six litanies for heliogabalus (2007)

Track Listing
1. Litany I 7:52
2. Litany II 7:01
3. Litany III 10:33
4. Litany IV 8:10
5. Litany V 4:27
6. Litany VI 6:16
Personnel
John Zorn: Alto Sax, Composer
Joey Baron: Drums
Trevor Dunn: Bass
Ikue Mori: Electronics
Mike Patton: Voice
Jamie Saft: Organ
Martha Cluver: Voice
Abby Fischer: Voice
Kirsten Soller: Voice
Production
Conceived, Composed, Arranged and Conducted by John Zorn
Produced by John Zorn
Assistant Producer - Kazunori Sugiyama
Recording and Mix Translation by Bill Laswell
Engineer - Bob Musso
Assistant Engineer - James Dellatacoma
Mastered by Scott Hull
Dedicated to Antonin Artaud, Kenneth Anger, Aleister Crowley
Original Photos by Scott Irvine
Painting by Alma Tadema
Design - Heung-Heung Chin
TZADIK Blurb
The infamous Moonchild/AstronomeTrio of Patton, Dunn and Baron returns to the studio this time aided by the searing organ of Jamie Saft, the complex electronics of Ikue Mori and a small female chorus to realize Zorn’s latest project Six Litanies for Heliogabalus. Inspired by the decadent excesses of the Roman emperor/child-god who made Caligula and Nero look like reasonable human beings—smothering his dinner guests to death in a rain of perfumed rose petals—these six compositions (including an outrageous new piece for solo voice) explode with color, imagery and intensity. A startling blend of Metal, Contemporary Classical, Jazz and Mediaeval Music, this is one of Zorn's most extreme and original creations.
Series: Archival Series
Catalogue Number: TZ7361
Release Date: Mar 2007