| Psychomagia | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Abraxas |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | February 2014 |
| Recorded: | December 2 & 3, 2013 at Orange Sound, NJ |
| Genre: | Avant-garde, jazz, rock |
| Length: | 44:06 |
| Label: | Tzadik 8313 |
| Producer: | John Zorn |
| Chronology: | Abraxas |
| Prev Year: | 2012 |
Psychomagia is the second album by Abraxas, led by Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz, performing compositions written by John Zorn, which was recorded in December 2013 and released on the Tzadik label.[1]
Martin Schray stated "these tracks are true Zorn compositions interwoven with Near Eastern melodies, western soundscapes and jazzy wackiness and Abraxas play these pieces with the abrasive, breathtaking energy of a monstrous jam session. The musicians never consider technical skills as ends in themselves, they always serve the compositions. Psychomagia is a High Mass for guitar freaks, fans of the music of Frank Zappa and for those who like the harsher sides of Bill Frisell and Marc Ribot".[2] New York Music Daily stated "On one hand, this album is so tuneful that fans of traditional surf music are going to love it; at the same time, it’s so deliciously evil in places that the most cynical Yo La Tengo diehards might be caught drooling".[3]
All compositions by John Zorn