astronome (2006)
Track Listing
Act One (14:33)
1a. Scene 1: A Secluded Clearing In The Woods
a full moon illuminates a coven dancing around a large bonfire * an orgy
1b. Scene 2: A Single Bed In A Small Room
midnight * the initiate, asleep, is haunted and possessed by demonic spirits
1c. Scene 3: The Innermost Chapel Of A Secret Temple
the summoning of demons by the coven * a satanic baptism * visitation by the lord of light
Act Two(17:00)
2a. Scene 1: A Mediaeval Laboratory
divination by the tarot * alchemical experiments * elixirs of transformation
2b. Scene 2: In The Magick Circle
spells and obeahs of possession * raising the dead * a sacred ceremony
Act Three(12:44)
3a. Scene 1: A Barren Plain At Midnight
a battle of wizards * a ritual of sacrifice
3b. Scene 2: An Unnamed Location
transvection * reading from a sacred book * magick symbols and sigils * transcendence
Personnel
Joey Baron: Drums
Trevor Dunn: Bass
Mike Patton: Voice
Production
Composed by John Zorn
Produced by John Zorn
Associate Producers - Fred Sherry, Kazunori Sugiyama
Recorded by April 2006 by Bob Musso
Assistant Engineer - James Dellatacoma
Mix Translation by Bill Laswell
Mastered by Scott Hull
All spells and drawings by Antonin Artaud
Design - Heung-Heung Chin
TZADIK Blurb
Zorn continues his intense new rock direction with a second release by the dynamic all star trio from his acclaimed song suite Moonchild to present an intense and mysterious tale of magic and alchemy. Featuring the mad vocal wizardry of Mike Patton singing in preverbal language accompanied by long time cohort Trevor Dunn on electric bass and Joey Baron on drums, this is Zorn at his edgy and uncompromising best. An opera of unbridled madness and complexity that will make your jaw drop. Recorded and mixed by the radical posse of musical terrorist Bill Laswell
Series: Archival Series
Catalogue Number: TZ7359
Release Date: October 2006