Thursday, September 02, 2004
Electric Masada
Electric Masada arrived today from Tzadik in New York. I saw this band in March of 2003 here in Vancouver and it was one of the best shows I have seen. This live recording was recorded as part of Zorn's 5oth birthday celebration, a month of events at Tonic in New York on September 23, 2003. This recording is exciting, energetic and I've only heard part of the first track, so far. It's also a side of Marc Ribot's guitar playing I haven't heard before. Jump up! Jump up! Outside of the themes, which Zorn has taken from traditional Jewish music, I'm reminded of the Miles Davis band circa Jack Johnson and Bitches Brew.
