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.

The Urmuz Epigrams by John Zorn - album cover

First released: January 2018

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