Sylvie Courvoisier (piano)

Susie Ibarra (drums)

Ikue Mori (electronic)

BLACK NARCISSUS

Mephista

MEPHISTA [SUSIE IBARRA-SYLVIE COURVOISIER-IKUE MORI] - Black Narcissus (Tzadik Oracles Series 7704) Superb, magical and enchanting improvised studio trio date from three of downtown's finest female musicians and leaders of their own ensembles - Susie Ibarra on drums & exotic percussion, Sylvie Courvoisier on piano (insides & keyboard) and the ubiquitous Ikue Mori on powerbook computer/sampling drum machine sonics. 

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1. The Children's Hour (3:25)
2. Black Narcissus (6:45) 
3. Willow's Weep (8:11) 
4. Cabbalussa (7:05) 
5. Poison Ivy (3:25) 
6. Black Widow (14:47) 
7. Legend of Pele (6:03) 
8. Leda and the Swan (5:38) 
9. Laughing Medusa (3:13) 

Sylvie Courvoisier: piano 

Susie Ibarra : drums

Ikue Mori :electronics

All compositions by

Mephista

Produced by Mephista

Executive producer : John Zorn

Associate producer : Kazunori Sugiyama

Recorded by Jim Anderson at Avatar, Nyc

Mastered by Scott Hull at Classic sound, Nyc

Cover art : Salvador Dali

Photography, design : Chippy (Heung-Heung Chin)

Thanks to : John Zorn, Kazunori Sugiyama, Jim Anderson and Heung-Heung Chin

(TZADIK 2002)