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Locus Solus is an album of improvisations by John Zorn and other musicians. Originally released as a double vinyl album on Rift records in 1983 it was re-released as a CD with additional tracks on Eva/Wave in 1990 and on Zorn's Tzadik Records label in 1997.[1]

Locus Solus
Studio album by John Zorn
Released	1983 re-released 1990 and 1997
Recorded	1983
Genre	Avant-garde, jazz, classical
Length	68:37
Label	Rift, Eva/Wave, Tzadik
Producer	John Zorn
John Zorn chronology
Archery (1982) Locus Solus (1983) Yankees (1983)
Original Rift Records Cover

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	8/10[4]

The AllMusic review by Joslyn Layne awarded the album 3 stars, stating: "This captures over an hour's worth of John Zorn's search for the improvised song form.... Overall, an album of short, angular, experimental energy tracks."[2]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz observed "This is one of the sacred texts of '80s New York improv, a fierce scrabbly set of associations that draw heavily on the power trio aesthetic of bands like Husker Dü... It's impressively compact but sometime rather abrupt".[3]

Track listing

Note: (16,18,20,22) are extra tracks not available on the LP pressing.

Personnel

• John Zorn – alto and soprano saxophones, game calls, Bb Clarinet
• Christian Marclay – turntables (tracks 1–9)
• Peter Blegvad – vocals (tracks 1–9)
• Arto Lindsay – guitar, vocals (tracks 10–22)
• Anton Fier – drums (tracks 10–15)
• M. E. Miller – drums (tracks 16–22, 31–38)
• Ikue Mori – drums (tracks 23–30)
• Wayne Horvitz – keyboards (tracks 23–30)
• Whiz Kid – turntables (tracks 31–38)

References

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