Flatlands (2026)
Track Listing
1. 69-68 2:01
2. Into The Dreamverse 3:30
3. Mabinogion 3:18
4. Wait Until Yesterday 2:24
5. Priapus 2:52
6. Erotic Hyperbola 2:30
7. Almas Perdidas 3:32
8. Diabola 2:46
9. The Blue Circle 4:47
10. Slipped Disk 3:41
11. Foul Deeds Rise 3:27
12. Greywacke 0:34
Personnel
Matt Hollenberg - Guitar
Simon Hanes - Bass
Ches Smith - Drums
Production
All Music composed, arranged and conducted by John Zorn
Produced by John Zorn
Associate Producer - Kazunori Sugiyama
Recorded June 12-13, 2026 and mixed June 20, 2026 by Duff Harris at EastSide Sound, NYC
Mastering By Scott Hull
Musician portraits by John Zorn
Design by Chippy (Heung-Heung Chin)
TZADIK Blurb
A new music super-group featuring Matt Hollenberg (Simulacrum, Shardik, Secret Chiefs 3) on electric guitar, Simon Hanes (Gargantua, Tredici Bacci, Tsons of Tsunami) on electric bass, and Ches Smith (Clone Row, We All Break, Laugh Ash) on drums, “Flatlands” is a dynamic rock power trio in the Simulacrum/Naked City/ Insurrection mold. The music is intense, quirky, and wildly ecstatic—twelve com-pact stop-on-a-dime kaleidoscopic miniatures that astonishingly defy musical logic and reveal a deep philosophical edge. Filled with infectious riffs, atonal melodies, complex rhythms, virtuosic solos, and ever-surprising structural innovations “Flatlands” is one of the most mind-bendingly extreme guitar trios ever created.
Series: Archival Series
Catalogue Number: TZ9332
Release Date: October 16, 2026.