Naked City - Heretic, Jeux des Dames Cruelles

Title: Heretic, Jeux des Dames Cruelles Artist: Naked City Release Date: 1994 Re-Released On: 10/1/1999 Label: Avant Album Type(s): Instrumental, Contains explicit content UPCs: 182478155823, 634164000127, 4988044900011 Genre: Avant-Garde Styles: Experimental, Experimental Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Free Improvisation Moods: Brash, Fractured, Uncompromising, Visceral, Aggressive, Cerebral, Elegant, Fiery, Intense, Provocative, Sophisticated, Stylish, Confident, Difficult, Energetic, Freewheeling, Manic, Passionate, Ambitious, Confrontational, Fun, Laid-Back/Mellow, Playful Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 2 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Main Titles
2. Sex Games
3. The Brood
4. Sweat, Sperm + Blood
5. Vliet
6. Heretic 1
7. Submission
8. Heretic 2
9. Catacombs
10. Heretic 3
11. My Master, My Slave
12. Saint Jude
13. The Conqueror Worm
14. Domintatrix 5b
15. Back Through the Looking Glass
16. Here Come the 7,000 Frogs
17. Slaughterhouse/Chase Sequence
18. Castle Keep
19. Mantra of Resurrected Shit
20. Trypsicore
21. Fire and Ice [Club Scene]
22. Crosstalk
23. Copraphagist Rituals
24. Labyrinth

Year Type Label Catalog # 1999 CD Avant 001 1992 CD Avant 1

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Naked City's tenure as a workshop for a rock group's compositional opportunities led to this album, which is performed mostly by subsets of the full group. Only one track of the 24 includes all six band members, the relatively anonymous "Fire and Ice (Club Scene)," where Joey Baron, Fred Frith, and Bill Frisell set up a slow funky groove for Wayne Horvitz and John Zorn's improvisations. The rest of the pieces are all performed by various duos (12 tracks) and trios (11 tracks). The exploratory nature of the groupings means that there are many fewer references to popular music styles compared to other Naked City albums, and the pieces all sound improvisional. As such, every listener will find his or her favorites, but all of the pieces are of high quality, as befits a grouping of great improvisers that form the group. The two duos by Zorn and Yamatsuka Eye (where they match each other squeal for squawk) or the ones between Zorn and Frith (who have demonstrated their close empathy in other sessions before and after Naked City) are particularly noteworthy. 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. ~ Caleb Deupree, All Music Guide

Name Credits Bill Frisell Guitar Bob Ludwig Mastering Fred Frith Bass Jason Baker Engineer Joey Baron Drums John Zorn Producer, Leader, Sax (Alto) Kazunori Sugiyama Producer Lisa Wells Typesetting Maruo Suehiro Illustrations Roger Moutenot Mixing Scott Hull Digital Editing Tomoyo T.L. Design Wayne Horvitz Keyboards Yamatsuka Eye Vocals