Filmworks VII: Cynical Hysterie Hour is a 1989 album by John Zorn featuring music written for a series of Japanese animated shorts that were created by Kiriko Kubo. It features Zorn's first music for cartoons and was originally released on the Japanese Sony label in limited numbers. In late 1996 Zorn finally attained the rights for his music and remastered and re-released the album on his own label, Tzadik, in 1997.Tzadik catalogue

Reception The AllMusic review by Joclyn Layne stated: "Bursts of TV rock, synth whistles and barks, banjo licks, and sound effects intensify the caffeinated jumping through genre hoops of this slick and cinematically silly music".Layne, J. AllMusic Review accessed July 22, 2011

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn

Personnel Tracks 1–6 recorded at Shelly Palmer Studio, New York City in October 1988 Bill Frisell - electric guitar, banjo Carol Emanuel - harp Wayne Horvitz - keyboards Kermit Driscoll - acoustic & electric bass Bobby Previte - drums, percussion Cyro Baptista - Brazilian percussion Christian Marclay - turntables Tracks 7–14 recorded at Shelly Palmer Studio, New York City in October 1988 Arto Lindsay - electric guitar Robert Quine - electric guitar Marc Ribot - electric guitar, banjo Carol Emanuel - harp Peter Scherer - keyboards David Hofstra - acoustic & electric bass Cyro Baptista - Brazilian percussion Bobby Previte - drums, percussion Tracks 15–18 recorded at Shelly Palmer Studio, New York City in January 1989 Marc Ribot - acoustic & electric guitar, banjo Carol Emanuel - harp Jill Jaffee - violin, viola Maxine Neuman - cello Peter Scherer - keyboards David Hofstra - acoustic & electric bass, tuba Cyro Baptista - Brazilian percussion Ikue Mori - drum machine Tracks 19–26 recorded at Shelly Palmer Studio, New York City in January 1989 Bill Frisell - electric & acoustic guitar, banjo Robert Quine - electric guitar Carol Emanuel - harp Peter Scherer - keyboards David Hofstra - electric & acoustic bass, tuba Cyro Baptista - Brazilian percussion Bobby Previte - drums, percussion Arto Lindsay - vocal Kiriko Kubo - vocal

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