Cartoon S/M

Cartoon S/M
Studio album by John Zorn
Released	October 24, 2000
Recorded	April 8, 1998-February 22, 2000
Genre	Avant-garde, Contemporary classical music
Length	111:35
Label	Tzadik TZ 7330
Producer	John Zorn
John Zorn chronology
Xu Feng (1999) Cartoon S/M (2000) Filmworks IX: Trembling Before G-d (2000)

Cartoon S/M is a double album of contemporary classical music by American composer John Zorn.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This collection proves Zorn's astonishingly varied and sustaining contribution to late-century classical music. It should not only be owned, but studied, reflected upon for inspiration. Amazing".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn.

• Disc One:

1. "Cat O’Nine Tails" - 15:35
2. "Carny" - 12:35
3. "For Your Eyes Only" - 15:02
4. "Kol Nidre" (string quartet) - 7:55

• Disc Two:

1. "The Dead Man" - 12:44
2. "Music for Children" - 14:29
3. "Memento Mori" - 26:28
4. "Kol Nidre" (clarinet quartet) - 6:47

• Recorded at Concertzaal, Tilburg on April 8, 1998 (Disc One track 3), and at Grasland Studios, Haarlem on November 8–13, 1999 (Disc One tracks 1 & 4, Disc Two tracks 1 & 3), February 21, 2000 (Disc One track 2), and February 22, 2000 (Disc Two tracks 2 & 4).

Personnel

• Mondriaan Quartet
• Annette Bergman – viola
• Carl Fischer – score
• Ermo Hartsuiker – clarinet (Bass)
• Arnold Marinissen – percussion
• Tomoko Mukaiyama – piano
• Kazunori Sugiyama – associate producer
• Guido Tichelman – engineer
• Allan Tucker – mastering
• Jan-Erik Van Regteren Altena – violin, cello
• John Zorn – executive producer

References