I have had the pleasure of seeing John Zorn several times in the late '80s, early '90s, while living "backeast". Zorn is an accomplished musician, agitator, and apparently record label owner!
His music and bands are eclectic, bespeaking a tremendous intelligence and sense of organization. I will leave a few crumbs for the interested to follow, but rest assured, from the Big Gundown through News for Lulu, Zorn is a monstrous creative force. Oh yeah, he just turned 50.
This post is about Yuka Honda's new disc, Eucademix, on Zorn's label. Yuka was in the band Cibo Matto way back, but post Nirvana...This is her "solo" work, a la Bjork, without an Olympic appearance and the movies. The CD is well recorded, thoughtful, and quietly avant garde. Please don't interpret the preceding sentence as Bjork bashing--she continues to push the edges with her latest, Medulla.
Eucademix has beat, samples, and Marc Ribot. Yeah, I've seen Ribot a few times on tiny stages:p This record is instantly accessible, but will of course not see any airplay until DTM rises from the ashes, and that is a shame..
Favorite Track: Spooning With JackKnife
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