Astronome
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Astronome is an album by John Zorn
featuring the "Moonchild Trio" of Joey Baron
, Mike Patton
and Trevor Dunn
. 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.
John Zorn
John Zorn is an American avant-garde composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist. Zorn is a prolific artist: he has hundreds of album credits as performer, composer, or producer...
featuring the "Moonchild Trio" of Joey Baron
Joey Baron
Joey Baron is an American avant-garde jazz drummer probably best known for his work with Bill Frisell, Stan Getz, Steve Kuhn, and John Zorn...
, Mike Patton
Mike Patton
Michael Allan "Mike" Patton is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and actor, best known as the lead singer of the metal/experimental rock band Faith No More. He has also sung for Mr...
and Trevor Dunn
Trevor Dunn
Trevor Roy Dunn is an American composer, bass guitarist and double bassist.Dunn came to prominence in the 1990s with the experimental band Mr. Bungle. He has since worked in an array of musical styles, notably with singer and Mr...
. It is the second album by the trio following Moonchild: Songs Without Words
Moonchild: Songs Without Words
Moonchild: Songs Without Words is an 2006 album by John Zorn featuring performances by Joey Baron, Mike Patton, and Trevor Dunn . It was inspired in part by Aleister Crowley, Antonin Artaud and Edgard Varèse...
.
Theater director Richard Foreman
Richard Foreman
Richard Foreman is an American playwright and avant-garde theater pioneer. He is the founder of the Ontological-Hysteric Theater.-Life :...
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.
Track listing
- "Act One: A Secluded Clearing in the Woods; A Single Bed in a Small Room; The Innermost Chapel of a Secret Temple" - 14:34
- "Act Two: A Medieval Laboratory; In the Magick Circle" - 17:02
- "Act Three: A Barren Plain at Midnight; An Unnamed Location" - 12:44