The Urmuz Epigrams

Album by John Zorn

The Urmuz Epigrams is a John Zorn release of contemporary classical/experimental chamber works inspired by the absurdist, proto‑Dada writings of the Romanian author Urmuz. The pieces are cast as brief epigrams and centre on language and surreal imagery.
First released: January 2018

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Disgusted With Life
    2:48
  2. 2.
    This Piano Lid Serves as a Wall
    3:52
  3. 3.
    With Wet Clothes and Disheveled Hair He Wandered in the Dead of Night in Search of Shelter
    3:01
  4. 4.
    Then Again, Who Amongst Us Can Complain
    3:40
  5. 5.
    A Rain of Threats and Screams
    3:43
  6. 6.
    The Pelican or the Pelicaness
    3:05
  7. 7.
    After That the Funnel Became a Symbol
    2:54
  8. 8.
    Desperate From Having Been Left Without a Bladder
    1:28
  9. 9.
    Disgusted With Life (original)
    2:49
  10. 10.
    This Piano Lid Serves as a Wall (original)
    3:55
  11. 11.
    With Wet Clothes and Disheveled Hair He Wandered in the Dead of Night in Search of Shelter (original)
    3:05
  12. 12.
    Then Again, Who Amongst Us Can Complain (original)
    3:47
  13. 13.
    A Rain of Threats and Screams (original)
    3:50
  14. 14.
    The Pelican or the Pelicaness (original)
    3:11
  15. 15.
    After That the Funnel Became a Symbol (original)
    2:57
  16. 16.
    Desperate From Having Been Left Without a Bladder (original)
    1:19

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