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quote:Originally posted by The Return Of Rothkoid:
Big cheers to videodrome - ze's the one to ask, really - who introduced me in the first place.
Ah, did I hear my name? Sorry, was eating garlic bread.
Anyway. If Torture Garden can't be found, go for a combination of Grand Guignol and the Elektra release, both of which are in print. Between the two they cover all of TG's ground and more. Guignol is quite a good place to start, actually, as it has both the hardcore and compostional styles represented. Though most of the non-harcore GG material is not composed by Zorn, it'll give a good idea of what he's capable of, compositionally. From Naked City, I also love Absinthe, prehaps because it bears no aesthetic relation to their other discs. Very odd, and (ahem) quietly disquieting. Word is that Tzadik will shortly be issuing a series of Naked City live discs, similar to the series done for Masada. Incidentally, TG is in print, though as part of Tzadik's Black Box release, which combines it with Leng Tch'e, the latter of which has been rumored for years to involve the Melvins. Can't comment one way or another, though it certainly sounds like it.
The Masada material is great, though ten discs is probably more than any of us need - if you get four of them you'll have probably as much as you need. Two, three and six are all great. And the stuff Roth mentioned - Bar Kokhba and The Circle Maker is the same material, but presented in a chamber fashion, with various intrumental duos re-interpreting the songs. BK is essential - a fabulous, varied set from start to finish.
The compositional stuff already mentioned is great, but don't forget The Big Gundown which is probably the disc I would recommend as an introductory purchase. He's got very little else like it, but it's great at preparing a new listener for the breadth of his material. And the new 'expanded' version is so much the better.
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