JOHN ZORN : Songs From The Hermetic Theater (2001) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

In March 2001 Zorn entered the recording studio to create four very different compositions. American Magus is Zorn's first piece of purely electronic music, and it is dedicated to the underground innovator Harry Smith, whose legendary paintings, groundbreaking films, eclectic collections (ranging from Ukranian Easter eggs, string games, found paper airplanes to cassettes of New York City ambiences) and encyclopedic mind has continued to excite, confound and inspire artists worldwide. BeuysBlock, a bizarre meditation on the work of conceptual/performance artist Joseph Beuys, is scored for piano, string orchestra and an incredible array of homemade sound devices, all performed by Zorn himself. Also included is Zorn's tribute to Maya Deren, dancer, filmmaker, authority on Haitian voodoo and one of the most important and influential figures in the New York underground and the mindbending sonic hieroglyphs of Codebreaker, Zorn's first piece of computer music. An essential collection of dialogues from one generation of the underground to another. TZADIK
Tracklist :
1    American Magus 14'03
Electronics [Electronic Music] – John Zorn
2    In The Very Eye Of Night 11'16
Electric Bass, Sounds [Water], Flute [Wooden Flute], Bass Drum, Piano, Idiophone [Glass Bowl] – John Zorn
Voice – Maya Deren
3    The Nerve Key 9'29
Computer [Computer Music] – John Zorn
4    Beuysblock 16'13
Featuring, Violin [Violins] – Jennifer Choi
Sounds [Metal Pipes, Honey, Wax Paper, Mud, Flower Pots, Mustache Scissors, Dried Leaves, Trowel, 78 Rpm Records, Mason Jar, Power Saw, Rubber Ball, Tissue Paper, Tallow, Bricks, Dirt, Razor, Writing Pad, Pencil, Lightbulb, Machine Parts, Chalkboard, Clothes Pin, Electric Fan, Metal Bucket, Phonograph, Tree Branches, Felt, Fat, Polaroid Land Camera, L-braces, Zippers, Wooden Cane, Hardcover Book, Water, Nail Clippers, Old Dust Jackets, Keys, Rubber Stamps, Blood, Door, Carcass Of A Hare, Clamp Light, Staple Gun, Hair, Newspaper, Hammer, Vacuum Tubes, Heavy Duty Garbage Bags, Towel, $82 In Cash, Paintbrush, Coffee Can, Surgical Tubing, Rusted Metal, Rubber Sole Shoes], Toy [Toy Megaphone], Maracas, Piano, Strings – John Zorn
Credits :
Artwork [Ostende], Artwork [Cover Art, Inlay, Two Girls Watching Vulcano And Geyser] – Joseph Beuys
Composed By, Performer, Producer – John Zorn
Painting – Harry Smith