JOHN ZORN

JOHN ZORN
FILMWORKS VII:
CYNICAL HYSTERIE HOUR (1997)
320 KBPS

Cynical Hysterie Hour is John Zorn's music for four animated shorts by Japanese cartoonist Kiriko Kubo. Bursts of TV rock, synth whistles & barks, banjo licks, and sound effects intensify the caffeinated jumping through genre hoops of this slick and cinematically silly music. Clocking in at 25 minutes, this CD's value lies in that (1) it is Zorn's first venture into cartoon music, which he has long revered, and (2) it was in print on Sony for merely months in 1990, before being yanked out of print, making it the most sought-after rarity of Zorn's recordings. In late 1996, Zorn finally attained the rights for his music, and remastered and rereleased the album on his own label, Tzadik.

1. Hysteric Logo
2. Walk to Park
3. Coaster 2
4. Fighting Pirates
5. Yakisoba
6. Coaster Trip
7. 1st Hit/2nd Hit
8. Punk Rock Hero
9. Abacus Waltz
10. Punk Rebel/Tsunta's Theme
11. End Title
12. Through the Night
13. Home Sweet Home
14. Making Ramen at Midnight
15. Scary Moonlight
16. My Favorite Things
17. Omelet Punk
18. Classical
19. Stink of an Onion
20. Onion Samba
21. Omelet Punk 2
22. Me and My Hamburger/Final Samba
23. Surfing Samba