Six Litanies for Heliogabalus
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| Six Litanies for Heliogabalus | |||||
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| [[Image:|200px|Six Litanies for Heliogabalus cover]] | |||||
| Studio album by John Zorn | |||||
| Released | March 27, 2007 | ||||
| Genre | Avant-Garde | ||||
| Length | 44 minutes | ||||
| Label | Tzadik | ||||
| Producer | John Zorn | ||||
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Six Litanies for Heliogabalus is an album by John Zorn. It is a kind of follow-up to Astronome. It is dedicated to Antonin Artaud, Edgard Varése, and Aleister Crowley.
[edit] Track listing
- Litany I - 7:53
- Litany II - 7:06
- Litany III - 10:36
- Litany IV - 8:13
- Litany V - 4:30
- Litany VI - 6:16
[edit] Personnel
- John Zorn: Alto Sax, Composer
- Joey Baron: Drums
- Trevor Dunn: Bass
- Ikue Mori: Electronics
- Mike Patton: Voice
- Jamie Saft: Organ
- Martha Cluver: Voice
- Abby Fischer: Voice
- Kirsten Soller: Voice
[edit] Inspiration
The promotional notes that accompany the US CD Release indicate that the concept for the recording was inspired by the Roman Emperor Heliogabalus.
