Annotation
"Maul" examines the lives and deaths of Jewish gangsters throughout the ages, using texts in the lost language of Rotwelsch (a Yiddish-based thieve's language used in Germany from the 14th to the 19th Century).
Recorded and mixed at Point's West Studio, December 28-30, 1995.
Digital editing at Studio Pass, January-February 1996.
All Rotwelsch texts were recorded at Studio Pass.
In "Blue Mirror" (named for the Newark night club owned by Longy Zwillman) all titles are names of Jewish gangsters from NYC in the first half of the 20th Century.
Recording and processing at Studio Pass + Studio zOaR, January-March, 1996.
Recording and MAX programming with H3000 January-February 1996.
Recording/processing/digital editing March 1996.
Cover photo - January 19, 1917.
This recording was made possible in part by support from the Harvestworks/Studio Pass Artist-in-Residence Program.
Tracklist
| 1CD | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Title | Rating | Length |
| 1 | a. Benya Krik b. Zero Hour
| 6:52 | |
| 2 | "Wie Sieben Meilen Miesen Dirach"
| 1:40 | |
| 3 | Betrayer
| 3:38 | |
| 4 | Torrid Zone
| 4:38 | |
| 5 | a. Dough b. Weaponistic Charms c. Italyid
| 8:24 | |
| 6 | No Thing
| 2:43 | |
| 7 | Simcha
| 3:44 | |
| 8 | Chase
| 2:17 | |
| 9 | Hod
| 3:08 | |
| 10 | a. Blue Mirror: Ice Pick b. The Dasher
| 3:09 | |
| 11 | Red
| 0:38 | |
| 12 | 2Gun
| 2:54 | |
| 13 | Abbaddabbah
| 4:42 | |
| 14 | Lucky
| 1:29 | |
| 15 | Nails
| 2:23 | |
Credits
Release
| Discogs: | https://www.discogs.com/release/934906 [info] |
|---|---|
| ASIN: | US: B000003YTL [info] |
| purchase for mail-order: | http://www.tzadik.com/index.php?catalog=7109 [info] |
| stream for free: | https://open.spotify.com/album/6CQySuvsVznbXFnJv16o33 [info] |
| Allmusic: | https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0001362229 [info] |
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