Taboo & Exile is an album by John Zorn. It is the second album to appear in Zorn's Music Romance Series following Music for Children (1998).Tzadik catalogue Three of the tracks on this recording (Mayim, Zera'im, and Makkot) are from Zorn's Masada songbook.Masada World: Taboo & Exile, accessed September 24, 2023
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."Proefrock, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 1, 2011.
Track listing All compositions by John Zorn "In the Temple of Hadjarim" – 5:15 "Sacrifist" – 4:52 "Mayim" – 3:28 "Koryojang" – 6:23 "Bulls Eye" – 1:12 "Zera'im" – 6:19 "Thaalapalassi" – 10:28 "Makkot" – 3:01 "A Tiki for Blue" – 7:01 "The Possessed" – 6:22 "Oracle" – 4:31 "Koryojang (End Credits)" – 2:26
Personnel Cyro Baptista – percussion Joey Baron – drums Sim Cain – drums Greg Cohen – contrabass Mark Feldman – violin Erik Friedlander – cello Fred Frith – guitar Miho Hatori – voice Bill Laswell – bass Dave Lombardo – drums Mike Patton – voice Robert Quine – guitar Marc Ribot – guitar Roberto Rodriguez – percussion Jamie Saft – keyboards Chris Wood – bass John Zorn – saxophone
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