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Naninani II

Naninani II
Studio album by
John Zorn & Yamantaka Eye
ReleasedOctober 19, 2004
RecordedSeptember 7, 2003
GenreAvant-garde
Length46:54
LabelTzadik TZ 7250
ProducerJohn Zorn
John Zorn chronology
50th Birthday Celebration Volume 8
(2004) 		Naninani II
(2004) 		50th Birthday Celebration Volume 9
(2004)
John Zorn and Yamataka Eye chronology
Zohar
(1995) 		Naninani II
(2004) 		50th Birthday Celebration Volume 10
(2005)

Naninani II is an album of improvised music by American composer and saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist John Zorn and Yamataka Eye.[1] It is a sequel to their previous album Nani Nani which was released in 1995.[2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Pitchfork Media[4]

The Allmusic review by Wade Kergan awarded the album 3½ stars stating "Choosing to turn inward rather than freaking out makes this the most satisfying meeting of Eye and Zorn yet".[3] Pitchfork reviewer Cameron Macdonald gave the album 7.7 out of 10 stating "I don't want to know the sight or smell of whoever produced those noises".[4]

Track listing

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All compositions by John Zorn and Yamataka Eye

  1. "Fuckxotica" - 4:18
  2. "Hilo Himo" - 3:14
  3. "Shiso Baba" - 8:24
  4. "UFOFF" - 7:34
  5. "Bar Time with Eno" - 3:44
  6. "Kiri Taki" - 3:44
  7. "4AB" - 1:54
  8. "Fat Anarchy on Airtube" - 9:37
  9. "Espimo" - 2:12
  10. "Macabro Delicato" - 2:13

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Tzadik catalogue
  2. ^ Tzadik catalogue
  3. ^ a b Kergan, W. Allmusic Review accessed August 2, 2011.
  4. ^ a b Macdonald, C. Pitchfork Review, Pitchfork, February 21, 2005