Alastor: Book of Angels Volume 21 explained

Alastor: Book of Angels Volume 21
Type:Album
Artist:Eyvind Kang
Cover:Alastor_Book_of_Angels_Volume_21.jpg
Released:April 29, 2014
Recorded:2014
Studio:Avast, Seattle and Eastside Sound, NYC
Genre:Jazz, klezmer, contemporary classical music
Length:44:46
Label:Tzadik TZ 8316
Producer:Eyvind Kang and Randall Dunn
Chronology:Eyvind Kang
Prev Title:Grass
Prev Year:2012

Alastor: Book of Angels Volume 21 is an album by violist and multi-instrumentalist Eyvind Kang which was released in 2014 on John Zorn's Tzadik Records as part of Zorn's Book of Angels Series.[1] [2]

Reception

Alarm reviewer Scott Morrow stated "Though Kang generally skews towards classical, chamber, and ambient, his take on Zorn’s hand-picked selections is a surprising and gorgeous collision of styles."[3]

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn.

  1. "Hakem" - 5:37
  2. "Samchia" - 3:49
  3. "Hakha" - 3:18
  4. "Jetrel" - 5:32
  5. "Variel" - 4:12
  6. "Loquel" - 3:15
  7. "Rachiel" - 3:49
  8. "Barael" - 3:22
  9. "Sakriel" - 7:08
  10. "Uriron" - 4:42

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.tzadik.com/index.php?catalog=8316 Tzadik Records catalog
  2. https://masada.world/book-two/alastor Masada World - Alastor: The Book of Angels, Volume 21
  3. Morrow, S., Alarm Review, April 29, 2014