JOHN ZORN - Abraxas : Book Of Angels Volume 19 (Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz) (2012) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz steps out on his own to make one of the most primal and tribal installments in the Book of Angels series. Drawing on his Sephardic roots, Shanir plays gimbri throughout, giving the music a primeval Moroccan edge. Featuring the intense guitar pyrotechnics of Eyal Maoz and Aram Bajakian (who recently has been tearing it up in Lou Reed’s new band) and the atavistic drumming of Kenny Grohowski, this is Ritualistic Jewish Rock for the 21st century by a brilliant young lion from the East Village via Brooklyn/Israel! TZADIK
Tracklist :
1    Domos    3:59
2    Tse'an    4:10
3    Nachmiel    3:35
4    Yaasriel    5:22
5    Muriel    3:27
6    Maspiel    5:51
7    Aupiel    3:44
8    Nahuriel    4:57
9    Biztha    3:37
10    Zaphiel    5:22
Credits :
Composed, Producer By – John Zorn
Drums – Kenny Grohowski
Guimbri [Gimbri], Producer, Arranged By – Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz
Guitar [Guitars] – Aram Bajakian, Eyal Maoz
Illustration – Louis Le Breton, M. Jarrault

JOHN ZORN : Psychomagia (2014) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

"Psychomagia" is the new album by the fabulous quartet of Abraxas, the acclaimed tribal rock arrangements for the Book of Angels series. Here they perform a complex new suite of music written expressly for them by Downtown alchemist John Zorn. Drawing inspiration from the magical writings of Giordano Bruno and Alejandro Jodorowski and others, Zorn has written a bold collection of compositions that challenge the musicians to the breaking point. With a program ranging from some of the most intense ritualistic sounds you are likely to hear to tender minimalistic odes, this is a surprising new volume in Zorn’s mystic series that matches the intensity and power of Moonchild, PainKiller and Naked City. Recorded at Orange Music and mixed by Bill Laswell. Essential. TZADIK
Tracklist :
1    Metapsychomagia    7:31
2    Sacred Emblems    3:02
3    Circe    6:03
4    Squaring The Circle    5:51
5    Celestial Mechanism    2:32
6    Evocation Of The Triumphant Beast    6:25
7    Four Rivers    3:54
8    The Nameless God    4:35
9    Anima Mundi    4:14
Credits :
Band – Abraxas
Bass – Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz
Composed By, Arranged By, Illustration [Ink Drawing], Producer – John Zorn
Drums – Kenny Grohowski
Guitar – Aram Bajakian, Eyal Maoz
Mixed By [Mix Translation] – Bill Laswell