Taboo & Exile is an album by John Zorn

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...

 which synthetizes exotica, hardcore punk, classical, jazz, surf and world narration into a new prodigious genre. It is the second album to appear in Zorn's Music Romance Series following Music for Children

Music for Children

Music for Children is the first release in John Zorn's Music Romance Series and features three Naked City compositions performed by Zorn with the band Prelapse; a 20-minute composition for wind machines and controlled feedback systems dedicated to Edgar Varese, and a classical chamber music piece...

(1998).

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stacia Proefrock awarded the album 3½ stars stating "This is not a piece of classical movements; rather, it is like a film with constantly changing scenes. Before the end of the album, images are evoked of slow, metered tribal ritual, escape on an open road, cabaret, desert and dance. This is one of Zorn's most complex and beautiful pieces, showing that he is still constantly evolving as a composer".

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn

1. "In the Temple of Hadjarim" - 5:15
2. "Sacrifist" - 4:52
3. "Mayim" - 3:28
4. "Koryojang" - 6:23
5. "Bulls Eye" - 1:12
6. "Zeraim" - 6:19
7. "Thaalapalassi" - 10:28
8. "Makkot" - 3:01
9. "A Tiki for Blue" - 7:01
10. "The Possessed" - 6:22
11. "Oracle" - 4:31
12. "Koryojang (End Credits)" - 2:26
    • Recorded at Avatar in New York City from February to June 1999

Personnel

• Cyro Baptista
  Cyro Baptista
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  : Percussion
• 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...
  
  : Drums
• Sim Cain
  Sim Cain
  Sim Cain is an American drummer probably best known as a member of the hard rock group Rollins Band from 1987 to 2000...
  
  : Drums
• Greg Cohen
  Greg Cohen
  A native of Los Angeles, bassist Greg Cohen has been playing in various acclaimed music groups since the '60s. He is perhaps best known for his work with John Zorn's Masada quartet; more recently he has been touring with Ornette Coleman, and performed on Coleman's much-praised Sound Grammar...
  
  : Contrabass
• Mark Feldman
  Mark Feldman
  Mark Feldman is an American jazz violinist.Feldman worked in Chicago from 1973 to 1980, and in Nashville, Tennessee from 1980 to 1986. He worked in New York City and Western Europe from 1986. Feldman often works with John Zorn, Sylvie Courvoisier, John Abercrombie, The Masada String Trio, Dave...
  
  : Violin
• Erik Friedlander
  Erik Friedlander
  Erik Friedlander is an American cellist and composer based in New York City.A veteran of NYC's experimental downtown scene, Friedlander has worked in many contexts, but is perhaps best known for his frequent collaborations with saxophonist/composer John Zorn...
  
  : Cello
• Fred Frith
  Fred Frith
  Fred Frith is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer and improvisor.Probably best known for his guitar work, Frith first came to attention as one of the founding members of the English avant-rock group Henry Cow. Frith was also a member of Art Bears, Massacre and Skeleton Crew...
  
  : Guitar
• Miho Hatori
  Miho Hatori
  is a singer, songwriter, and musician. She is primarily known as the vocalist of the New York City group Cibo Matto, and the first person to provide the voice of Gorillaz member Noodle.-Biography:...
  
  : Voice
• Bill Laswell
  Bill Laswell
  Bill Laswell is an American bassist, producer and record label owner....
  
  : Bass
• Dave Lombardo
  Dave Lombardo
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  : Drums
• 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...
  
  : Voice
• Robert Quine
  Robert Quine
  Robert Wolfe Quine was an American guitarist, known for his innovative guitar solos.A native of Akron, Ohio, Quine worked with a wide range of musicians, though he himself remained relatively unknown in comparison...
  
  : Guitar
• Marc Ribot
  Marc Ribot
  Marc Ribot born May 21, 1954) is an American guitarist and composer.His own work has touched on many styles, including no wave, free jazz, and Cuban music. Ribot is also known for collaborating with other musicians, most notably Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, and composer John Zorn.-Biography:Ribot was...
  
  : Guitar
• Roberto Rodriguez: Percussion
• Jamie Saft
  Jamie Saft
  Jamie Saft is a keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist, composer, sound engineer and producer living in upstate NY. Saft was born in Flushing Queens, New York in 1971 and is a graduate of both Tufts University and the New England Conservatory of Music. He has performed and recorded with John Zorn,...
  
  : Keyboards
• Chris Wood
  Chris Wood (jazz musician)
  Christopher Barry Wood is an American bass player, best known for playing with the avant-garde jazz-funk trio Medeski Martin & Wood .-Biography:...
  
  : Bass
• John Zorn
  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...
  
  : Saxophone