Mondo Bungle

John Zorn - Songs from the Hermetic Theatre, 2001

Lineup:

Jennifer Choi - violin
John Zorn - electronic and computer music, bass, water, drum, flute, glass bowl, metal pipes, wax paper, mud, staple gun

Here Zorn may not be throwing in the kitchen sink but it's substituted for the staple gun. Much of this album is very quiet and minimal, an ensemble of hardware and ultra sparse ambience and not entirely engaging noise. There is gold to be found if you're willing to look, but the ratio leans in favor of minute nonsense.

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