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Electric Masada led by John Zorn combines the raw power and manic speed of Naked City, the improvisational edge of Cobra and the spiritual lyricism of the Masada songbook.

The band features:
Cyro Baptista on Percussion
Joey Baron on Drums
Trevor Dunn on Bass
Ikue Mori on Electronics
Marc Ribot on Guitar
Jamie Saft on Keyboards
Kenny Wollesen on Drums
John Zorn on Alto Sax

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Metal Tov
Electric Masada Lyrics

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Comments from YouTube:

armills20

15y↑1

i like this version more than the naked city version. the recordings from at the mountains of madness are awesome

musichuqui

17y

simplemente genial

Max Rush

3y↑1

I think people are missing the point of Electric Masada. It's just extended, electric versions of Masada pieces and Metal Tov.
It's meant as a totally light-hearted project, mostly showcasing the performers themselves.
There's already so much 'serious' Masada. It's nice to just hear something like this or Masada Rock every now and then.

boogster123321

14y↑3

the first time i heard zorn it reminded me of zappa. in fact i think alot of people are reminded of zappa in zorns music

boogster123321

15y

the thing that keeps it fresh is the improv of the players.

Drew Silverman

15y

They are so great

Munchylego

10y↑1

For sure. I have this transcription and just thought mostly long or short for the notes...before writing it out properly. Great fun!

Mark Battersby

15y

"This just sounds like a forced inbreed of Masada and Naked City." This song was originally written for Naked City, and it was one of the earlier "klez" sounding songs that Zorn played, so it IS an inbreed of Masada and Naked City. I think Electric Masada and fantastic, and while I prefer Masada's Idalah-Abal and Lilin, Electric's versions of Tekufah and Kedem can't be beat--by any of the other Masada groups.

Brunschweig

13y

Good sync between the two drummers. And very cool overall - not for the ordinary listener, though.

Pedro de Sá

14y

cool! i liked this, strange but audible. i see some musics from Naed City...oh...they´re impossible to litens without TOTAL AND ABSOLUTE CONCENTRATION. you need be a music specialist to undestand. Zorn is a Genius!

Monkey King Video

17y

great band great song too. masada is the best. well one of them at least

shan666666

14y

how do they memorize that riff!!!!

lexo30

The original version is by Naked City on their album Radio. It's played slower there so it's easier to figure out.

Trojanlol

14y↑1

I think it's not by the music, but more by the men. Both of them are Musician/Composer who make very varied music, great music which makes music progress. They're inspired by contemporary music (John Cage, and Varèse...) and mix it with "popular music" (klezmer and hardcore for zorn, and rock/blues/jazz for Zappa) I think this is what The actual Musician is to be, composer and performer. Both are great

Trojanlol

14y

It make me think of zappa's first theme (in Uncle Meat, Weasels Ripped My Flesh ...) , re-used all along his albums and always developped (in ahead of their time, yellow shark...). But I also like naked city, but not as I like masada :p

Trojanlol

14y

not just a fan, he's a free jazz player too

Thorsten Thordendal

17y

LIVE in CATANIA! i was here!!

Thorsten Thordendal

12y

finalmente qua non hanno sbagliato una nota!! ahah

Tomé Santos

16y

Preety Cool...!

boogster123321

15y

i dont know about you but electric masada is the best mix i think Zorn has done. it Naked City with a jewish sound and no jump cut stuff like Naked City

boogster123321

14y

but everything you said has to do with the music, either way i agree and youre right.

Mark Battersby

16y

Amen to that.

boogster123321

14y

yeah youre right. masada does it more like a song and naked city is more like a like what you said sketches

xanderlev1

14y

sounds like 70's German Fusion. LOL.

Ronnie Neuhauser

15y

Shut up! This kicks ass. Write your own music and go in the direction you want - it's his fucking project and you don't know what he's thinking... Jesus...

Trojanlol

14y

It seems to me that the naked city themes are just sketches, ideas. Listen the original MetalTov version and then, the "At the moutains of madness" version, you'll know what i mean

Brunschweig

13y

@noisyflowers By that comment I didn't mean I wasn't part of the ordinary crowd. Well - jumping into quick conclusions is also pretty ordinary trait, right?

Sasha king crimson

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Trojanlol

15y

I really like what zorn made with electric masada, but think he should do more things like "Magick", he has already done a lot with groups. Well he should stop spending time eating or doing any other thing that music I want more zorn ^^. Seriously the only thing I find a bit hard are his "game" (like Cobra),even though that's interesting and I hope I'll be able to get pleasure from it with the time(sorry for my english, maybe "get pleasure" seems a bit strange doesn't it ? ^^)

lexo30

11y

Well, maybe I will! Hah.

ADURG1

11y

just transcribe it, man....you can do it! would be fun...take liberties in the interpretation, too.. F it all.....haha....

lexo30

11y↑1

I love this tune. But I can't help thinking that, if Zorn genuinely wants to create a Masada songbook that musicians other than those who get to play with him can perform, he ought to stop arsing around with teasy little scraps here and there and properly publish some Masada tunes. I'd love to learn this, and I think I could transcribe it, but it'd be a f*** of a lot easier if I could just read it. I'd pay money.

Charles Kieny

3y↑2

@Krwiomocz.Bogurodzicy Ⓥ @lexo30
I just transcribed it, I can send it to you in PDF or .sib if you want :-)

Krwiomocz.Bogurodzicy Ⓥ

4y↑1

lexo30,
I think I'll be doing my sad and desperate attempt to transcribe this sometime soon. Have you got anything at all?

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shan666666

14y

oh yea! haha...

cleomagoolando

15y

While I respect a lot of Zorn's work and all of these players, the Electric Masada group has to the worst project that any of them (Zorn included) are involved with. The quartet with Baron, Douglas, and Cohen is great. This just sounds like a forced inbreed of Masada and Naked City. Zorn should concentrate on his increasingly compelling composed music and stop cashing in on this hot-air-balloon of a group.

cleomagoolando

15y

I think that the group has TOO MUCH direction and that there's too many members simply doing whatever Zorn says to do. On top of that, Zorn's compositional approach to this project does nothing to make it any different from any other Masada project, just louder and heavier. Aside from some of the newer Masada Book II discs, which does take a more interesting approach (using solo performances and allowing reinterpretations), the project as a whole has become kind of stale and predictable.