Heretic is the third studio album by the band Naked City, used as a soundtrack for the underground S/M film Jeux des Dames Cruelles. The album utilises different combinations of band members in duos and trios with the entire band performing together on only one track "Fire and Ice".
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| Released | 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
| Studio | Shelley Palmer Studios, NYC | |||
| Genre | Free jazz, experimental rock | |||
| Length | 56:34 | |||
| Label | Avant | |||
| Producer | John Zorn | |||
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According to the Knitting Factory, "Heretic is an experimental narrative in the form of an extended trailer. A very funny take on psychotherapy starring Karen Finley."[citation needed]
Reception
editThe Allmusic review by Caleb Deupree awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Although this album is credited as a soundtrack for a porn movie (scenes from which decorate the sleeve art), its music will appeal to many improv-oriented listeners who have a hard time with the thrash/hardcore atmosphere that is so characteristic of the band's first album and the Torture Garden pieces."[1]
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Track listing
editAll music by Naked City
- Main Titles (Eye, Horvitz, Baron) – 1:26
- Sex Games (Frisell, Frith, Baron) – 2:21
- The Brood (Zorn, Horvitz, Baron) – 2:48
- Sweat, Sperm + Blood (Eye, Zorn) – 2:03
- Vliet (Frisell, Frith) – 0:49
- Heretic 1 (Zorn, Frith) – 2:32
- Submission (Horvitz, Frisell, Baron) – 4:21
- Heretic 2 (Zorn, Frith, Baron) – 1:44
- Catacombs (Horvitz, Frisell) – 2:46
- Heretic 3 (Zorn, Frith, Baron) – 2:41
- My Master, My Slave (Horvitz, Frith) – 2:23
- Saint Jude (Frisell, Frith, Baron) – 2:12
- The Conqueror Worm (Zorn, Horvitz) – 2:31
- Dominatrix 5B (Horvitz, Frisell, Baron) – 2:16
- Back Through the Looking Glass (Frisell, Frith) – 2:39
- Here Come the 7,000 Frogs (Eye, Zorn) – 1:59
- Slaughterhouse/Chase Sequence (Frisell, Frith, Baron) – 2:18
- Castle Keep (Horvitz, Frisell) – 1:48
- Mantra of Resurrected Shit (Eye, Zorn) – 1:41
- Trypsicore (Horvitz, Baron) – 1:46
- Fire and Ice (Club Scene) (Naked City) – 2:37
- Crosstalk (Horvitz, Frisell, Frith) – 1:40
- Copraphagist Rituals (Eye, Horvitz, Baron) – 0:53
- Labyrinth (Frisell, Baron) – 5:47
Personnel
edit- John Zorn – alto saxophone
- Bill Frisell – guitar
- Wayne Horvitz – keyboards
- Fred Frith – bass
- Joey Baron – drums
- Yamatsuka Eye – vocals
References
edit- ^ a b Deupree, C. Allmusic Review accessed March 13, 2009