Asmodeus: Book of Angels Volume 7


Asmodeus: Book of Angels Volume 7 is an album by Marc Ribot performing compositions from John Zorn's second Masada book, The Book of Angels.

Reception

The Allmusic review by awarded the album 4½ stars, stating, "On this thrilling, amped-up outing, six-string wizard Marc Ribot plays the compositions of John Zorn with beautiful intensity... The ghosts of Jimi Hendrix and Sonny Sharrock hover in Ribot's playing here: this is ensemble avant-rock made for and by the courageous".
Writing for All About Jazz, Troy Collins commented, "Asmodeus: The Book of Angels, Volume 7 is the most visceral exploration of the Masada songbook yet... A high water mark in a developing series, Asmodeus sets the bar higher for future interpretations of this rich body of work".

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn
  1. "Kalmiya" – 4:41
  2. "Yezriel" – 7:26
  3. "Kezef" – 2:32
  4. "Mufgar" – 2:58
  5. "Armaros" – 4:52
  6. "Cabriel" – 2:00
  7. "Zakun" – 3:38
  8. "Raziel" – 2:24
  9. "Dagiel" – 3:22
  10. "Sensenya" – 4:37

Personnel