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Artist:	MORI, IKUE
Title:	Bhima Swarga - The Journey of the Soul from Hell to Heaven
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	DVD
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	TZ 3007DVD

Featuring: Ikue Mori, Matthew Welch, Gamelan Dharma. "Years in the making, Bhima Swarga is a fascinating film project from one of the most creative electronic musicians around. Delightfully animating traditional paintings from the Kertha Gosa temple ceiling in Bali, Mori depicts the journey of the soul from hell to heaven in two versions: one scored using her signature laptop electronics and one scored by Matt Welch, featuring a full gamelan ensemble augmented by Ikue's electronics and Welch on saxophone and percussion. A spectacular audiovisual presentation for all ages." Language: English; Format: NTSC All Regions, Stereo, Color, 1:1:33.

Artist:	MORI, IKUE
Title:	Garden
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7020

"Ikue more, a legend on the NY music scene, has played regularly with the world's top improvisers since 1979, as well as in the groups DNA, Tohban Djan, Death Praxis, Fukuko, Worlds of Love and Death Ambient. Mori has developed a personal and innovative technique of playing samplers triggered by adapted drum machines. Garden, her first solo recording, is a textbook in compositional economy, displaying her amazing approach to an instrument she has made her own." Adopting some of the crystallized-fracture ethos of concrete/surreal constructs and the spatialization of certain minimalistic ambient/techno works, this is a pure masterpiece of reproduced sound and one of the finest listening experiences to date within the Tzadik universe.

Artist:	MORI, IKUE
Title:	One Hundred Aspects of the Moon
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7055

"Ikue Mori's career in music reaches back to 1978 as drummer/co-founder/co-composer of the seminal punk/no-wave band DNA. In the 80s she became involved in the blossoming downtown scene, improvising with the likes of Bill Frisell, Christian Marclay, John Zorn, Tom Cora, Derek Bailey and countless others. Into the 90s her work with drum machines expanded into the world of electronic music, incorporating digital technology into her compositional palette. One Hundred Aspects of the Moon leads her into the 21st Century with an astounding suite of pieces for a chamber ensemble of voice, strings and percussion, inspired by the work of famous Japanese woodblock artist Yoshitoshi, it's clearly one of Ikue Mori's greatest works. Lush, romantic, violent, weird, ghostly and exhilarating sounds from one of the world's most important musical thinkers." Performed by: Theo Bleckmann, Anthony Coleman, Eyvind Kang, Erik Friedlander, Kato Hideki, Ikue Mori, Makigami Koichi & Mori.

Artist:	MORI, IKUE
Title:	Labyrinth
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7068

"Eleven new earsplitting, brain-twisting electronic compositions by downtown legend Ikue Mori, one of the most respected composers in the contemporary electronica community. Completely unique and utterly original, Mori has developed a personal language through the combination of modified drum machines and triggered samplers. Labyrinth, her second CD of solo music for Tzadik, is a multi-faceted collection of complex compositions for the Apple powerbook. After twenty years, Ikue Mori continues to create some of the very best cutting-edge electronic music around."

Artist:	MORI, IKUE
Title:	Hex Kitchen
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7201

First in Tzadik's New Japan series. "Mori has developed a personal and innovative technique of playing samplers triggered by adapted drum machines. Hex Kitchen, which includes the soundtrack to Abigail Child's 8 Million Way to Die, features both Mori solos and performances with an all star line-up of innovative musicians." Included are David Watson (bagpipes, guitar), Hideki Kato (bs), Catherine Jauniaux (vocal), Zeena Parkins (el. harp, keyboard, accordion), John Zorn (clarinet), Hahn Rowe (guitar), Jim Staley (tbn).

Artist:	MORI, IKUE
Title:	B/Side
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7508

"Ikue Mori's electric percussion is quite simply some of the most original and exciting work happening in electronic music today. For her third Tzadik release, Ikue has assembled a varied collection of her most interesting tracks originally recorded for use in the films of award winning avant garde filmmaker Abigail Child. Erik Friedlander, Zeena Parkins, Anthony Coleman and Kato Hideki are just a few of the musicians featured in this remarkable recording. Latin rhythms, ambient soundscapes, industrial intensity and infectious melodies from one of the world's greatest musical innovators."

Artist:	MORI, IKUE
Title:	Myrninerest
Label:	TZADIK
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	TZ 7714

"Laptop pioneer and downtown cult figure, Ikue Mori is one of the most important musicians working in the field of electronics. Her highly unique sound world is known and respected by musicians everywhere. This newest solo recording, created expressly for the Tzadik Women's series is a startling and mysterious tribute inspired by the work of visionary artist Madge Gill, who channeled her spirit guide Myrninerest in thousands of drawings, paintings and knit pieces from 1918-1961. Sensitive and powerful, this is one of Ikue's most personal and spiritual creations." Computer recordings from 2004/5.

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