2011 studio album by John Zorn
At the Gates of Paradise is an album by John Zorn released on Zorn's own label, Tzadik Records , in 2011 and featuring music inspired by William Blake and the Gnostic texts from the Nag Hammadi library .[ 1]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [ 2]
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "At the Gates of Paradise is, like its predecessors, among the most enjoyable and illuminating recordings in Zorn's later canon because its lyricism, rhythmic pulses, and grooves are accessible to virtually anyone".[ 2]
All compositions by John Zorn "The Eternals" - 5:55 "Song of Innocence" - 6:44 "A Dream of Nine Nights" - 8:33 "Light Forms" - 3:23 "The Aeons" - 5:52 "Liber XV" - 6:28 "Dance of Albion" - 6:36 "Song of Experience" - 4:58
Solo albums Game Pieces File Card Pieces Cover albums Classical Filmworks Bar Kokhba Masada String Trio Music Romance Hemophiliac Masada Anniversary 50th Birthday Celebration Book of Angels Moonchild The Dreamers Alhambra Simulacrum Simulacrum The True Discoveries of Witches and Demons Inferno The Painted Bird 49 Acts Of Unspeakable Depravity In The Abominable Life And Times Of Gilles De Rais The Garden Of Earthly Delights Baphomet Chaos Magick Nostradamus: The Death of Satan Tributes and Inspirations Gnostic Trio Collaborations