Astronome

Astronome is an album by American musician John Zorn featuring the "Moonchild Trio" of Joey Baron, Mike Patton and Trevor Dunn.^[2] It is the second album by the trio, following Moonchild: Songs Without Words.

Astronome
Studio album by John Zorn
Released	October 17, 2006
Genre	Experimental rock avant-garde metal avant-prog avant-garde jazz noise rock free jazz
Length	44:30
Label	Tzadik TZ 7359
Moonchild chronology
Moonchild: Songs Without Words (2006) Astronome (2006) Six Litanies for Heliogabalus (2007)
John Zorn chronology
Balan: Book of Angels Volume 5 (2006) Astronome (2006) Moloch: Book of Angels Volume 6 (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Theater director Richard Foreman staged an opera Astronome: A Night at the Opera: An Initiation based on this album which premiered at the Ontological-Hysteric Theater on February 5, 2009, and ran through April 5, 2009.^[3][4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Act One: A Secluded Clearing in the Woods; A Single Bed in a Small Room; The Innermost Chapel of a Secret Temple"	14:34
2.	"Act Two: A Medieval Laboratory; In the Magick Circle"	17:02
3.	"Act Three: A Barren Plain at Midnight; An Unnamed Location"	12:44
Total length:		44:30

Musicians

• Joey Baron – drums
• Mike Patton – voice
• Trevor Dunn – bass