For being started by one of my favorite musicians of all time, the Tzadik record label fails to consistantly produce things that I really enjoy. Most Zorn stuff of course is good, as well as ones that I have always liked, such as Frith, Bailey, Kondo, etc., but for every album on Tzadik that I love, I can easily find 20 that I can't listen to.
I know it's all about avant-garde and experimental, and this obviously means that you can't streamline your label's style, because these come in many forms and fashions. It just seems funny to me because with somebody like Zorn making the choices, I would think I would enjoy more of what they put out.
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