John Zorn Resource

Track Listing: 

1. Din  5:18
2. Pagam  3:02 
3. Tamidi  5:47 
4. Da'at  4:31
5. Bittul  4:43 
6. Kavannot  6:26 
7. Qiyyum  7:06 
8. Tzelem  4:43 
9. Betzaltzel  5:41

Personnel: 

Aram Bajakian - Guitars, Banjos
Eyal Maoz - Guitars, Saz
Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz - Gimbri, Bass, Percussion
Kenny Grohowski - Drums, Percussion

Production: 

Compositions by John Zorn 
Produced and Arranged by Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz
Executive Producer -  John Zorn 
Associate Producer - Kazunori Sugiyama 
Recorded and Mixed January 2016 at Orange Music Sound Studio, NJ by James Dellatacoma
Mastered by Scott Hull 
Design - Chippy (Heung-Heung Chin) 
 

TZADIK Blurb 

Blending a punk rock sensibility with Sephardic tribalism via a taste of North African Gnawa magic, Abraxas is one of the most primal and rocking ensembles in the Masada family. After extensive touring with music from the Book of Angels, they stormed into Bill Laswell’s studio to record an even more intense CD of Masada Book Three. Upheld by the pulsating sound of Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz’s gimbri and the dynamic drumming of Kenny Grohowski, Aram Bajakian and Eyal Maoz push their guitars to the limits. Hypnotic grooves and trance-inducing guitar solos with arrangements that stop on a dime create a CD of white hot intensity.

Series:  Archival Series, Book Beri'ah 

Catalogue Number:  TZ5105

Release Date:  May 2019