- Painkiller
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Execution
ground: Painkiller's
latest domestic release.Purely
horrific and disturbing visuals
seem to be a mainstay of the
project.
John Zorn - Alto-Saxaphone,Vocals
Zorn responsible for the somewhat
unbearable screaching noise on the
recordings. He's a renowned member
of the jazz and avante-garde
communities.Collaborated w/ Kevin
Martin on God's Possession.
Zorn has also been known to work
w/ Mike Patton of Faith no More.
Bill
Laswell -
Mick Harris -
Bass
Guitar
Drums & Percussion,vocals
Painkiller is among the top noise/jazz outfits
around and they're definitely not
suited for the weak of heart.
Brutal shards of pure noise bombard you one moment and another you are
completely enveloped by the dark veil of ambience. Atmospheric,somber,
and chilling; Painkiller have taken the avante-garde into there palm's
and redefined it for all.
If
you're familiar w/ Bill Laswell's other recordings you shouldn't be suprised
at this project's unorthodox nature. Laswell has contributed to numerous
recordings and many in the same vane as Painkiller.I recommend any of his
recordings on the Subharmonic label( I don't own any Axiom stuff but I
intend to obtain some) or anything w/ Laswell/Buckethead or Laswell/Harris.If
you want to know more about the man and his beret you should follow the
Axiom link below. Or the Subharmonic link right here!
As
for Mr. Zorn, well I'm least familiar w/ him but I intend to gather more
info and maybe some links pertaining to him.More to come.
Mick Harris has been around the block and look where he's landed. Once pounding the skins for Napalm Death,one of the seminal grindcore outfits, Harris's direction as totally shifted. The ambient dub of Scorn became his pursuit instead of the brutality of Napalm Death(no original members Ha!).Along w/ Justin Broadrick's recordings, Mick's music formed an invitation for me into this vast underworld of experimentation. I recommend his other recordings including Scorn,Lull,Divination...etc.
Painkiller has released three full lenghts to date:
Guts of a Virgin - Earache Uncensored version released w/ graphic front cover photography Guts Uncensored Guts Back cover
Buried Secrets - Earache J.K.Broadrick & G.C. Green of Godflesh appear on "The Toll" and "Buried Secrets" F Cover B cover
Execution Ground - Subharmonic(2XCD) Special Japanese editions distributed through Toy's Factory:Marble box/Metal Box
Godflesh
Axiom Earache Dub-
T Scorn
