Comments on: Secret Chiefs 3 arrange & record John Zorn “Masada Book Two” CD

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:31:31 +0000

It’s a wicked good album…

My review is here:
http://jazzsick.wordpress.com/2008/05/17/secret-chiefs-3-xaphan/

~Dan
http://jazzsick.wordpress.com/

By: Wigs

Wigs — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:36:48 +0000

Double agreed!

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:56:13 +0000

agreed.

By: Toe

Toe — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:29:03 +0000

Creating music isn’t like meeting a financial deadline in your cubicle.

Things like this should be out when they’re finished and not be rushed to meet some artificial deadline.

According to their website, “Tzadik believe most of all in the integrity of their artists. What you hear on Tzadik is the artists’ vision undiluted.” If Trey did cause the delay, which is entirely possible, it seems that it would all fit into what Tzadik is about.

Xaphan, by the way, is excellent.

By: Mark Allender

Mark Allender — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:38:07 +0000

BOA#9 “Xaphan” will be released April 11!!!

http://www.webofmimicry.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=24&products_id=63

Can’t wait!!

By: Zatoichi66

Zatoichi66 — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:16:36 +0000

The good thing about being a normal ignorant hack, is that you can write off the creative process of someone as rare and ingenious of Spruance as being “unprofessional”, “hippy”, “flaky”, and so on… …And then turn around after the release and say that he’s the best, and more artists should aspire to be as true to their end idea as he is.

I’m excited about the releases, and I catch myself saying “I can’t wait”. Now I say, let the man take as long as he needs to. I have yet to be able to see his work from end to end in one or one hundred listens. I will try to remain quietly reverent.

…And tower records has preorder open on Book of Angels. I’ll take 2.

By: jbitounis

jbitounis — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:07:06 +0000

I guess though that Tzadik doesn’t care much about technicalities and being on time, thank god. I mean that they’re only concerned about the artistic outcome. What’s better than being an artist and working with a company that doesn’t put deadlines and hassles things. It’s out when it’s out.

By: Platard

Platard — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 06:20:22 +0000

Yes, Its obvious the delay is Trey……

I put the artwork thing as a ‘get out of jail card’……

I mean its one thing to be a perfectionist with your arrangement & production,but its a whole other thing to not be good with time management & not learn it for like 20 years!!

Unavoidable delays happen, but I guess I’m suggestioning its a little bigger than that…

I dont like to Trey bash, but in the context of proffesionality stuffing Tzadik around is pretty crap….

By: posty mcposterton

posty mcposterton — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:43:13 +0000

Artwork has been in the can forever… all the Masada Book Two’s are in the same design element, just with a different daemon illustration and color theme.

based on the Estradasphere MySpace post in October about Trey coming up to track some of their strings, I think this delay fully rests with Mr. Spruance. Alas… it’ll show up eventually…

By: Platard

Platard — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:51:03 +0000

Hippy flakiness infects Tzadik!!

Its been years since I’ve seen ANY release delayed on tzadik, The Chiefs must be causing some real hassles for them……

Judging from how Important Artwork is to Trey, I bet the music is in the can & its something stupid like print color or typeset!