Dreamachines

2013 studio album by John Zorn
Dreamachines
Studio album by
John Zorn
ReleasedJuly 20, 2013
RecordedApril 2013
GenreAvant-garde, Jazz, Contemporary classical music
Length46:02
LabelTzadik TZ 8308
ProducerJohn Zorn
John Zorn chronology
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Dreamachines is an album by John Zorn recorded in New York City in April 2013 and released on the Tzadik label in July 2013.[1] The album is inspired by the works of William S. Burroughs and Brion Gysin.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Free Jazz Collective[3]

Allmusic said "Dreamachines does vary widely in terms of style -- especially for a chamber group -- but Zorn is a magician when it comes to creating compositional, dynamic, and textural balances -- when he wants to be. And here, in using multiple styles and through careful strategic sequencing, he delivers an exciting sonic tapestry".[2] Martin Schray stated "Dreamachines picks up Burroughs’ and Gysin’s innovative style, the absence of linear stories, the cut-up technique and their fascination for so-called routines and neologisms. Especially the cut-up technique has always been a crucial element of Zorn’s music (to the extreme in Naked City) which has always given a dramatic surprise to his compositions... Great album, indeed".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn

  1. "Psychic Conspirators" - 3:18
  2. "Git-le-Coeur" - 4:26
  3. "The Conqueror Worm" - 6:57
  4. "The Third Mind" - 6:33
  5. "Light Chapels" - 5:20
  6. "The Dream Machine" - 5:57
  7. "Note Virus" - 3:30
  8. "1001 Nights in Marrakech" - 6:29
  9. "The Wild Boys" - 3:25

Personnel

Production

  • Marc Urselli - engineer, audio mixer
  • John Zorn and Kazunori Sugiyama – producers

References

  1. ^ Tzadik Catalog, accessed October 15, 2013
  2. ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review, accessed October 15, 2013
  3. ^ a b Schray, M., The Free Jazz Collective Review, Free Jazz Collective, April 21, 2010
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