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Execution Ground

by PAINKILLER

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Sandorkappen
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Sandorkappen One of my favorite records ever. Top level influence on my musical growth...or perhaps descent ;)
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CBDiabla A masterpiece that fuses dark ambient, noisegrind and jazz into a fascinating vortex of darkness. Every musician excels here, creating hypnotic grooves and worlds of miasma and death. Sadly the OG Pashupatinath doesn't fit on a vinyl record so go listen to that too! Favorite track: Pashupatinath (Ambient).
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Fate Beats Fascination music: motion and texture. Hard to put into words that aren't: dub, free jazz, ambient, noise, the artists associated with this record. Still exciting and vital - the years have been kind. Favorite track: Parish Of Tama (Ambient).
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The seminal 1994 double album by the original PAINKILLER line-up BILL LASWELL, JOHN ZORN and MICK HARRIS on vinyl for the first time! Avant-jazz, grindcore, dub and ambient melt into eerie tracks of haunting atmospheres.

When PAINKILLER started in 1991, their first two albums “Guts Of A Virgin” and “Buried Secrets” (both released on extreme metal label Earache) were heavy attacks blending grindcore and free jazz that brought together the musical backgrounds of the three protagonists: drummer MICK HARRIS had just left grindcore legend NAPALM DEATH, JOHN ZORN explored new extremities with his NAKED CITY project while BILL LASWELL had as a member of roaring free jazz quartet LAST EXIT ( PETER BRÖTZMANN / SONNY SHARROCK / RONALD SHANNON JACKSON) proven that he was not only a visionary producer but also an accomplished bassist. But it is their 1994 double album “Execution Ground” that remains the opus magnum of the brilliant trio: ZORN’s unmistakable shrieking saxophone, HARRIS’ pounding drums and LASWELL’s growling sub-bass lines were given heavy mixing desk treatment, resulting in extended tracks that are no less intense than their early works but display the full range of the musicians’ skills. Soaked with reverb and delay, avant-jazz, grindcore, dub and ambient melt into eerie tracks of haunting atmospheres - even more so in the ambient versions of disc 2.
Mastered and cut by RASHAD BECKER at D&M Berlin, “Execution Ground” is now available on vinyl for the very first time as 2x 180gr LP incl. a download code and insert in a limited edition of 500 items.

“While Zorn and Laswell have individually played in many different styles over the years, “Execution Ground” may be their most focused and complete vision ...” Squidco.com

“ … mandatory even for non-jazz fans.” Maelstromzine.com/ezine

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released September 23, 2016

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