Alastor: Book of Angels Volume 21

Alastor: Book of Angels Volume 21 is an album by violist and multi-instrumentalist Eyvind Kang which was released in 2014 on John Zorn's Tzadik Records as part of Zorn's Book of Angels Series.[1]

Alastor: Book of Angels Volume 21
Studio album by
Eyvind Kang
ReleasedApril 29, 2014
Recorded2014
StudioAvast, Seattle and Eastside Sound, NYC
GenreJazz, klezmer, contemporary classical music
Length44:46
LabelTzadik TZ 8316
ProducerEyvind Kang and Randall Dunn
Eyvind Kang chronology
Grass
(2012)		 Alastor: Book of Angels Volume 21
(2014)
Book of Angels chronology
Tap: Book of Angels Volume 20
(2014)		 Alastor: Book of Angels Volume 21
(2014)		 Adramelech: Book of Angels Volume 22
(2014)

Reception

Alarm reviewer Scott Morrow stated "Though Kang generally skews towards classical, chamber, and ambient, his take on Zorn’s hand-picked selections is a surprising and gorgeous collision of styles."[2]

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn.

  1. "Hakem" - 5:37
  2. "Samchia" - 3:49
  3. "Hakha" - 3:18
  4. "Jetrel" - 5:32
  5. "Variel" - 4:12
  6. "Loquel" - 3:15
  7. "Rachiel" - 3:49
  8. "Barael" - 3:22
  9. "Sakriel" - 7:08
  10. "Uriron" - 4:42

Personnel
  • Eyvind Kang - electric bass, guitars, janggu, kacapi, kemancheh, Korg synthesizer, Moog synthesizer, oud, percussion, piano, setar, sitar, viola, violin, voice
  • Skerik - tenor saxophone
  • Hans Teuber - clarinets, flutes, tenor saxophone
  • Cuong Vu - trumpet
  • Emma Ashbrook - bassoon
  • Josiah Boothby - French horn
  • Taina Karr - English horn, oboe
  • Randall Dunn - Moog synthesizer, voice
  • Hidayat Honari - tar
  • Maria Scherer Wilson, William Smith - cello
  • Soyeon Park - geomungo
  • JungAh Song - gayageum
  • Shahzad Ismaily, Moriah Neils, Jacob Yackshaw - bass
  • Dave Abramson - drums, percussion
  • Tor Dietrichson - bongos, congas, clave, guiro, tabla, triangle
  • Hyeonhee Park - janggu, kkwaenggwari
  • Maya Dunietz, Jessika Kenney - voice
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References
  1. Tzadik Records catalog, accessed January 21, 2015
  2. Morrow, S., Alarm Review Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, April 29, 2014
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