black box (1997/2010)

1997

2010

Track Listing:

1. Blood Is Thin  1:00
2. Demon Sanctuary  0:38
3. Thrash Jazz Assassin  0:45
4. Dead Spot  0:31
5. Bonehead  0:51
6. Speedball  0:37
7. Blood Duster  0:13
8. Pile Driver  0:33
9. Shangkuan Ling-Feng  1:14
10. Numbskull  0:29
11. Perfume Of A Critic's Burning Flesh  0:24
12. Jazz Snob Eat Shit  0:24
13. The Prestidigitator  0:43
14. No Reason To Believe  0:26
15. Hellraiser  0:39
16. Torture Garden. 0:35
17. Slan  0:23
18. Hammerhead  0:08
19. The Ways Of Pain. 0:31
20. The Noose. 0:10
21. Sack Of Shit  0:43
22. Blunt Instrument  0:53
23. Osaka Bondage  1:14
24. Igneous Ejaculation  0:20
25. Shallow Grave  0:40
26. Ujaku  0:27
27. Kaoru  0:50
28. Dead Dread  0:45
29. Billy Liar  0:10
30. Victims Of Torture  0:22
31. Speedfreaks  0:29
32. New Jersey Scum Swamp  0:41
33. S & M Sniper  0:14
34. Pigfucker  0:23
35. Cairo Chop Shop  0:22
36. Fuck The Facts  0:11
37. Obeah Man  0:17
38. Facelifter  0:34
39. N.Y. Flat Top Box  0:43
40. Whiplash  0:19
41. The Blade  0:36
42. Gob Of Spit  0:18
43. Leng Tch'e  31.39


Personnel

Joey Baron: Drums 
Bill Frisell: Guitar 
Fred Frith: Bass 
Wayne Horvitz: Keyboards 
John Zorn: Alto Saxophone , Vocals
Yamataka Eye: Vocals

Production

Producer - John Zorn 
Recorded by Martin Bisi, Roger Moutenot, Seigen Ono, Alec Head in Brooklyn, NYC, Tokyo 1989 - 1990
Mastered by Bob Ludwig
Mixed by Roger Moutenot
IllustrationMaruo Suehiro
Design - Tomoyo T.L. (Karath-Razar), Anthony Lee
RephotographyMacioce
Published By – Theatre Of Musical Optics
Composed by John Zorn 

TZADIK Blurb 

The controversial and influential Naked City Black Box couples two of Zorn's most extreme and violent creations. Torture Garden (1991) presents Naked City's intense and groundbreaking music combining free jazz, bebop, r&b, country, funk, rockabilly, surf, metal and grindcore—usually in the same song! The rare, seldom heard Leng Tch'e (1992), released only in Japan and long out-of-print features Naked City in an agonizingly slow, brutal 32-minute assault. This special 20th anniversary edition brings all the music together on one CD, accompanied by a booklet complete with artwork, photos and essays old and new.

SeriesArchival Series 

Catalogue NumberTZ-7312-2 / TZ-7312

Release Date:  1997/2010