ

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 actions of John Dee and is replete with the procedures of distillation, calcination, crystallization, sublimation, purification, rotation as well numerology, prayers, canons, contrapuntal complexity and the ghost of a familiar fugue. Also included is Zorn’s mystical response to the ancient Newgrange sacred site in Ireland, a beautiful and evocative setting of Amergin, one of the oldest Celtic sacred texts, written for three female voices.

the celtic texts piece, 'earthspirt,' reminds me of mycale-stuff (which i love)

I wasn't too interested in the string quartet but Earthspirit is amazing, some definite Joan La Barbara influences on the vocal sounds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzmYA5imuyw

jamie saft's new zion trio live right now:
https://www.concertwindow.com/shows/7478-new-zion-trio

just got a copy of:

http://npe.media.streamtheworld.com/images/e2/A4C03125829A3D725CE8CE7E8BE03037_512.jpg

haven't heard yet but i'm excited. i've heard great things about it.

there isn't that big an age difference between Ches Smith and Theresa Wong -- weird seeing one as a "veteran" and the other as a "younger musician"

yikes, internet press team strikes again

btw the zion80 is fantastic. it should've been their debut.

http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_400/MI0003/748/MI0003748005.jpg

Of all the tzadik releases this year i still think the Haggai Cohen-Milo - Penguin album is the best.

i listened to zebrina - hamidbar medaber yesterday; i thought it was really good - very crisp and smart playing.

Anyone heard the Gnostic Trio album? I'm excited for this.

yes, i listened a little bit today. the testament of solomon one, right? i have to listen more, very understated

Wish Tzadik releases were on Spotify :(

the testament of solomon one, right?

Yes, that's the one I meant. I love The Gnostic Preludes.

I like the Zebrina track here: https://soundcloud.com/something-else-reviews/zebrina-with-ben-goldberg-the

Bought Testament of Solomon. I might actually like it more than The Gnostic Preludes.

Biggest Tzadik-discovery this year for me was Tobias Picker's ´Invisible Lilacs', especially the piano quartet ´Live Oaks´. Also catching up on Sylvie Courvoisier's output on both Tzadik and Intakt records.

Yeah Double Windsor is a very good album.

Haven´t heard Double Windsor yet but I´m curious to hear it, same for the Phantom Orchard Orchestra. The first one (Trouble in Paradise) had some nice surprises so I´m happy to see the continued the extended line-up.

Zorn is releasing more own stuff than before it seems. I enjoyed his idea to mix improvisation and scored classical music on ´Rimbaud´, now he seems to further develop this approach. Oh and choosing Tyshawn Sorey as a recording artist, a great talent.

On a major John Zorn jag...The Frisell/Wollason/Emanuel trio are golden...'The Mysteries' is real nicey...

Is it significantly different from Gnostic Preludes and Testament of Solomon?

Not heard TOS but for me a little more compelling than TGP even though there's nowt wrong with TGP

i keep listening over + over to zebrina

Tradescantia zebrina, formerly known as Zebrina pendula, is a species of spiderwort more commonly known as an inch plant or wandering jew. The common name is shared with closely related varieties T. fluminensis and T. pallida.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4069/4546272611_87229632be_z.jpg

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 actions of John Dee and is replete with the procedures of distillation, calcination, crystallization, sublimation, purification, rotation as well numerology, prayers, canons, contrapuntal complexity and the ghost of a familiar fugue. Also included is Zorn’s mystical response to the ancient Newgrange sacred site in Ireland, a beautiful and evocative setting of Amergin, one of the oldest Celtic sacred texts, written for three female voices.

Who wrote this bit of foolishness?

This is from the Tzadik website :
http://www.tzadik.com/volume.php?VolumeID=745

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ExsXRpp0js

book of angels stuff has been on-point all year

9 tracks into Phantom Orchard Ensemble's Through the Looking-Glass and OMG this is great (http://www.tzadik.com/index.php?catalog=4003). So many artists I love playing together and listening and connecting so well; a beautiful dreamscape.

I wonder who would be easier to stump: Robert Pollard about song titles or John Zorn about albums he has released.

I really am enjoying the 5049 Records podcasts lately. Read about them in The Wire and listened to a lot of them. That and the last Arcana volume of essays.

Eveningstar(Sun4r), are you aware of the album 'The Adorables´ by Zeena Parkins? Music similar to the Phantom Orchard projects.

No, I don't know that album. I'll look for it!

Featuring the same magical Templar quartet from “In Sacred Blood”, “The Last Judgment” is the final CD in the remarkable Moonchild septology. This project has explored many different worlds in the past 8 years, and this CD takes a moody and lyrical approach with Medeski’s organ fully integrated into the band. Once again inspired by the legend of the powerful Knights Templar and their tragic demise under accusations of heresy in 1307, Zorn has composed a suite of pieces with a strong sense of continuity and emotional impact. Mike Patton draws on every vocal technique in his huge arsenal and the rhythm section of Dunn and Baron are tighter than ever. The last piece of the Moonchild puzzle—essential!

Personnel:
Joey Baron: Drums
Trevor Dunn: Bass
John Medeski: Organ
Mike Patton: Voice

i've been hearing medeski everywhere recently (and he's great so no complaints) - this looks fab.

I would recommend Aram Bajakian's brilliant and seemingly underrated There Were Flowers Also In Hell lp from last year, well it isn't on Tzadik but his debut was and he is a former Zorn band member and sounds a bit like Ribot and I couldn't think of a more appropriate thread.

All the Moonchild albums are fantastic. The last two, In Sacred Blood and The Last Judgment, are basically prog rock.

http://www.iupress.indiana.edu/product_info.php?products_id=807438

The Book Of Angels 24 has a load of Mexican musicians on board and it is brilliant!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4YDYfN41VA

ooo i've been looking forward to that one, happy to hear it's great

I'm a bit hyped on it at the moment but would say it is one of the best, up there with the Kang one.

Wow, hearing "The Goddess" for the first time, what a lovely record.