''Melt Zonk Rewire'' is the second album by the New Klezmer Trio,

Ben Goldberg Ben Goldberg is an American clarinet player and composer. Career In the early 1990s, Ben Goldberg performed alongside electric bassist Dan Seamans and percussionist Kenny Wollesen as the New Klezmer Trio. They went on to produce three albums an ...

- clarinet, Dan Seamans - bass, and

Kenny Wollesen Kenny Wollesen (born 1966) is an American drummer and percussionist. Wollesen has recorded and toured with Tom Waits, Sean Lennon, Ron Sexsmith, Bill Frisell, Norah Jones, John Lurie, Myra Melford, Steven Bernstein, and John Zorn. He is a foun ...

- drums, which was released on the

Tzadik Tzadik ( he, צַדִּיק , "righteous ne, also ''zadik'', ''ṣaddîq'' or ''sadiq''; pl. ''tzadikim'' ''ṣadiqim'') is a title in Judaism given to people considered righteous, such as biblical figures and later spiritual masters. The ...

label in 1995.Tzadik catalogue
accessed January 10, 2014

Reception

In her review for

Allmusic AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...

, Joslyn Layne observed "With a perfect mixture of a sincere love of music, wit, and serious chops, they create a new klezmer that draws from jazz, rock, and improvised traditions. ''Melt Zonk Rewire'' is full of creativity, with high energy and grooves tastefully offset by subdued, whispery pieces... essential for anyone whose music collection holds many disparate musical styles".

Track listing

''All compositions by Ben Goldberg except as indicated'' # "Gas Nine" (Traditional) - 2:24 # "Sarcophagous" - 5:02 # "The Haunt" (Dan Seamans) - 4:33 # "Thermoglypics" - 3:33 # "The Chant" - 3:23 # "We Got There" (Seamans) - 5:27 # "Feedback Doina" (Kenny Wollesen) - 5:08 # "Freilakh Nakht" (Traditional) - 3:04 # "Hypothetical" - 3:22 # "The Shot" - 3:59 # "Distiller" (Traditional) - 2:35 # "Phrases" - 3:29 # "Fourth Floor" (Seamans) - 2:59 # "Starting Place" - 4:44

Personnel

clarinet The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The instrument has a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell, and uses a single reed to produce sound. Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches ...

*Dan Seamans -

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

References

{{Authority control Tzadik Records albums Ben Goldberg albums 1995 albums