Dreamachines

Dreamachines
Studio album by John Zorn
Released	July 20, 2013
Recorded	April 2013
Genre	Avant-garde, Jazz, Contemporary classical music
Length	46:02
Label	Tzadik TZ 8308
Producer	John Zorn
John Zorn chronology
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Dreamachines is an album by John Zorn recorded in New York City in April 2013 and released on the Tzadik label in July 2013.^[1] The album is inspired by the works of William S. Burroughs and Brion Gysin.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Free Jazz Collective	[3]

Allmusic said "Dreamachines does vary widely in terms of style -- especially for a chamber group -- but Zorn is a magician when it comes to creating compositional, dynamic, and textural balances -- when he wants to be. And here, in using multiple styles and through careful strategic sequencing, he delivers an exciting sonic tapestry".^[2] Martin Schray stated "Dreamachines picks up Burroughs’ and Gysin’s innovative style, the absence of linear stories, the cut-up technique and their fascination for so-called routines and neologisms. Especially the cut-up technique has always been a crucial element of Zorn’s music (to the extreme in Naked City) which has always given a dramatic surprise to his compositions... Great album, indeed".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn

1. "Psychic Conspirators" - 3:18
2. "Git-le-Coeur" - 4:26
3. "The Conqueror Worm" - 6:57
4. "The Third Mind" - 6:33
5. "Light Chapels" - 5:20
6. "The Dream Machine" - 5:57
7. "Note Virus" - 3:30
8. "1001 Nights in Marrakech" - 6:29
9. "The Wild Boys" - 3:25

Personnel

• John Medeski - piano
• Kenny Wollesen - vibraphone
• Trevor Dunn - bass
• Joey Baron - drums

Production

• Marc Urselli - engineer, audio mixer
• John Zorn and Kazunori Sugiyama – producers

References