PITOM - BLASPHEMY AND OTHER SERIOUS CRIMES

The sophomore release of Pitom, of one of John Zorn's Radical Jewish Culture series outfits, symbolizes a dead-end in this important musical and cultural movement that began in early nineties.Pitom led by guitarist Yoshie Fruchter, is influenced by iconic musical figures from visionary seventies fusion bands like Frank Zappa, and John MsLauglin's Mahavishnu Orchestra, as well as early nineties grunge/punk bands including Nirvana and The Melvins. Blasphemy and other Serious Crimes is even supposed to be a sonic homage to the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur (The Day of Atonement), in a manner that mixes the seriousness of the day with a tongue-in-cheek style and sound.  - Eyal Hareuveni, All About Jazz

Personnel:

YOSHIE FRUCHTER, guitar
JEREMY BROWN,  violin, viola
SHANIR EZRA BLUMENKRANZ, bas
KEVIN ZUBEK, drums


Recorded in New York, 2010.

Tracks:

01. In the Merit of...
02. Blasphemy and Other Serious Crimes
03. Head in the Ground
04. Resentful Repentance
05. Stumbling Block
06. Confusion of the Heart
07. A Crisis of Faith
08. Neilah
09. Epic Encounter
10. Vos Zogt Ir
11. Azazel.

Recorded in New York, 2010.