Hemophiliac is a limited edition album of improvised

Improvisation

Improvisation is the practice of acting, singing, talking and reacting, of making and creating, in the moment and in response to the stimulus of one's immediate environment and inner feelings. This can result in the invention of new thought patterns, new practices, new structures or symbols, and/or...

 experimental music

Experimental music

Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...

 by John Zorn

John Zorn

John Zorn is an American avant-garde composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist. Zorn is a prolific artist: he has hundreds of album credits as performer, composer, or producer...

, Ikue Mori

Ikue Mori

, also known as Ikue Ile, is a drummer, composer, and graphic designer.-Biography:Ikue Mori was born and raised in Japan. She says she had little interest in music before hearing punk rock...

 and Mike Patton

Mike Patton

Michael Allan "Mike" Patton is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and actor, best known as the lead singer of the metal/experimental rock band Faith No More. He has also sung for Mr...

. The album was released as a limited edition 2 CD set of 2,500 copies, personally autographed by Zorn, Patton and Mori, on Zorn's own label Tzadik Records

Tzadik Records

Tzadik Records is a record label based in New York City specialising in avant-garde and experimental music. The label was established by the eclectic composer and saxophonist John Zorn in 1995; Zorn is the executive producer of all Tzadik releases...

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Reception

The Allmusic review by Dean McFarlane awarded the album 4 stars stating "what a pity this monstrous work was not made more widely available, as it contains some of the more ferocious performances of free improvisation that the members of this trio have put to record throughout their disparate and eclectic careers".

Track listing

All compositions by Mori, Patton & Zorn

Disc One

1. "Skin Eruptions" - 10:59
2. "Edema" - 15:13
3. "Stretch Marks" - 7:13
4. "The Stitch" - 1:14
5. "Malabsorption" - 8:52
6. "High Anxiety" - 11:17
7. "Dizzy Spells" - 4:02
8. "Mood Swing" - 4:16

Disc Two

1. "Gotu Kola" - 8:33
2. "Black Kohosh" - 4:03
3. "The Squaw Vine" - 7:22
4. "Blessed Thistle" - 8:50
5. "Silymarin" - 1:56
6. "Red Clover" - 6:29
7. "Chlorophyll Enemas" - 14:17
8. "The Black Radish" - 1:53
9. "Essence of Primrose" - 3:31
10. "Dong Quai" - 7:57

Personnel

• Ikue Mori
  Ikue Mori
  , also known as Ikue Ile, is a drummer, composer, and graphic designer.-Biography:Ikue Mori was born and raised in Japan. She says she had little interest in music before hearing punk rock...
  
   – drum machines, electronics
• Mike Patton
  Mike Patton
  Michael Allan "Mike" Patton is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and actor, best known as the lead singer of the metal/experimental rock band Faith No More. He has also sung for Mr...
  
   – voice, electronics
• John Zorn
  John Zorn
  John Zorn is an American avant-garde composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist. Zorn is a prolific artist: he has hundreds of album credits as performer, composer, or producer...
  
  – saxophone, voice