The Cleansing | ||||
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Released | January 21, 2022 | |||
Recorded | April 9, 2021 | |||
Genre | Avant-garde, free improvisation | |||
Length | 46:39 | |||
Label | Tzadik | |||
Producer | John Zorn | |||
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The Cleansing is a studio album by John Zorn and Bill Laswell. It is the first collaborative album by the duo and was recorded in shortly after the COVID-19 lockdowns ended in 2021 and released by Tzadik Records in January 2022. [1] The album consists of improvised music by Zorn and Laswell that was recorded in the studio in real time with no edits or overdubs. [2]
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Source | Rating |
All About Jazz | [3] |
All About Jazz said:
The resulting music is raw, gestural. Despite the all improv setting, there is a sense of narrative and of forward motion. From the very start, it is evident that the duo has developed a deep musical understanding of each other. The way they interact indicates that they are listening to one another and responding.
— Georgievski, N. [3]
All pieces are real time improvisations