Torture Garden

• Artist: Naked City
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1989 -1990
• Type: Instrumental, Contains explicit content
• Genre: Jazz

Review

From the violent cover art to the Japanese text inside the album, at first glance one might mistake Torture Garden for a fetishist soundtrack. But jazz madman John Zorn and Boredoms frontman Yamatsuka Eye assembled another group of open-minded musicians to carry on their vision of grindcore and jazz uniting. Distinguished musicians Wayne Horovitz and Bill Frisell help Zorn and Eye take this from a curious side project to a fantastic metal band. Songs blur together but never get boring, no lyrics are actually sung, and few songs last longer than a minute. It also never takes itself seriously, a nice relief from Zorn's heavy-handed ambient collaborations. This would make a great introduction to the noise/jazz efforts that this group of musicians pioneered in the early '90s. ~ Bradley Torreano, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Blood Is Thin	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(1:00)
Demon Sanctuary	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:38)
Thrash Jazz Assassin	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:45)
Dead Spot	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:31)
Bonehead	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:51)
Speedball	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:17)
Blood Duster	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:13)
Pile Driver	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:33)
Shangkuan Ling-Feng	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(1:14)
Numbskull	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:29)
Perfume of a Critic's Burning Flesh	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:24)
Jazz Snob Eat Shit	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:24)
The Prestidigitator	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:43)
No Reason to Believe	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:26)
Hellraiser	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:39)
Torture Garden	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:35)
Slan	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:23)
Hammerhead	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:08)
The Ways of Pain	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:31)
The Noose	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:10)
Sack of Shit	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:43)
Blunt Instrument	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:54)
Osaka Bondage	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(1:14)
Igneous Ejaculation	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:20)
Shallow Grave	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:40)
Ujaku	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:27)
Kaoru	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:50)
Dead Dread	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:45)
Billy Liar	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:10)
Victims of Torture	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:23)
Speedfreaks	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:29)
New Jersey Scum Swamp	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:41)
S&M Sniper	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:14)
Pig Fucker	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:23)
Cairo Chop Shop	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:22)
Fuck the Facts	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:11)
Obeah Man	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:17)
Facelifter	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:34)
N.Y. Flat Top Box	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:43)
Whiplash	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:19)
The Blade	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:36)
Gob of Spit	Yamatsuka Eye, John Zorn	Naked City	(0:18)

Credits

Naked City (Main Performer), Joey Baron (Drums), Yamatsuka Eye (Vocals), Fred Frith (Bass), Bill Frisell (Guitar), Wayne Horvitz (Keyboards), John Zorn (Sax (Alto)), John Zorn (Main Performer)

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