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Pellucidar: A Dreamers Fantabula

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Pellucidar: A Dreamers Fantabula
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 23, 2015
RecordedFebruary 2015 at Eastside Sound, NYC
GenreJazz
Length51:45
LabelTzadik TZ 8333
ProducerJohn Zorn
John Zorn chronology
The Song Project Live at Le Poisson Rouge
(2015)
Pellucidar: A Dreamers Fantabula
(2015)
Forro Zinho
(2015)
The Dreamers chronology
A Dreamers Christmas
(2011)
Pellucidar: A Dreamers Fantabula
(2015)

Pellucidar: A Dreamers Fantabula is an album by John Zorn's group, The Dreamers, released in June 2015 on the Tzadik label.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[2]"
PopMatters[3]

Allmusic said "It's similar to both The Dreamers and O'o, but the playing of this group never gets old. ...Pellucidar is another great offering from Zorn's most accessible project."[2] PopMatters stated "The peculiar thing about Dreamers is that despite the stunning musical acumen of all involved, they aren’t really what one would call a "musician’s band." Their performances are impressive, but in a subtle way. There are no flights of fancy, just an atmosphere to drape over your senses. When a cozy blanket is covering you, you don’t think about the individual fibers. And when you listen to a Dreamers album, you don’t think about Trevor Dunn’s time in Mr. Bungle. You think about how sweet life is and how having another Dreamers album is now a part of that sweet life."[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by John Zorn

  1. "Magic Carpet Ride" – 7:36
  2. "Gormenghast" – 8:29
  3. "Queen of Ilium" – 5:19
  4. "Once Upon a Time" – 5:13
  5. "Flight from Salem" – 4:20
  6. "Pellucidar" – 3:35
  7. "Atlantis" – 4:59
  8. "A Perfume from Cleopolis" – 6:09
  9. "Jewels of Opar" – 6:10

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Tzadik Records album entry, accessed July 28, 2015
  2. ^ a b Westergaard, Sean. Pellucidar: A Dreamers Fantabula – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  3. ^ a b John Garratt, PopMatters Album Review: John Zorn – Pedllucidar: A Dreamers Fantabula, July 13, 2015