music for children (1998)
Fils Des Etoiles 2:16
This Way Out 1:10
Music For Children 14:17
Bikini Atoll 0:46
Bone Crusher 0:38
Dreamer Of Dreams 5:48
Cycles Du Nord 20:54
SooKi’s Lullaby 3:17
Personnel
Jeff Hudgins: Alto Sax
Mason Wendell: Bass, Vocals
Andy Sansei: Drums
Dane Johnson: Guitar
Alex Lacamoire: Keyboards
David Abel: Violin
Cyro Baptista: Percussion, Vocals
Greg Cohen: Bass
Anthony Coleman: Celeste Music Box
Erik Friedlander: Cello
Marc Ribot: Guitar
Julie Steinberg: Piano
William Winant: Percussion
John Zorn: Alto Sax, Wind Machines, Acoustic Feedback Systems
Track Information
1. FILS DES ETOILES (1998)
Anthony Coleman: Celeste
Cyro Baptista: Percussion, Vocals
RECORDED and MIXED by JIM ANDERSON at Avatar, April and August 1998
2. THIS WAY OUT (1990)
PRELAPSE
Jeff Hudgins: Alto Sax
Mason Wendell: Bass, Vocals
Andy Sansei: Drums
Dane Johnson: Guitar
Alex Lacamoire: Keyboards
RECORDED And MIXED BY MARTIN BISI AT BC STUDIOS, MARCH 1998
3. MUSIC FOR CHILDREN (1996)
David Abel: Violin
Julie Steinberg: Piano
William Winant: Percussion
RECORDED And MIXED by MAGGIE PAYNE at Mills College, June 1998
4-5. 4. BIKINI STOLL (1989) 5.BONE CRUSHER (1989)
PRELAPSE
Jeff Hudgins: Alto Sax
Mason Wendell: Bass, Vocals
Andy Sansei: Drums
Dane Johnson: Guitar
Alex Lacamoire: Keyboards
John Zorn: Alto Sax
RECORDED And MIXED BY MARTIN BISI AT BC STUDIOS, MARCH 1998
6. DREAMER OF DREAMS (1998)
Greg Cohen: Bass
Erik Friedlander: Cello
Marc Ribot: Guitar
RECORDED and MIXED by JIM ANDERSON at Avatar, April and August 1998
7. CYCLES DU NORD (1998)
John Zorn: Wind Machines, Acoustic Feedback Systems
William Winant: Percussion
RECORDED and MIXED by JIM ANDERSON at Avatar, April and August 1998
8. SOOKI'S LULLABY (1997)
Anthony Coleman: Celeste Music Box
RECORDED and MIXED by JIM ANDERSON at Avatar, April and August 1998
Production
All compositions by John Zorn
Produced by John Zorn
Associate Producer - Kazunori Sugiyama
Mastering - Allan Tucker at Foothill Digital
Artwork - John Zorn
Design - Ikue Mori
Typesetting - Chippy (Heung-Heung Chin)
Dolls by Katan Amano
Color Photography by Toshida Ryoichi
Black and White Photography by Macioce
Illustrations by Henry Darger
Texts by E.M. Cioran
Slipcase Photos by Hans Bellmer/front, Claude Cahun/back
TZADIK Blurb
Music For Children is the first in a series of quirky collections that show Zorn's compositional genius at its most eclectic. 3 short never-heard-before Naked City compositions (written at the time of Torture Garden) performed by Zorn with the scorching Boston-based band Prelapse; a 20-minute electro-acoustic excursion for 3 wind machines and 2 controlled feedback systems dedicated to Edgar Varese, and a virtuosic classical chamber piece for violin, percussion and piano brilliantly performed by the award-winning Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio. These are framed by a poly-rhythmic etude for percussion and celeste and a charming nostalgic lullaby for music box.
Series: Archival Series, Music Romance Series
Catalogue Number: TZ7321
Release Date: October 1998