IAO (Music in Sacred Light) is a concept album by John Zorn , released in 2002 .
| IAO (Music in Sacred Light) | ||||
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| Studio album by John Zorn | ||||
| Date of issue | May 21, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Avant-garde | |||
| Duration | 51:25 | |||
| Producer | John Zorn | |||
| A country |  USA | |||
| Label | ||||
| Tzadik | 7338 | |||
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Content
About the album
Disc design features
Instead of a booklet, the disc is equipped with four separate cards with images of magic symbols and recording information [1] .
Album concept
From the annotation in the annex to the disk:
The name IAO is kabbalistic identical to the Beast and its number is 666 . Performed in the tradition of the long studio works of Zorn “Godard”, “Spillane”, “Elegy”, “Kristallnacht” and “Duras”, but completely unique in form and content, the “IAO” is a hypnotic seven-part suite about alchemy, mysticism, metaphysics and magic - black and white. Partly inspired by the esoteric works of Aleister Crowley and his magical follower director Kenneth Anger [2] , these seven acts range from hypnotic exotic, ritual percussion and death metal to ambient, electronics and an amazing piece for a female choir. As diverse and listenable as the album The Gift (English) , and as puzzling as Songs from the Hermetic Theater, IAO is a major new work by the New York maestro of the unexpected.
Song List
The author of all tracks is John Zorn .
- “Invocation” - 7:19
- Sex Magick - 13:26
- "Sacred Rites of the Left Hand Path" - 6:31
- "The Clavicle of Solomon" - 9:28
- "Lucifer Rising" - 5:23
- "Leviathan" - 3:26
- “Mysteries” - 5:50
Record Members
- Cyro Baptista
- Jennifer charles
- Greg cohen
- Beth anne hatton
- Bill laswell
- Rebecca moore
- Mike patton
- Jim pugliese
- Jamie saft
- John zorn
Notes
- ↑ About the disc “IAO (Music in Sacred Light)”
- ↑ A very clear allusion to this is the title of one of the songs - “Lucifer Rising”: one of Kenneth Enger 's most famous films is also called “Lucifer Rising” ( 1980 ).