''Heretic'' is the third studio album by the band
Naked City, used as a soundtrack for the
underground
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* Subterranea (geography), the regions beneath the surface of the Earth
Underground may also refer to:
Places
* The Underground (Boston), a music club in the Allston neighborhood of Boston
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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".
According to the
Knitting Factory
The Knitting Factory is a nightclub in New York City that features eclectic music and entertainment. After opening in 1987, various other locations were opened in the United States.
The Knitting Factory gave its audience poetry readings, perform ...
, "''Heretic'' is an experimental narrative in the form of an extended trailer. A very funny take on psychotherapy starring
Karen Finley."
Reception
The
Allmusic
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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."
[Deupree, C. ]Allmusic Review
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accessed March 13, 2009
Track listing
All 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
*
John Zorn – alto saxophone
*
Bill Frisell
William Richard Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is an American jazz guitarist, composer and arranger. Frisell first came to prominence at ECM Records in the 1980s, as both a session player and a leader. He went on to work in a variety of contexts ...
– guitar
*
Wayne Horvitz
Wayne Horvitz (born 1955) is an American composer, keyboardist and record producer. He came to prominence in the Downtown scene of 1980s and '90s New York City, where he met his future wife, the singer, songwriter and pianist Robin Holcomb. He ...
– keyboards
*
Fred Frith – bass
*
Joey Baron
Bernard Joseph Baron (born June 26, 1955 in Richmond, Virginia) is an American avant-garde jazz drummer who plays frequently with Bill Frisell and John Zorn.
Music career
Baron was born on June 26, 1955, in Richmond Virginia. When he was nine, ...
– drums
*
Yamatsuka Eye
(born , 13 February 1964) is a Japanese vocalist and visual artist, best known as a member of Boredoms and Naked City. He has changed his stage name three times, from Yamatsuka Eye, to Yamantaka Eye, to Yamataka Eye, and sometimes calls hims ...
– vocals
References
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1992 albums
Naked City (band) albums
Albums produced by John Zorn