Astronome

2006 studio album by John Zorn
Astronome
Studio album by
John Zorn
ReleasedOctober 17, 2006
Genre
  • Experimental rock
  • avant-garde metal
  • avant-prog
  • avant-garde jazz
  • noise rock
  • free jazz
Length44:30
LabelTzadik TZ 7359
Moonchild chronology
Moonchild: Songs Without Words
(2006) 		Astronome
(2006) 		Six Litanies for Heliogabalus
(2007)
John Zorn chronology
Balan: Book of Angels Volume 5
(2006) 		Astronome
(2006) 		Moloch: Book of Angels Volume 6
(2006)
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AllMusic[1]

Astronome is an album by American musician John Zorn featuring the "Moonchild Trio" of Joey Baron, Mike Patton and Trevor Dunn.[2] It is the second album by the trio, following Moonchild: Songs Without Words.

Theater director Richard Foreman staged an opera Astronome: A Night at the Opera: An Initiation based on this album which premiered at the Ontological-Hysteric Theater on February 5, 2009, and ran through April 5, 2009.[3][4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Act One: A Secluded Clearing in the Woods; A Single Bed in a Small Room; The Innermost Chapel of a Secret Temple"14:34
2."Act Two: A Medieval Laboratory; In the Magick Circle"17:02
3."Act Three: A Barren Plain at Midnight; An Unnamed Location"12:44
Total length:44:30

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References

  1. ^ Allmusic Review
  2. ^ Tzadik catalogue
  3. ^ Sellar, Tom (2009-02-17). "John Zorn Scores Richard Foreman's Astronome". Village Voice Phoenix. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
  4. ^ Garland, Jeff (2009-02-01). "Evening Music: Ear to Ear: John Zorn". WNYC. Archived from the original on 2009-06-13. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
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