''Hemophiliac'' is a limited edition album of

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experimental music Experimental music is a general label for any music or music genre that pushes existing boundaries and genre definitions. Experimental compositional practice is defined broadly by exploratory sensibilities radically opposed to, and questioning of, ...

John Zorn John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, conductor, saxophonist, arranger and producer who "deliberately resists category". Zorn's avant-garde and experimental approaches to composition and improvisation are inclusive of jaz ...

Ikue Mori (born 17 December 1953), also known as Ikue Ile, is a drummer, electronic musician, composer, and graphic designer. Mori was awarded a "Genius grant" from the MacArthur Foundation in 2022. Biography Ikue Mori was born and raised in Japan. She sa ...

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Mike Patton Michael Allan Patton (born January 27, 1968) is an American singer, producer, film composer and voice actor, best known as the lead vocalist of the alternative metal band Faith No More. Noted for his vocal proficiency, diverse singing techni ...

. The album was released as a limited edition 2-CD set of 2,500 copies, personally autographed by Zorn, Patton and Mori, on Zorn's

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Reception

The

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review by Dean McFarlane awarded the album 4 stars stating "what a pity this monstrous work was not made more widely available, as it contains some of the more ferocious performances of free improvisation that the members of this trio have put to record throughout their disparate and eclectic careers."McFarlane, D
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Track listing

''All compositions by Mori, Patton & Zorn'' ''Disc One'' # "Skin Eruptions" – 10:59 # "Edema" – 15:13 # "Stretch Marks" – 7:13 # "The Stitch" – 1:14 # "Malabsorption" – 8:52 # "High Anxiety" – 11:17 # "Dizzy Spells" – 4:02 # "Mood Swing" – 4:16 ''Disc Two'' # "Gotu Kola" – 8:33 # "Black Kohosh" – 4:03 # "The Squaw Vine" – 7:22 # "Blessed Thistle" – 8:50 # "Silymarin" – 1:56 # "Red Clover" – 6:29 # "Chlorophyll Enemas" – 14:17 # "The Black Radish" – 1:53 # "Essence of Primrose" – 3:31 # "Dong Quai" – 7:57

Personnel

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References

{{Authority control 2002 albums Tzadik Records albums Albums produced by John Zorn Hemophiliac (band) albums