Composer: Joh Zorn.
Personnel: John Zorn (alto saxophone); Mike Patton (vocals); Jamie Saft (organ); Trevor Dunn (bass instrument); Joey Baron (drums); Ikue Mori (electronics); Kirsten Sollek, Martha Cluver, Abby Fischer (background vocals).
The wildly dynamic SIX LITANIES TO HELIOGABALUS finds avant-garde composer/saxophonist John Zorn calling upon the fierce trio of vocalist Mike Patton, bassist Trevor Dunn, and drummer Joey Baron, who were featured on 2006's MOONCHILD and ASTRONOME, for a set of restless tracks inspired by the notorious Roman emperor of the title, also known as Elagabalus. Bolstering the already-potent sound of the group are a female choir, organ player Jamie Saft, electronics expert Ikue Mori, and Zorn himself, resulting in an alternately beautiful and frightening album.