Search and Destroy : John Zorn

The Big Gundown still sounds so rad + essential, can never get bored of it!

with the tzadik catalogue making its way to streaming, what's ya'll's favorites from the filmworks series?

if you like the idea of zorn doing dark percussive "wide open desert music", #16 workingman's death (2006) is pretty neat.

i have other favs in the series, but would like to hear yours.

okay, i can't resist- one more rec: #18 the treatment (also 2006, a very productive era for zorn/tzadik; imo maybe in the midst of his most consistent run). completely devoid of percussion, it relies heavily on vibes + accordion. even at the time, madvillainy was already certified + i heard a lot of the album as full of potentially just as killer accordion beats. not listening with the ears of a copyright troll, it's darn pleasant music with enough soloing to hold attention outside of the film's visuals (which i've never seen, ofc).

(sidebar q: i've never seen any of the actual films from the series. have you?)

Been a while, but I recall lots of primo Quine.

funny i've never heard the treatment but #19 The Rain Horse is probably my fav of the ones i've know, also percussion-free, just piano bass & cello iirc. will def be seeking out #18 today