IAO: Music in Sacred Light

by John Zorn

IAO: Music in Sacred Light cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 21 May 2002
  • Label: Tzadik
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 51:23
  • Community rating: 3.71/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Deeply inspired by the occult writings of Aleister Crowley and the avant-garde films of Kenneth Anger, the prolific composer constructed a terrifyingly intense ritualistic masterpiece. The wildly varied compositions seamlessly collide hypnotic female choirs with chaotic free-jazz outbursts and crushing heavy metal riffs.

Genres

Descriptors: ritualistic, choral, improvisation, avant-garde, experimental, occult, chamber

Tracklist

  1. Invocation (7:19)
  2. Sex Magick (13:26)
  3. Sacred Rites Of The Left Hand Path (6:31)
  4. The Clavicle Of Solomon (9:28)
  5. Lucifer Rising (5:23)
  6. Leviathan (3:26)
  7. Mysteries (5:50)

Credits

  • Beth Anne Hatton - featuring
  • Bill Laswell - featuring
  • Cyro Baptista - featuring
  • Greg Cohen - featuring
  • Jennifer Charles - featuring
  • Jim Pugliese - featuring
  • Mike Patton - featuring
  • Rebecca Moore - featuring

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