Theater of Mineral NADEs

Theater of Mineral NADEs
Studio album by Eyvind Kang
Released	April 21, 1998
Genre	Jazz, Contemporary classical music
Length	44:29
Label	Tzadik TZ 7032
Producer	Eyvind Kang
Eyvind Kang chronology
Dying Ground (1998) Theater of Mineral NADEs (1998) Pieces of Time (1999)

Theater of Minreral NADEs is an album by violinist/multi-instrumentalist Eyvind Kang which was released in 1998 on John Zorn's Tzadik Records as part of the Composer Series.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

CMJ New Music Monthly reviewer Randall Roberts stated "On Theater Kang createsboth minimal glimpses and lush portraits, blending seemingly disparate musics; mandolins and tablas intertwine, harmoniums, violins, synthesizers and cellos flutter simultaneously. Experienced as a whole, Theater of Mineral NADEs runs like one long quasi-cinematic experience, as though a narrative is running through the music and telling its own story."^[3] Allmusic music critic Stacia Proefrock wrote "Theater of Mineral NADEs does not reach as far as some of Kang's previous work, but he also manages to succeed at nearly everything he tries on this album. It is a well executed, thoughtful piece."^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Eyvind Kang

1. "The Earth & The Moon" - 2:02
2. "Jewel of the Nade" - 1:20
3. "Theory of the Supreme Ones" - 0:38
4. "The Anointment" - 1:30
5. "Mineralia" - 2:58
6. "Pleasures of the Nade" - 1:20
7. "Consensit Spiritus" - 3:16
8. "(If I Sing a Song) So Good It" - 1:50
9. "New Moon" - 2:00
10. "Suleiman" - 2:38
11. "Berdache" - 2:19
12. "Moon" - 1:14
13. "Mercury" - 0:47
14. "The Curse" - 1:04
15. "Lanvaettir" - 0:35
16. "Fate Is Sealed" - 0:47
17. "Private Mistery" - 0:38
18. "Lost Souls" - 1:27
19. "Ghost Dance" - 2:06
20. "Lost Love" - 1:09
21. "Lover Not a Hater" - 3:51
22. "Mystic Nade" - 3:05
23. "Mary of Magdalen" - 5:09
24. "Jewel of the Nade" - 0:46

Personnel

• Eyvind Kang - violin, guitar, bass, keyboards, mandolin, tuba, recorder, percussion, voice
• Susanna Knapp, Jessica Lurie - flute
• Mike Anderson - trumpet
• Steve Moore - trombone
• James Philp - cornemuse, crumhorn, recorders, bass flute
• Emmanuelle Somer - oboe
• Terry Hsu, Alan Kestle - violin
• Brent Arnold - cello
• Trey Spruance - string guitar
• Timothy Young - guitar
• Christian Asplund - harmonium
• Tari Nelson-Zagar, Dave Pascal, Ian Rashkin - bass
• Tucker Martine, Mike Stone - drums
• Mint - finger cymbals
• Vishal Nagar - tabla
• Ed Pias - percussion
• Courtney Agguire - voice

References

1. Tzadik Records catalog, accessed January 22, 2015
2. Proefrock, Stacia. "Theater of Mineral NADEs > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
3. Roberts, R., CMJ New Music Monthy Review, August 1998