| Dreamachines | ||||
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| Studio album by John Zorn | ||||
| Released | July 20, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | April 2013 | |||
| Genre | Avant-garde, Jazz, Contemporary classical music | |||
| Length | 46:02 | |||
| Label | Tzadik TZ 8308 | |||
| Producer | John Zorn | |||
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Dreamachines is an album by John Zorn recorded in New York City in April 2013 and released on the Tzadik label in July 2013. The album is inspired by the works of William S. Burroughs and Brion Gysin.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    |
| Free Jazz Collective | |
Allmusic said "Dreamachines does vary widely in terms of style -- especially for a chamber group -- but Zorn is a magician when it comes to creating compositional, dynamic, and textural balances -- when he wants to be. And here, in using multiple styles and through careful strategic sequencing, he delivers an exciting sonic tapestry". Martin Schray stated "Dreamachines picks up Burroughs’ and Gysin’s innovative style, the absence of linear stories, the cut-up technique and their fascination for so-called routines and neologisms. Especially the cut-up technique has always been a crucial element of Zorn’s music (to the extreme in Naked City) which has always given a dramatic surprise to his compositions... Great album, indeed".
Track listing
All compositions by John Zorn
- "Psychic Conspirators" - 3:18
- "Git-le-Coeur" - 4:26
- "The Conqueror Worm" - 6:57
- "The Third Mind" - 6:33
- "Light Chapels" - 5:20
- "The Dream Machine" - 5:57
- "Note Virus" - 3:30
- "1001 Nights in Marrakech" - 6:29
- "The Wild Boys" - 3:25
Personnel
Production
- Marc Urselli - engineer, audio mixer
- John Zorn and Kazunori Sugiyama – producers
References
- Tzadik Catalog, accessed October 15, 2013
- ^ Jurek, T. Allmusic Review, accessed October 15, 2013
- ^ Schray, M., The Free Jazz Collective Review, Free Jazz Collective, April 21, 2010