john zorn's "astronome"

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is really really great. Free Metal!

― justin (hoosteen), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 20:51 (seventeen years ago) link

"Astronome" is a little more focused than "Moonchild", and I think that works to its advantage.

Both albums just go to show once again that Mike Patton is much better when someone else is providing a framework. I remember picking up "Moonchild" shortly after hearing the Peeping Tom album and thinking "geez, this is way more interesting Peeping Tom".

― novaheat (novaheat), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 21:03 (seventeen years ago) link

I haven't heard this yet but I've been thinking about picking it up. I liked Moonchild a lot. Isn't this one just three long tracks though?

― pdf (unperson), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 21:31 (seventeen years ago) link

Found a rapidshare link, so I guess I'll find out what I think on the train ride home tonight.

― pdf (unperson), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 21:49 (seventeen years ago) link

Righto, Phil.

― justin (hoosteen), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 21:53 (seventeen years ago) link

I'd never heard this sort of thing with vocals before, but just last week I was thinking "I guess 'free' vocals would sorta be black metal/hardcore screams..."

― hoo got it for steen, vol. 3 (hoosteen), Wednesday, 14 February 2007 22:03 (seventeen years ago) link

"I guess 'free' vocals would sorta be black metal/hardcore screams..."

He does a lot more than scream on it, though, which is nice.

And yes, it is only 3 tracks, but according to the liner notes, the whole thing is supposed to be a "pocket opera," consisting of three "acts" which are split into tracks, each containing a number of "scenes" of varying moods.

― novaheat (novaheat), Thursday, 15 February 2007 07:18 (seventeen years ago) link

The moods don't change all that much. I do like it better than Moonchild, though.

― pdf (unperson), Thursday, 15 February 2007 15:32 (seventeen years ago) link

I thought Moonchild was pretty good - though it does seem to owe a huge debt of influence to the work of Keiji Haino (particularly with Fushitsusha).

― o. nate (o. nate), Friday, 16 February 2007 03:35 (seventeen years ago) link

He's sharing a bill with Cecil Taylor at Lincoln Ctr, 3/9 & /10, he is.

― collardio gelatinous (collardio), Sunday, 18 February 2007 01:40 (seventeen years ago) link

i'm guessing theres a saxophone making dying bird screeches over top of this amirite

― amon (amon), Sunday, 18 February 2007 02:00 (seventeen years ago) link

Actually I can't hear a lot of sax, but I haven't listened on headphones yet.

― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver (hoosteen), Sunday, 18 February 2007 02:03 (seventeen years ago) link

zorn doesnt play on it, dummy amon.

― chaki (chaki), Sunday, 18 February 2007 03:19 (seventeen years ago) link

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