Published:
August 23, 2016
The seminal 1994 double album by the original Painkiller line-up Bill Laswell, John Zorn and Mick Harris on vinyl for the first time. Avant-jazz, grindcore, dub and ambient melt into eerie tracks of haunting atmospheres.
When Painkiller started in 1991, their first two albums “Guts Of A Virgin” and “Buried Secrets” (both released on extreme metal label Earache) were heavy attacks blending grindcore and free jazz that brought together the musical backgrounds of the three protagonists: drummer Mick Harris had just left grindcore legend Napalm Death, John Zorn explored new extremities with his Naked City project, while Bill Laswell had as a member of roaring free jazz quartet Last Exit (Peter Brotzmann / Sonny Sharrock / Ronald Shannon Jackson) proven that he was not only a visionary producer but also an accomplished bassist.
But it is their 1994 double album Execution Ground that remains the opus magnum of the brilliant trio: Zorn's unmistakable shrieking saxophone, Harriss pounding drums and Laswell’s growling sub-bass lines were given heavy mixing desk treatment, resulting in extended tracks that are no less intense than their early works but display the full range of the musicians’ skills. Soaked with reverb and delay, avant-jazz, grindcore, dub and ambient melt into eerie tracks of haunting atmospheres - even more so in the ambient versions of disc 2.
Track list:
1. Parish Of Tama (Ossuary Dub)
2. Morning Of Balachaturdasi
3. Pashupatinath (Ambient)
4. Parish Of Tama (Ambient)
Listen the tracks below: