Melt Zonk Rewire

Melt Zonk Rewire is the second album by the New Klezmer Trio, Ben Goldberg - clarinet, Dan Seamans - bass, and Kenny Wollesen - drums, which was released on the Tzadik label in 1995.[1]

Melt Zonk Rewire
Studio album by New Klezmer Trio
Released	1995
Recorded	1995
Genre	Jazz, Klezmer
Length	53:42
Label	Tzadik TZ 7103
Producer	New Klezmer Trio
New Klezmer Trio chronology
Masks and Faces (1991) Melt Zonk Rewire (1995) Short for Something (2000)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

In her review for Allmusic, Joslyn Layne observed "With a perfect mixture of a sincere love of music, wit, and serious chops, they create a new klezmer that draws from jazz, rock, and improvised traditions. Melt Zonk Rewire is full of creativity, with high energy and grooves tastefully offset by subdued, whispery pieces... essential for anyone whose music collection holds many disparate musical styles".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Ben Goldberg except as indicated

1. "Gas Nine" (Traditional) - 2:24
2. "Sarcophagous" - 5:02
3. "The Haunt" (Dan Seamans) - 4:33
4. "Thermoglypics" - 3:33
5. "The Chant" - 3:23
6. "We Got There" (Seamans) - 5:27
7. "Feedback Doina" (Kenny Wollesen) - 5:08
8. "Freilakh Nakht" (Traditional) - 3:04
9. "Hypothetical" - 3:22
10. "The Shot" - 3:59
11. "Distiller" (Traditional) - 2:35
12. "Phrases" - 3:29
13. "Fourth Floor" (Seamans) - 2:59
14. "Starting Place" - 4:44

Personnel

• Ben Goldberg - clarinet
• Dan Seamans - bass
• Kenny Wollesen - drums

References

1. Tzadik catalogue accessed January 10, 2014
2. Layne, Joslyn. New Klezmer Trio – Melt Zonk Rewire > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 10, 2014.