Taboo & Exile

Taboo & Exile
Studio album by John Zorn
Released	October 1999
Recorded	February–June, 1999
Studio	Avatar, New York City
Length	60:00
Label	Tzadik TZ 7325
Producer	John Zorn
John Zorn chronology
The String Quartets (1999) Taboo & Exile (1999) Live in Middelheim 1999 (1999)

Taboo & Exile is an album by John Zorn. It is the second album to appear in Zorn's Music Romance Series following Music for Children (1998).^[1] Three of the tracks on this recording (Mayim, Zera'im, and Makkot) are from Zorn's Masada songbook.^[2]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Stacia Proefrock awarded the album 3½ stars stating "This is not a piece of classical movements; rather, it is like a film with constantly changing scenes. Before the end of the album, images are evoked of slow, metered tribal ritual, escape on an open road, cabaret, desert and dance. This is one of Zorn's most complex and beautiful pieces, showing that he is still constantly evolving as a composer."^[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn

1. "In the Temple of Hadjarim" – 5:15
2. "Sacrifist" – 4:52
3. "Mayim" – 3:28
4. "Koryojang" – 6:23
5. "Bulls Eye" – 1:12
6. "Zera'im" – 6:19
7. "Thaalapalassi" – 10:28
8. "Makkot" – 3:01
9. "A Tiki for Blue" – 7:01
10. "The Possessed" – 6:22
11. "Oracle" – 4:31
12. "Koryojang (End Credits)" – 2:26

Personnel

• Cyro Baptista – percussion
• Joey Baron – drums
• Sim Cain – drums
• Greg Cohen – contrabass
• Mark Feldman – violin
• Erik Friedlander – cello
• Fred Frith – guitar
• Miho Hatori – voice
• Bill Laswell – bass
• Dave Lombardo – drums
• Mike Patton – voice
• Robert Quine – guitar
• Marc Ribot – guitar
• Roberto Rodriguez – percussion
• Jamie Saft – keyboards
• Chris Wood – bass
• John Zorn – saxophone

References

1. Tzadik catalogue
2. Masada World: Taboo & Exile, accessed September 24, 2023
3. Proefrock, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 1, 2011.