Editor’s info:
The infamous Moonchild/Astronome trio of Patton, Dunn and Baron returns to the studio this time aided by the searing organ of Jamie Saft, the complex electronics of Ikue Mori and a small female chorus to realize Zorn's latest project Six Litanies for Heliogabalus. Inspired by the decadent excesses of the Roman emperor/child-god who made Caligula and Nero look like reasonable human beings smothering his dinner guests to death in a rain of perfumed rose petals -- these six compositions (including an outrageous new piece for solo voice) explode with color, imagery and intensity. A startling blend of metal, contemporary classical, jazz and medieval music, this is one of Zorn's most extreme and original creations."