Talisman: Live in Nagoya is a live album by Painkiller

Painkiller (band)

Painkiller is a band originally formed in 1991. Their style can be described as a mix of avant-garde jazz and grindcore; later albums also incorporated elements of ambient and dub....

, a band featuring John Zorn

John Zorn

John Zorn is an American avant-garde composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist. Zorn is a prolific artist: he has hundreds of album credits as performer, composer, or producer...

, Bill Laswell

Bill Laswell

Bill Laswell is an American bassist, producer and record label owner....

, and Mick Harris

Mick Harris

Mick Harris commonly known and credited both as Mick Harris or occasionally M.J. Harris, is an English musician....

, performing live in Nagoya, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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Reception

The Allmusic review by François Couture awarded the album 3 stars stating "Pain Killer started out in 1991 as an incredibly brutal and exhilarating avant-core trio. It gradually turned into a free-dub unit with much less ideas per minute... As it is, it will appeal to fans of the Execution Ground

Execution Ground

Execution Ground is a double CD by Painkiller, a band featuring John Zorn, Bill Laswell, and Mick Harris. The second disc contains ambient dub versions of two tracks...

era of the trio -- and even then it makes an interesting addition but is by no means an essential item".

Track listing

1. "Batrachophrenoboocosmomachia" - 31:55
2. "Transport Of Sorcerers" - 6:10
3. "Ahamkara" - 10:00
   • Recorded in 1994 by Oz Frith

Personnel

• John Zorn
  John Zorn
  John Zorn is an American avant-garde composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist. Zorn is a prolific artist: he has hundreds of album credits as performer, composer, or producer...
  
   – alto sax, vocals
• Bill Laswell
  Bill Laswell
  Bill Laswell is an American bassist, producer and record label owner....
  
   – bass
• Mick Harris
  Mick Harris
  Mick Harris commonly known and credited both as Mick Harris or occasionally M.J. Harris, is an English musician....
  
  – drums, vocals