Near Nadir

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Near Nadir
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Studio album by
Released24 October 2011 [1]
RecordedAugust 2010, St Peter's Church, Whitstable, England; additional recording May 2010, EastSide Sound, NY; additional recording and mixing February 2011, Orange Music, West Orange, NJ
Length45:19
Label Tzadik
Producer John Zorn (executive) [2]
Bill Laswell chronology
Aspiration
(2011)
Near Nadir
(2011)
BLIXT
(2011)

Near Nadir is a studio album by four musicians Ikue Mori, Mark Nauseef, Evan Parker and Bill Laswell. The album was released in 2011 for Zorn's Tzadik Records. [3]

Contents

Track listing

All songs by Ikue Mori, Mark Nauseef, Evan Parker and Bill Laswell.

  1. "Majuu" – 3:33
  2. "Valhalla" – 4:22
  3. "In Gold Mesh" – 4:00
  4. "Orbs" – 2:13
  5. "Nooks" – 3:06
  6. "Funnel Drone" – 2:23
  7. "Yuga Warp" – 6:41
  8. "Near Nadir" – 5:34
  9. "Ternary Rite +" – 4:33
  10. "Flo Vi Ru Dub" – 8:54

Personnel

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References

  1. "Near Nadir - Bill Laswell, Ikue Mori, Mark Nauseef, Evan Parker | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
  2. "Mark Nauseef - Ikue Mori - Evan Parker - Bill Laswell – Near Nadir (2011, CD)". Discogs .
  3. "Welcome to Tzadik".