Locus Solus

by John Zorn

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1983
  • Label: Rift
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 59:32
  • Community rating: 3.64/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Operating within the downtown New York avant-garde scene, Zorn assembled multiple variations of power trios for this jagged, chaotic project. The recording is a frantic collage of saxophone squalls, turntable scratching (provided by Christian Marclay), and violent percussion, heavily utilizing Zorn's 'game piece' improvisational strategies. It is a wildly abrasive, unpredictable milestone in contemporary free improvisation.

Genres

Descriptors: Avant Garde, improvisation, avant-garde, complex, satirical, experimental, diverse, conceptual

Tracklist

  1. Bass And The Treble (2:51)
  2. The Acquisition & Control Of Fire (1:30)
  3. Honey-Cab (2:30)
  4. Switch (2:06)
  5. Juan Talks It Out Of His System (2:07)
  6. The Wish (2:00)
  7. A Case Arose (1:53)
  8. The Elf (1:37)
  9. Getting Curly (1:45)
  10. Don't Switch (1:44)
  11. Smooth Cheeks Of A Big Ego (1:45)
  12. Add Water (2:05)
  13. Cold (1:26)
  14. Friar T. (0:53)
  15. Too Me (2:06)
  16. Self-Satisfied (1:11)
  17. Dot Dot, Dot (1:06)
  18. Liver (1:35)
  19. Heike Cipher Mystery (1:40)
  20. Jedi Mind Trick (1:02)
  21. Mysterious Island (2:03)
  22. You Only Live Twice, Mr. Bond (1:53)
  23. When Arrows Meet (1:35)
  24. Never Say Never Again (1:38)
  25. Sign Of The Four (2:04)
  26. Locus Solus (Parts 1 & 2) (2:06)
  27. Where Are My Victims? (1:59)
  28. Disco Volante (2:00)
  29. Kaiser In Borneo (1:41)
  30. The Saint (1:33)
  31. The Violent Death Of Dutch Schultz (1:16)
  32. Thunderball (1:38)
  33. White Zombie (1:23)
  34. The Slaves Of Vesuvius (1:51)

Credits

  • John Zorn - primary artist, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, performer [game calls], other [notes]
  • Anton Fier - drums
  • Ikue Mori - drums
  • Arto Lindsay - guitar, lyrics by
  • Peter Blegvad - lyrics by, vocals
  • Wayne Horvitz - organ
  • Christian Marclay - turntables
  • Whiz Kid - turntables

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