While the long awaited new Faith No More album still seems to be a dream away, Mike Patton and Duane Denison resurrected Tomahawk out of the blue and “Oddfellows”, the project’s fourth studio album will be released worldwide in January 2013 on Patton’s record label Ipecac Recordings.
Beside Mike Patton (Mr. Bungle, Faith No More, Fantômas, Lovage, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Peeping Tom, etc), ex-The Jesus Lizard guitar player Duane Denison, and ex-Helmet drummer John Stanier (currently playing with Battles), Trevor Dunn (ex-Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, etc) player taking the place of Melvins/Cows bass player Kevin Rutmanis.
The 13 brand new songs of “Oddfellows” shows a mature, but still adventurous, willing to explore rock band twisting in and out the borderline between avant-garde and post rock. This is a fever-burned, tensioned, sometimes contorted, sometimes surprisingly chilled and settle down mixture of music. There’s a subtle, but smartly balanced struggle between abstract trips and vivid rock rides with just the right amount of odd and genuine rock energy. “Oddfellows” it’s less furious, less noisier and industrial fueled then their self titled debut in 2001, and the follow up “Mit Gas” in 2003 (the 2007’s “Anonymous” was a different story!!), but still powerful and tensioned throughout. This is 100% Tomahawk with some solid hooks back to Faith No More and a gloomy twist of Peeping Tom flavor. Read more Tomahawk – Oddfellows (2013)
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John Zorn – A Vision in Blakelight (2012)
Gathering – once again – a quite selective collective of musicians: Cyro Baptista – Percussion; Joey Baron – Drums; Trevor Dunn – Bass; Carol Emanuel – Harp; John Medeski – Piano and Organ; and Kenny Wollesen – Vibes and Bells; “A Vision in Blakelight” it’s probably one of the most soft, most beautiful and chilled releases of Zorn in years.
Inspired by the spiritual mythology of William Blake, Zorn continue his endless exploration of the mystical work by all the means of the 21st century’s Jazz and contemporary music. This time Zorn is less noisy, less tumultuous and experimental, but further more sensitive and meditative, creating a cinematic groove smoothly flavored by Jazzy rides and the fluorescent play of these extraordinary artist collective. “An Island in the Moon” it’s a pearl, are breathing through standard already. Read more John Zorn – A Vision in Blakelight (2012)
John Zorn (Moonchild Trio) – Templars-In Sacred Blood (2012)
In 2006 John Zorn formed the hardcore voice/bass/drums trio of Mike Patton, Trevor Dunn, and Joey Baron which became known as the Moonchild Trio. The very same year the trio performed and released two albums of Zorn’s compositions: “Moonchild: Songs Without Words” – an album inspired in part by Aleister Crowley, Antonin Artaud and Edgard Varèse and “Astronome”. A third album with the trio, but also featuring Zorn, Ikue Mori, Jamie Saft and chorus, “Six Litanies for Heliogabalus”, was released in 2007. Their fourth release “The Crucible” appeared in 2008, and “Ipsissimus” – one of the best albums of 2010 and my personal favorite albums of all time – was released in 2010.
Now Joey Baron – Drums, Trevor Dunn – Bass, John Medeski – Organ and Mike Patton – Voice are back with the 6th CD in the Moonchild legacy. All songs was written by Zorn and they spend over one year in the making. Disturbing and tumultuous, sometimes extremely intense or silently subtle, the 8 songs of “Templars-In Sacred Blood” will take the listeners into another mystical journey. Read more John Zorn (Moonchild Trio) – Templars-In Sacred Blood (2012)
John Zorn (Moonchild) – Ipsissimus (2010)
Acesta este un „heavy shit” adevărat, dacă muzica ar avea greutate fizică şi ar cădea peste tine, te-ar strivi. Şi dacă eticheta „Avant-garde Metal” şi Rock experimental nu este doar fiţă de promenadă, se datorează exclusiv proiectelor de acest gen. În general „supergrup”-urile dau randamente oscilante, de cele mai multe ori sunt adunătură exclusiv din considerente comerciale, „le mai luăm fraierilor banii o tură”.
Nu este şi cazul lui John, Mike, Joey şi Trevor. La origini un trio compus din Joey Baron – tobe, Mike Patton – voce, Trevor Dunn – bas şi John Zorn pe post de compozitor, producător şi dirijor, Moonchild sau cum mai este denumit, The Moonchild Trio s-a dovedit încă de la debutul din 2006 cu „Moonchild: Songs Without Words” urmat imediat de al doilea album „Astronome” unul din cele mai incisive găşti de acest gen şi din fericire proiectul livrează materiale de calitate cu o regularitate demnă de oricare trupă obişnuită.
„Six Litanies for Heliogabalus” este lansat în 2007 şi sunt cooptaţi şi Ikue Mori (compozitor, baterist, artist grafic) şi clăparul Jamie Saft. La aceste două produse Zorn nu participă în mod direct, dar revine în 2008 pe albumul „The Cruciable” şi este adus şi chitaristul Marc Ribot pentru una din piese: „9×9″.
„Ipsissimus” s-a lăsat ceva mai mult aşteptat, dar a meritat cu desăvârşire. Scos sub numele lui John Zorn, noul produs Moonchild îi aduce din nou la olaltă pe John Zorn (saxofon, pian), Joey Baron (tobe), Mike Patton (voce), Trevor Dunn (bas) şi Marc Ribot (chitară) şi astfel avem de a face cu o trupă completă şi o formulă clasică.
Despre Zorn Read more John Zorn (Moonchild) – Ipsissimus (2010)
