You Will Be Shot: Naked City Live Archive 1988-1993 / Bootleg Download

By the great Suehiro Maruo

 

Naked City will forever be an unrepeatable and irreplaceable moment in music history.

There's an enigmatic allure that surrounds John Zorn's vast body of work, an ever-expanding landscape of musical exploration that has both captivated and divided audiences over the years. Amidst this expansive oeuvre, one of his most iconic and polarizing ventures remains Naked City, a band that stands as a testament to Zorn's audacious creativity and boundary-pushing artistry.

Naked City emerged as a contemporary experiment, embodying Zorn's reverence for diverse influences while challenging conventional notions of musical expression. With a classic lineup of guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, vocals, and Zorn's signature saxophone weaving throughout, the band embarked on a sonic journey that traversed an astonishing array of genres and styles. Critics might argue it as derivative, but Naked City was far from mere imitation; each composition, whether a cover or inspired original, bore the unmistakable imprint of the band's daring interpretation.

Live performances were where Naked City truly shone. Raw, unpredictable, and at times chaotic, their sets were marked by a fearless melding of structured precision and free-form improvisation. Zorn, both integral member and mastermind, orchestrated from the sidelines, allowing each musician equal prominence in the ensemble's dynamic interplay.

Naked City's live performances were legendary spectacles that showcased the band's daring spirit and unbridled energy. From intimate club settings to sprawling festival stages, each show was a whirlwind of sonic experimentation and improvisational brilliance. The band thrived on the unpredictability of live performance, embracing the rawness and spontaneity that came with pushing musical boundaries in real-time.

One of the defining characteristics of Naked City's live sets was their fearless approach to genre fusion. They seamlessly transitioned from blistering punk to jazz-infused chaos, from serene ambience to frenetic noise bursts, all within the same performance. This fearless eclecticism kept audiences on edge, never knowing what sonic landscape the band would explore next.

John Zorn's role as both participant and conductor during live shows was crucial to the band's dynamic. While his saxophone wove intricate melodies, he also directed the ensemble with subtle cues, guiding them through complex compositions and impromptu detours. This dual role underscored Zorn's visionary leadership, fostering an environment where musical risk-taking was celebrated and embraced.

Throughout their career, Naked City's live performances became synonymous with artistic intensity and innovation. Each show was a testament to the band's commitment to pushing boundaries and challenging conventions. It was not just about playing music; it was about creating an immersive experience that transcended traditional notions of performance.

In the broader context of Zorn's prolific career, Naked City occupies a unique place, a moment of convergence where diverse influences coalesced into something wholly original and impactful. While the band's lifespan was relatively brief, its legacy reverberates through the avant-garde and experimental music scenes to this day. Naked City's fearless experimentation continues to inspire musicians across genres, urging them to embrace the unknown and forge new artistic frontiers.

In the annals of avant-garde music history, Naked City remains a pivotal chapter, an embodiment of Zorn's unyielding pursuit of artistic evolution and exploration. To experience Naked City is to encounter the essence of musical rebellion and invention, a reminder that true creativity knows no bounds and thrives on the edge of the unknown.

The band's onstage chemistry was palpable, infused with moments of spontaneity and intensity. Vocal duties shifted between Yamataka's gritty delivery and guest appearances by luminaries like Mike Patton, pushing boundaries of vocal experimentation within demanding musical landscapes. Despite occasional imperfections, Naked City's live recordings captured a unique synergy, an amalgamation of skill, camaraderie, and unrestrained creativity.

Naked City's significance extends beyond their musical prowess; they represent a beacon of inspiration for countless artists to explore uncharted territories. Zorn's evolving trajectory ensured that Naked City, while iconic, was but one chapter in his expansive narrative, an exploration that continually transcended its own boundaries.

For aficionados and newcomers alike, Naked City remains a cornerstone of avant-garde music, a testament to Zorn's capacity to inspire and challenge. Their legacy endures not as a static relic, but as a catalyst for artistic evolution and exploration. In revisiting Naked City's catalogue, one discovers not just music, but a transformative experience, an invitation to embrace the unexpected and redefine the boundaries of musical expression. Exploring Naked City's live recordings is akin to embarking on a sonic adventure, an invitation to witness the collision of disparate genres and the birth of musical innovation. It's a testament to the enduring power of creativity and the limitless possibilities that emerge when artists dare to defy expectations. While the full depth of Naked City's impact may elude mere description, it is an experience that demands to be heard, felt, and savored, a reminder of the boundless possibilities that emerge when creativity knows no limits.

What I present here is something special. Over the years my fascination for Zorn's vast musical web of projects and connections has always brought me back to appreciating certain projects of his, including the things that were done with this band. There are, of course, some very popular non-authorized recordings around but what I present here are infrequent and scarce recordings that need recognition and that bring windows to different times in the band's history. Nineteen different recordings from the very beginning to the very end of Naked City, all carefully preserved, edited and presented in order to be truly appreciated and shared with the world. And while this is not the first time I pay some sort of tribute to the project, this is certainly the first time I've done it in a proper way under my eyes.

I hope these recordings and this post manage to somehow capture and portray the essence of Naked City and John Zorn's innovative approach to music on a fitting way, reflecting the admiration and intrigue people had, have, and most likely will still keep having for this unique ensemble. 

Hope anyone interested enough in this particular period of John Zorn's extensive musical history manages to enjoy it to the fullest. 

Editing, formatting, some mixing/mastering and all cover arts designed by yours truly.

1988-05-18 - Knitting Factory, New York City, NY

Early Set

1.1. Tuning Up (0:35)
1.2. Inside Straight (10:10)
1.3. Applause & Band Intro (0:23)
1.4. Introduction (0:54)

1.5. Milano Odia (4:33)

1.6. Applause (0:22)

1.7. Introduction (1:00)

1.8. Contempt (7:47)

1.9. Applause (0:26)

1.10. Introduction (1:07)

1.11. The Light on the Dalta (2:22)

1.12. Applause (0:15) 

1.13. Introduction (0:37)

1.14. Back in the Earth (4:43)

1.15. Applause (0:10)

1.16. Improvisation (2:38)

1.17. Applause (0:06)

1.18. Chinatown (8:57)

1.19. Applause (0:17)

1.20. Introduction (0:50)

1.21. You Will Be Shot (1:43)

1.22. Applause (0:21)

Late Set

2.1. Long Form Improvisation I (27:22)

2.2. Long Form Improvisation II (21:21)

2.3. Applause (0:13)

2.4. Funny Stuff (12:55)

2.5. Applause (0:08)

2.6. Introduction (0:47)

2.7. You Will Be Shot (1:38)

2.8. Applause (0:05)

2.9. Inside Straight (8:44)

John Zorn - alto saxophone, arranger, bandleader/conductor

Wayne Horvitz - keyboards

Bill Frisell - guitar

Fred Frith - bass

Joey Baron - drums

1988-05-20 - Knitting Factory, New York City, NY

Early Set

1.1. Introduction (0:14)
1.2. Cold Blood (4:23)
1.3. Applause (0:11)
1.4. Warming Up (0:55)

1.5. Blues Groove (8:01)

1.6. Applause (0:17)

1.7. Improv / The Sicilian Clan (7:12)

1.8. Applause (0:33)

1.9. Cream (5:02)

1.10. Applause (0:21)

1.11. Introduction (0:57)

1.12. Inside Straight (11:46)

1.13. Applause (0:37)

1.14. Introduction (0:50)

1.15. (Pretty) Lonely Woman (9:52)

Late Set

2.1. Introduction (1:22)

2.2. Zapata (3:56)

2.3. Applause (0:15)

2.4. Taxi Driver (5:31)

2.5. Applause (0:21)

2.6. She Must Be Seeing Things I (2:06)

2.7. She Must Be Seeing Things II (2:19)

2.8. She Must Be Seeing Things III (5:06)

2.9. She Must Be Seeing Things IV (0:47)

2.10. She Must Be Seeing Things V (4:34)

2.11. Applause & Stage Directions (0:37)

2.12. She Must Be Seeing Things VI (4:44)

2.13. She Must Be Seeing Things VII (4:31)

2.14. She Must Be Seeing Things VIII (3:15)

2.15. Applause (0:05)

2.16. Improvisation (6:12)

2.17. Applause & Crowd (0:28)

2.18. Batman (2:08)

2.19. Applause (0:50)

2.20. Batman (Again) (2:05)

2.21. Applause (0:16)

2.22. Funny Stuff (14:10)

John Zorn - alto saxophone, arranger, bandleader/conductor

Wayne Horvitz - keyboards

Bill Frisell - guitar

Fred Frith - bass

Joey Baron - drums

1988-10-06 - Knitting Factory, New York City, NY

Early Set Cassette Source 1

1.1. Batman (Take 1) (1:42)
1.2. Batman (Take 2) (2:27)
1.3. The Sicilian Clan (4:07)
1.4. E Cars (8:07)

1.5. Den of Sins (False Start) (0:22)

1.6. Den of Sins (2:46)

1.7. Chinatown (10:29)

1.8. Latin Quarter (7:56)

1.9. You Will Be Shot (1:37)

1.10. Poverty Theme (6:36)

1.11. Reanimator (3:08)

1.12. (Pretty) Lonely Woman (6:49)

Early Set Cassette Source 2

2.1. Introductions (1:43)

2.2. Batman (Take 1) (1:45)

2.3. Batman (Take 2) (2:31)

2.4. The Sicilian Clan (4:17)

2.5. E Cars  (9:38)

2.6. Den of Sins (False Start) (0:16)

2.7. Den of Sins (3:22)

2.8. Chinatown (11:03)

2.9. Latin Quarter (9:26)

2.10. You Will Be Shot (1:31)

2.11. Tuning / Intro (0:41)

2.12. Poverty Theme (7:44)

2.13. Reanimator (3:41)

2.14. Reanimator (Volume Adjusted) (3:41)

2.15. (Pretty) Lonely Woman (6:36)

2.16. (Pretty) Lonely Woman (Volume Adjusted)  (6:36)

Late Set

3.1. Arto Lindsay Introduction (0:56)

3.2. Warming Up (1:13)

3.3. Funny Stuff (10:48)

3.4. Applause (0:05)

3.5. Introduction (1:17)

3.6.  Svegliati e Uccidi (2:48)

3.7. Applause (0:07)

3.8. Introduction (0:16)

3.9.  Truth or Dare (11:20)

3.10. Applause (0:12)

3.11. Taxi Driver (10:48)

3.12. Applause (0:05)

3.13. Crowd (0:08)

3.14. Dead Dread (1:17)

3.15. Applause (0:04)

3.16. Tuning Up (0:35)

3.17. Peter Gunn (7:29)

3.18. Applause (0:06)

3.19.Introduction (0:34)

3.20. Zapata (5:14)

3.21. Applause (0:06)

3.22. Introduction (0:46)

3.23. Death Waltz Fantasy (3:20)

3.24. Applause (0:04)

3.25. Introduction (0:14)

3.26. Blues # (9:27)

3.27. Applause / Band Intro (0:26)

3.28. Introduction (0:13)

3.29. Reanimator (2:08)

3.30. Applause (0:11)

John Zorn - alto saxophone, arranger, bandleader/conductor

Wayne Horvitz - keyboards

Bill Frisell - guitar

Fred Frith - bass

Joey Baron - drums

1988-10-07 - Knitting Factory, New York City, NY

1. Room Ambiance (0:11)

2. Inside Straight (10:24)

3. Applause (0:04)

4. Introduction (0:33)

5. Reanimator (1:29)

6. Applause (0:04)

7. Introduction (0:17)

8. A Shot in the Dark (2:11)

9. Applause (0:04)

10. Introduction (0:27)

11. Erotico (6:14)

12. Applause (0:04)

13. Introduction (0:12)

14. Den of Sins (1:57)

15. Applause (0:04)

16. Intro (Stripper Story) (1:35)

17. Butoh Stripper (7:27)

18. Introduction (0:29)

19. James Bond Theme (2:45)

20. Introduction (0:22)

21. 21. (7:11)

22. Graveyard Shift (4:15)

23. Applause & Band Intro (0:20)

24. Encores Intro / Tune Up (0:33)

25. Introduction (0:04)

26. E Cars (2:42)

27. Applause (0:06)

28. Applause / Intro (0:30)

29. Zapata (4:17)

30. Applause (0:10)

John Zorn - alto saxophone, arranger, bandleader/conductor

Wayne Horvitz - keyboards

Bill Frisell - guitar

Fred Frith - bass

Joey Baron - drums

1989-10-21 - Teatro Cavallerizza, Reggio Emilia, Italy

1. Alessandro Achilli Announcement (0:04)

2. A Shot in the Dark (3:36)

3. The James Bond Theme (3:26)

4. John Zorn Announcement (1:07)

5. Once Upon a Time in America (3:24)

6. John Zorn Announcement (0:51)

7. Contempt (2:47)

8. John Zorn Announcement (1:09)

9. Chinatown (6:59)

10. Batman (1:59)

11. John Zorn Announcement (0:31)

12. You Onluy Live Twice (4:01)

13. John Zorn Announcement (0:46)

14. The Cincinnati Kid (3:09)

15. Band Announcement (1:16)

16. The List of Adrian Messenger (3:38)

17. John Zorn Announcement (0:43)

18. Snagglepuss (1:59)

19. John Zorn Announcement (0:46)

20. Alessandro Achilli Announcement (4:36)

21. John Zorn Announcement (1:40)

22. Graveyard of the Brotherhood (3:40)

23. John Zorn Announcement (0:51)

24. The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (1:24)

25. John Zorn Announcement (0:28)

26. The Sicilian Clan (3:46)

27. I Want to Live (2:27)

28. John Zorn Announcement (1:05)

29. Rosemary's Baby (3:54)

30. John Zorn Announcement (0:50)

31. The Godfather (0:27)

32. John Zorn Announcement (0:53)

33. Once Upon a Time in America (5:00)

34. John Zorn Announcement (1:12)

35. Erorico (5:46)

36. Band Announcement (0:20)

John Zorn - alto saxophone, arranger, bandleader/conductor

Wayne Horvitz - piano, keyboards

Bill Frisell - guitar

Fred Frith - bass

Joey Baron - drums

plus

Carol Emanuel - harp

David Weinstein - keyboards, sampler

Cyro Baptista - percussion

Claudia Engelhart - sound engineer

1989-10-22 - Auditorium Flog, Florence, Italy

1. Batman (0:31)

2. John Zorn Announcement (1:12)

3. Snagglepuss (2:19)

4. John Zorn Announcement (0:31)

5. Rapid Shave (5:13)

6. John Zorn Announcement (1:30)

7. Perfume of a Critic's Burning Flesh (0;27)

8. John Zorn Announcement (0:25)

9. Demon Sanctuary (0:40)

10. John Zorn Announcement (0:21)

11. Blood Duster (0:16)

12. John Zorn Announcement (0:21)

13. Speedball (0:43)

14. John Zorn Announcement (0:23)

15. Igneous Ejaculation (0:21)

16. Applause (0:09)

17. Fuck the Facts (0:12)

18. John Zorn Announcement (0:21)

19. Hammerhead (0:10)

20. John Zorn Announcement (0:18)

21. Ujaku (0:29)

22. John Zorn Announcement (0:22)

23. Obeah Man (0:24)

24. John Zorn Announcement (0:31)

25. Jazz Snob Eat Shit (0:27)

26. John Zorn Announcement (0:46)

27. You Only Live Twice (4:09)

28. Alessandro Achilli Announcement (1:39)

29.  John Zorn Announcement (0:13)

30. You Will Be Shot (1:21)

31.  John Zorn Announcement (0:31)

32. Surfer Girl (2:34)

33. Church Key (2:49)

34.  John Zorn Announcement (1:54)

35. NY Flat Top Box (0:37)

36.  John Zorn Announcement (0:13)

37. The Way I Feel (8:39)

38.  John Zorn Announcement (0:20

39. Saigon Pickup (4:25)

40.  John Zorn Announcement (0:59)

41. Lonely Woman (3:42)

42.  John Zorn Announcement (1:50)

43. Graveyard of the Brotherhood (2:36)

44.  John Zorn Announcement (0:21)

45. A Shot in the Dark (3:19)

46. Band Announcement (0:18)

47. Alessandro Achilli Announcement (0:07)

48. The James Bond Theme (3:19)

49. John Zorn Announcement (0:17)

50. Chinatown (6:15)

51. Alessandro Achilli Announcement (0:46)

John Zorn - alto saxophone, arranger, bandleader/conductor

Wayne Horvitz - piano, keyboards

Bill Frisell - guitar

Fred Frith - bass

Joey Baron - drums

1989-10-31 - Unknown Venue, Trento, Italy

1. You Will Be Shot (1:48)

2. Saigon Pick Up (4:58)

3. The Cincinnati Kid (3:56)

4. Rosemary's Baby (4:09)

5. Jazz Snob Eat Shit (1:09)

6. Perfume of a Critic's Burning Flesh (0:43)

7. Piledriver (0:55)

8. Hawaii 5-0 (2:56)

9. Snagglepuss (3:09)

10. Ujaku (1:05)

11. The List of Adrian Messenger (3:31)

12. Batman (2:41)

13. Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (5:04)

14. Igneous Ejaculation (0:46)

15. Hammerhead (0:31)

16. Numbskull (0:40)

17. Blood Duster (0:34)

18. Torture Garden (0:50)

19. Latin Quarter (4:37)

20. Once Upon a Time in America (Fades Out) (3:00)

21. Graveyard of the Brotherhood (3:14)

22. I Die Screaming (2:50

23. Rapid Shave (6:56)

24. Obeah Man (0:32)

25. Fuck the Facts (0:19)

26. Whiplash (0:45)

27. Blood Is Thin (Take 1) (1:59)

28. Blood Is Thin (Take 2) (1:14)

29. NY Flat Top Box (1:18)

30. Chinatown (8:10)

31. The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (2:18)

32. Demon Sanctuary (1:09)

33. Victims of Torture (0:42)

34. Speedball (1:07)

35. You Only Live Twice (3:22)

36. Band Intro / Encore Applause (0:38)

37. Skate Key (2:35)

38. Reanimator (2:06)

John Zorn - alto saxophone, arranger, bandleader/conductor

Wayne Horvitz - piano, keyboards

Bill Frisell - guitar

Fred Frith - bass

Joey Baron - drums

1989-12-01 - Durham, UK

Early Set

1.1. Graveyard Shift (4:46)
1.2. James Bond Theme (3:35)
1.3. Igneous Ejaculation (0:34)
1.4. Ujaku (0:35)

1.5. Torture Garden (0:57)

1.6. Blood Is Thin (For Jimmy Page) (2:13)

1.7. Rosemary's Baby (4:15)

1.8. Skate Key (1:56)

1.9. Blood Duster (0:27)

1.10. Jazz Snob Eat Shit (1:01)

1.11. The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (2:15)

1.12. The Sicilian Clan (3:46)

1.13. The Perfume of a Critic's Burning Flesh (0:35)

1.14. Demon Sanctuary (0:50)

1.15. No Reason to Believe (1:19)

1.16. The Way I Feel (9:30)

1.17. I Die Screaming (2:30)

1.18. Band Intro (0:27)

Late Set

2.1. Hawaii 5-0 (2:54)

2.2. Purged Specimen (2:14)

2.3. Six Gun (2:23)

2.4. Medley Introduction (0:29)

2.5. Gob of Spit (0:17)

2.6. Mary T (0:15)

2.7. The Blade (0:47)

2.8. Victims of Torture (0:50)

2.9. Piledriver (1:15)

2.10. The List of Adrian Messenger (3:00)

2.11. You Will Be Shot (1:46)

2.12. NY Flat Top Box (0:56)

2.13. Fuck the Facts (0:21)

2.14. Obeah Man (0:40)

2.15. Numbskull (0:44)

2.16. Hammerhead (0:28)

2.17. Whiplash (0:29)

2.18. Rapid Shave (9:00)

2.19. Bone Orchard (For John Bonham) (3:30)

2.20. A Shot in the Dark (4:07)

2.21. In My Room (3:08)

2.22. Speedball (0:59)

2.23. The Ways of Pain (0:53)

2.24. Goodnight / Band Intro / Encore Applause (0:42)

2.25.Taxi Driver (Fades Out) (7:51)

John Zorn - alto saxophone, arranger, bandleader/conductor

Wayne Horvitz - piano, keyboards

Bill Frisell - guitar

Fred Frith - bass

Joey Baron - drums

1989-12-31 - The Puck Building, New York City, NY

Set 1

1. Crowd (0:45)

2. Band Introductions (1:16)

3. Set Introduction (2:15)

4. Thrash Jazz Assassin (1:07)

5. Ujaku (0:56)

6. Medley Intro (0:32)

7. Gob of Spit (0:16)

8. Merry T (0:20)

9. The Blade (0:49)

10. Perfume of a Critic's Burning Flesh (0:50)

11. NY Flat Top Box (1:10)

12. No Reason to Believe (1:07)

13. You Will Be Shot (1:35)

14. Applause / Eye Leaves (0:36)

15. The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (2:08)

16. Saigon Pickup (5:07)

17. The List of Adrian Messenger (3:40)

18. Torture Garden (1:43)

19. Rapid Shave (7:33)

20. Jazz Snob Eat Shit (1:32)

21. Intro (1:36)

22. In My Room (2:49)

23. Snagglepuss (3:09)

24. You Only Live Twice (3:41)

25. Eye Intro (0:49)

26. I Die Screaming (2:27)

27. Igneous Ejaculation (1:00)

28. Demon Sanctuary (1:21)

29. Rant (0:43)

30. Obeah Man (1:01)

31. Intro (0:28)

32. Zorn & Eye Duo Improvisation (1:00)

33. Baby Doll (7:26)

34. Intro (0:48)

35. Punk China Doll (2:25)

36. Baja (2:32)

37. Band Intro (End of 1st Set) (1:07)

Set 2 

38. Warming Up (2nd Set) (1:25)

39. Taila (4:16)

40. Graveyard Shift (4:42)

41. Slan (Take 1) (1:01)

42. Slan (Take 2) (0:53)

43. Blood Duster (Take 1) (1:11)

44. Blood Duster (Take 2) (0:26)

45. Kaoru (1:21)

46. Eye Leaves / Jack Lord Intro (0:40)

47. Hawaii 5-0 (2:21)

48. Latin Quarter (4:18)

49. Skatekey (2:05)

50. Rosemary's Baby (4:35)

51. Eye Arrives (0:27)

52. Blunt Instrument (1:46)

53. Hammerhead (0:38)

54. Fuck the Facts (0:31)

55. Victims of Torture (0:58)

56. Piledriver (0:46)

57. Bone Orchard (3:34)

58. Eye Leaves (0:23)

59. Graveyard of the Brotherhood (4:04)

60. Batman (2:21)

61. The Yodel (7:31)

62. Eye Returns (1:03)

63. Purged Specimen (1:18)

64. Cairo Chop Shop (1:14)

65. The Ways of Pain (1:17)

66. Numbskull (0:32)

67. Blood Is Thin (1:54)

68. Whiplash (0:54)

69. Speedball (1:17)

70. The Mystery Song (5:31)

71. Band Intro / Happy New Year (1:12)

72. A Shot in the Dark (3:33)

73. Encore Applause / Intro (0:58)

74. Chinatown (6:16)

75. Band Intro (1:01)

John Zorn - alto saxophone, whistle, duck calls, bandleader

Bill Frisell - guitar 

Wayne Horwitz - keyboards 

Fred Frith - bass 

Joey Baron - drums 

Yamatsuka Eye - vocals 

1990-03-30 - Forum Picoas, Lisboa, Portugal

1. Introduction (1:18)

2. Snagglepuss (2:49)

3. The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (2:36)

4. Torture Garden (1:47)

5. Blunt Instrument (1:19)

6. Blood Duster (0:40)

7. Ujaku (0:53)

8. The Prestidigitator (Take 1) (1:47)

9. The Prestidigitator (Take 2) (1:58)

10. Batman (2:37)

11. Latin Quarter (4:28)

12. Back in the Earth (4:44)

13. Graveyard of the Brotherhood (5:08)

14. You Will Be Shot (2:13)

15. No Reason to Believe (0:58)

16. NY Flat Top Box (1:23)

17. Speedfreaks (Take 1) (1:23)

18. Speedfreaks (Take 2) (1:29)

19. Rapid Shave (8:29)

20. The List of Adrian Messenger (4:12)

21. The perfume of a Critic's Burning Flesh (0:54)

22. Gob of Spit (0:47)

23. Thrash Jazz Assassin (1:15)

24. A Shot in the Dark (4:46)

25. Taila (5:17)

26. Demon Sanctuary (1:20)

27. Speedball (1:01)

28. Hawaii 5-0 (2:28)

29. Saigon Pickup (5:20)

30. Numbskull (0:56)

31. Obeah Man (0:30)

32. Fuck the Facts (0:30)

33. Hammerhead (0:34)

34. Dead Spot (Take 1) (1:09)

35. Dead Spot (Take 2) (0:43)

36. Dead Spot (Take 3) (1:29)

37. Dead Spot (Take 4) (0:46)

38. James Bond Theme (4:01)

39. Band Intro / Encore Applause (1:52)

40. I Die Screaming (2:21)

41. Speedfreaks (Again) (1:40)

John Zorn - alto saxophone, arranger, bandleader/conductor

Wayne Horvitz - piano, keyboards

Bill Frisell - guitar

Fred Frith - bass

Joey Baron - drums

1990-07-19 - Casino, Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux

1. Preparing (0:34)

2. Radio Intro (0:36)

3. Preparing (0:23)

4. Osaka Bondage (3:44)

5. Blood Is Thin (2:04)

6. Igneous Ejaculation (1:19)

7. Ujaku (1:22)

8. Thrash Jazz Assassin (1:05)

9. NY Flat Top Box (1:20)

10. Announcing Shang Kuan Ling-Feng (1:15)

11. Shang Kuan Ling-Feng I (1:34)

12. Shang Kuan Ling-Feng II (1:20)

13. Talking (0:42)

14. Sunset Surfer (3:45)

15. Snagglepuss (3:01)

16. James Bond Theme (3:27)

17. Asylum (3:02)

18. Mystery Song (4:56)

19. Punk China Doll (3:40)

20. Hawaii 5-0 (3:35)

21. Band Introduction (1:30)

22. Rapid Shave (9:32)

23. Talking (0:43)

24. Numbskull (1:45)

25. Demon Sanctuary (0:56)

26. Hammerhead (0:37)

27. Talking (0:44)

28. Blunt Instrument (1:13)

29. Talking (0:53)

30. Bonehead (1:14)

31. Talking (0:47)

32. Dead Spot (0:44)

33. Talking (1:16)

34. Slan (0:43)

35. Victims of Torture (0:58)

36. Sack of Shit (1:27)

37. Taila (5:07)

38. Graveyard Shift (4:30)

39. Announcing Speed Freaks (1:19)

40. Speed Freaks (1:00)

41. Speed Freaks (Faster Tempo) II (1:02)

42. Announcing Torture Garden (0:42)

43. Torture Garden (0:36)

44. Band Introduction / Audience Clapping (0:36)

45. Preparing for the Encore (1:34)

46. Bone Orchard (4:04)

47. Jingi No Hakaba (6:05)

48. Radio Interview (9:25)

John Zorn - alto saxophone, arranger, bandleader/conductor

Wayne Horvitz - piano, keyboards

Bill Frisell - guitar

Fred Frith - bass

Joey Baron - drums

1991-04-20 - Park West, Chicago, IL

1. Intro & Band Onstage (1:48)

2. Sack of Shit (0:56)

3. Ujaku (0:40)

4. Demon Sanctuary (0:46)

5. Bonehead (1:39)

6. Blood Duster (0:29)

7. Jazz Snob Eat Shit (1:06)

8. Osaka Bondage (2:09)

9. Hawaii 5-0 (2:44)

10. Asylum (For Charles Mingus) (2:31)

11. Bone Orchard (For John Bonham) (6:36)

12. Triggerfingers (5:26)

13. Thirty Second Improv (0:42)

14. Blunt Instrument (1:06)

15. Slan (1:32)

16. Blood Is Thin (For Jimmy Page) (1:18)

17. String Changing & Adverts (2:55)

18. Torture Garden (0:59)

19. Speedfreaks (1:54)

20. Hellraiser (1:07)

21. Pistol Whipping (1:01)

22. Graveyard of the Brotherhood (5:18)

23. Taila (4:55)

24. A Night in Tunisia (3:00)

25. Pet Sounds (4:29)

26. Intro (1:52)

27. Prelude No 2, Opus 74 (Tres Lent, Contemplatif) (2:02)

28. Prelude No 3, Opus 74 (Allegro Drammatico) (0:58)

29. Skatekey (1:54)

30. Rapid Shave (9:46)

31. Chicago Record Store Adverts (1:07)

32. Shock Corridor (1:30)

33. Numbskull (1:23)

34. Thrash Jazz Assassin (1:05)

35. Fuck the Facts (0:16)

36. Dead Spot (1:11)

37. Victims of Torture (0:48)

38. Shangkuan Ling-Feng (1:13)

39. Intro & Advert (1:34)

40. Sex Fiend (4:12)

41. Once Upon a Time in America (4:21)

42. I Die Screaming (3:02)

43. Encore Applause / Thank You (0:40)

44. Tuning / Intro (1:20)

45. Sunset Surfer (3:37)

46. Band Mulling About & Intro (1:05)

47. Batman (2:44)

48. The Prestidigitator (1:08)

49. Igneous Ejaculation (1:27)

50. Facelifter (1:15)

51. Our Man Flint (3:07)

52. Applause / Band Intro (0:29)

John Zorn - alto saxophone, arranger, bandleader/conductor

Wayne Horvitz - piano, keyboards

Bill Frisell - guitar

Fred Frith - bass

Joey Baron - drums

1992-04-09 - The Marquee, New York City, NY (Incomplete)

1. Leng Tch'e (30:19)

2. Strange Cargo (8:40)

3. Asylum (2:45)

4. Terkmani Teepe (4:40)

5. Party Girl (False Start) (1:23)

6. Party Girl (3:09)

7. Sunset Surfer (4:49)

8. Shock Corridor (1:37)

9. Igneous Ejaculation (0:47)

10. Slan (1:05)

11. Speedfreaks (1:32)

12. Bonehead (1:48)

13. Piledriver (1:16)

14. Blood Duster (1:01)

15. Poisonhead (1:50)

16. The Catacombs (5:14)

17. Thrash Jazz Assassin (1:42)

18. Hellraiser (2:26)

19. Dead Spot (1:17)

20. Sack of Shit (1:54)

21. Metal Tov (3:10)

22. Once Upon a Time in America (3:58)

23. Snagglepuss (2:54)

24. The Yodel (Cut) (8:16)

John Zorn - alto saxophone, arranger, conductor
Bill Frisell - guitar
Wayne Horvitz - piano, keyboards
Fred Frith - bass
Joey Baron - drums
Yamatsuka Eye - vocals
Kevin Sharp - guest vocals on Leng Tch'e

1992-04-26 - Stadttheater Kleine Bühne, Basel

1. Razorwire (10:25)

2. Sunset Surfer (4:11)

3. Metal Tov (4:30)

4. Triggerfingers (6:25)

5. Terkmani Teepe (8:00)

6. Asylum (2:40)

7. Sex Fiend (6:22)

8. Jezebel (Walter Shanklin) (3:48)

9. The Outsider (Knuckleheads) (3:00)

10. Party Girl (3:50)

11. Strange Cargo (William Orbit) (9:20)

12. Eye Comes In / Osaka Bondage (2:30)

13. Poisonhead (2:04)

14. I Die Screaming (3:35)

15. Leng Tch'e (1st Part) (28:40)

16. Leng Tch'e (2nd Part) (9:14)

17. The Vault (7:17)

18. Thundercrack (American Psycho) (9:59)

John Zorn - alto saxophone, arranger, conductor
Bill Frisell - guitar
Wayne Horvitz - piano, keyboards
Fred Frith - bass
Joey Baron - drums
Yamatsuka Eye - vocals

1992-05-01 - Stadtgarten, Köln

1. Intro (3:16)

2. Leng Tch'e (23:01)

3. Unknown (8:10)

4. Razorwire (9:02)

5. Metal Tov (4:55)

6. Jezebel (4:30)

7. Knucklehead (2:54)

8. Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer (8:59)

9. Devil's Island (6:32)

10. Talking (1:03)

11. Lacrosse (9:46)

12. Strange Cargo (10:20)

13. Prophetiae Sybillarum (1:24)

14. Osaka Bondage (2;11)

15. Facelifter (1:31)

16. Thrash Jazz Assassin (1:05)

17. Zorn & Eye Duo (0:43)

18. Kaoru (1:36)

19. Speedfreaks (0:49)

20. Speedfreaks (Again) (1:31)

21. Dead Spot (0:52)

22. The Catacombs (5:16)

23. Shock Corridor (1:15)

24. Hellraiser (1:02)

25. Bonehead (1:09)

26. Blood Is Thin (1:16)

27. Shangkuan Ling-Feng (0:44)

28. Blunt Instrument (1:36)

29. A Night in Tunisia (5:01)

30. Poisonhead (1:46)

31. Thundercrack (5:18)

John Zorn - alto saxophone, arranger, conductor
Bill Frisell - guitar
Wayne Horvitz - piano, keyboards
Fred Frith - bass
Joey Baron - drums
Yamatsuka Eye - vocals

1993-09-15 - Knitting Factory, New York City, NY

Early Show

1.1. Chronological Announcement (0:35)
1.2. Batman (2:27)
1.3. Latin Quarter (4:56)
1.4. The Sicilian Clan (3:54)

1.5. Snagglepuss (4:28)

1.6. James Bond Theme (4:16)

1.7. The Cage (Take 1) (2:04)

1.8. The Cage (Take 2) (1:22)

1.9. Eye Arrives (1:07)

1.10. Igneous Ejaculation (0:54)

1.11. Hammerhead (0:21)

1.12. Ujaku (0:45)

1.13. Blood Duster (0:27))

1.14. S&M Sniper (False Start) (0:54)

1.15. S&M Sniper (0:32)

1.16. NY Flat Top Box (1:21)

1.17. Demon Sanctuary (1:12)

1.18. Billy Liar (Take 1) (0:33)

1.19. Billy Liar (Take 2) (1:01)

1.20. You Will Be Shot (1:58)

1.21. Obeah Man (1:03)

1.22. Dead Dread (1:37)

1.23. Speedball (1:06)

1.24. Fuck the Facts (0:26)

1.25. Punk China Doll (False Start) (1:05)

1.26. Punk China Doll (2:49)

1.27. Back in the Earth (5:06)

1.28. Eye Leaves (0:41)

1.29. A Shot in the Dark (3:01)

1.30. The Way I Feel (11:02)

1.31. Tuning Up (1:01)

1.32. Contempt (3:15)

1.33. Request Set Announcement (0:55)

1.34. Chinatown (7:53)

1.35. Metal Tov (4:18)

Late Show

2.1. Tuning Up (0:51)

2.2. Graveyard Shift (5:21)

2.3. Chronological Announcement /  Band Intro (1:00)

2.4. I Want to Live (2:26)

2.5. Reanimator (Take 1) (1:49)

2.6. Reanimator (Take 2) (2:18)

2.7. Blues Groove (8:59)

2.8. Lonely Woman (5:48)

2.9. Surfer Girl (2:17)

2.10. Church Key (4:26)

2.11. Inside Straight (10:20)

2.12. Eye Returns (1:11)

2.13. Blunt Instrument (1:10)

2.14. Hecklers (0:30)

2.15. Victims of Torture (Take 1) (0:22)

2.16. Victims of Torture (Take 2) (0:40)

2.17. Numbskull (0:34)

2.18. Perfume of a Critic's Burning Flesh (0:48)

2.19. Skatekey (1:38)

2.20. Zapata (4:46)

2.21. Erotico (5:50)

2.22. Torture Garden (0:56)

2.23. Piledriver (1:24)

2.24. Whiplash (Take 1) (0:38)

2.25.  Whiplash (Take 2) (0:42)

2.26. Kaoru (1:31)

2.27. The Ways of Pain (0:50)

2.28. Thrash Jazz Assassin (1:12)

2.29. I Die Screaming (2:56)

2.30. Taxi Driver (7:43)

2.31. Metal Tov (4:44)

John Zorn - alto saxophone, arranger, conductor
Bill Frisell - guitar
Wayne Horvitz - piano, keyboards
Fred Frith - bass
Joey Baron - drums
Yamatsuka Eye - vocals

1993-09-16 - Knitting Factory, New York City, NY

Early Show

1.1. Introduction (0:48)
1.2. A Night in Tunisia (2:41)
1.3. The Mystery Song (5:08)
1.4. Saigon Pickup (4:57)

1.5. Asylum (False Start) (0:35)

1.6. Asylum (For Charles Mingus) (2:28)

1.7. Preludes Op. 74, No 2: Tres lent, contemplatiff (3:05)

1.8. Preludes Op. 74, No 3: Allegro drammatico (1:02)

1.9. Baby Doll (9:08)

1.10. Sunset Surfer (4:02)

1.11. Bone Orchard (For John Bonham) (5:35)

1.12. Dreamsville (7:08)

1.13. The Cincinnati Kid (5:10)

1.14. Eye on Stage (0:34)

1.15. Blood Is Thin (For Jimmy Page) (1:41)

1.16. Slan (0:54)

1.17. NY Flat Top Box (1:30)

1.18. Ujaku (False Start) (0:16)

1.19. Ujaku (1:05)

1.20. Blunt Instrument (1:03)

1.21. Numbskull (0:54)

1.22. Speedball (1:58)

1.23. Speedfreaks (0:54)

1.24. Kaoru (1:25)

1.25. Victims of Torture (1:07)

1.26. Pistol Whipping (1:56)

1.27. Shangkuan Ling-Feng (1:16)

1.28. Graveyard Shift (5:29)

1.29. Applause / Band Introductions (0:29)

1.30. Request Set Announcement (0:49)

1.31. Once Upon a Time in America (3:28)

1.32. Applause ~ Band Outro (0:21)

Late Show

2.1. Broken Shadows (7:29)

2.2. Snagglepuss (3:08)

2.3. Body Heat (7:27)

2.4. Taila (4:18)

2.5. Eye Introduction (0:54)

2.6. Prophetiae Sybillarum (3:08)

2.7. Osaka Bondage (2:04)

2.8. Igneous Ejaculation (0:40)

2.9. Demon Sanctuary (0:58)

2.10. Thrash Jazz Assassin (1:11)

2.11. Obeah Man (0:56)

2.12. Yoshimi Introduction (0:42)

2.13. Bonehead (1:22)

2.14. Dead Spot (0:46)

2.15. Fuck the Facts (0:13)

2.16. Hammerhead (0:28)

2.17. Piledriver (1:13)

2.18. Facelifter (1:22)

2.19. Gob of Spit (2:05)

2.20. I Die Screaming (4:06)

2.21. Tuning Before Encores (End of Cassette) (0:32)

John Zorn - alto saxophone, arranger, conductor
Bill Frisell - guitar
Wayne Horvitz - piano, keyboards
Fred Frith - bass
Joey Baron - drums
Yamatsuka Eye - vocals

& special guest

Yoshimi P-We - vocals (Late Show)

1993-09-17 - Knitting Factory, New York City, NY (Early Show)

Source 1

1.1. Leng Tch'e (35:42)
1.2. Applause (0:57)
1.3.Crowd Noise & Warming Up (1:06)
1.4. Strange Cargo (9:45)

1.5. Applause (0:24)

1.6. Intro (0:54)

1.7. The Yodel (10:20)

1.8. Applause (0:17)

1.9. Intro (0:49)

1.10. Pet Sounds (3:00)

1.11. Applause (0:27)

1.12. The List of Adrian Messenger (2:52)

1.13. Applause (0:29)

1.14. Intro (0:39)

1.15. Metal Tov (4:08)

1.16. Applause (0:22)

1.17. Intro (0:29)

1.18. The Bad & The Beautiful (2:15)

1.19. Applause (0:16)

1.20. Intro (0:31)

1.21. Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer (5:57)

1.22. Applause, Eye Returns (0:51)

1.23. Shangkuan Ling-Feng (0:59)

1.24. Applause (0:26)

1.25. Sack of Shit (0:50)

1.26. Applause (0:17)

1.27. Kaoru (0:55)

1.28. Applause (0:13)

1.29. Thrash Jazz Assassin (0:41)

1.30. Applause (0:25)

1.31. Dead Spot (0:32)

1.32. Applause (0:29)

1.33. Hellraiser (0:47)

1.34. Applause (0:15)

1.35. Intro (& Outro) (0:22)

1.36. The Prestidigitator (0:46)

1.37. Applause (0:09)

1.38. Pistol Whipping (0:44)

1.39. End of Set (0:39)

Source 2

2.1. Leng Tch'e (37:39)

2.2. Strange Cargo (10:50)

2.3. The Yodel (11:30)

2.4. Pet Sounds (4:10)

2.5. The List of Adrian Messenger (3:23)

2.6. Metal Tov (5:21)

2.7. The Bad and The Beautiful (3:12)

2.8. Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer (6:51)

2.9. Shangkuan Ling-Feng (1:52)

2.10. Sack of Shit (1:19)

2.11. Kaoru (1:13)

2.12. Thrash Jazz Assassin (0:55)

2.13. Dead Spot (0:58)

2.14. Hellraiser (1:21)

2.15. The Prestidigitator (1:22)

2.16. Pistol Whipping (1:27)

Source 3

3.1. Leng Tch'e (36:14)

3.2. Applause (0:56)

3.3. Crowd Noise & Warming Up (1:08)

3.4. Strange Cargo (9:53)

3.5. Applause (0:24)

3.6. Intro (0:55)

3.7. The Yodel (10:26)

3.8. Applause (0:22)

3.9. Intro (0:45)

3.10. Pet Sounds (3:02)

3.11. Applause (0:29)

3.12. The List of Adrian Messenger (2:52)

3.13. Applause (0:29)

3.14. Intro (0:39)

3.15. Metal Tov (4:09)

3.16. Applause (0:23)

3.17. Intro (0:29)

3.18. The Bad & The Beautiful (2:16)

3.19. Applause (0:16)

3.20. Intro (0:32)

3.21. Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer (5:59)

3.22. Applause / Eye Back on Stage (0:52)

3.23. Shangkuan Ling-Feng (0:59)

3.24. Applause (0:26)

3.25. Sack of Shit (0:51)

3.26. Applause (0:11)

3.27. Kaoru (1:01)

3.28. Applause (0:13)

3.29. Thrash Jazz Assassin (0:41)

3.30. Applause (0:26)

3.31. Dead Spot (0:32)

3.32. Applause (0:29)

3.33. Hellraiser (0:47)

3.34. Applause (0:15)

3.35. Intro (& Outro) (0:22)

3.36. The Prestidigitator (0:56)

3.37. Applause (0:09)

3.38. Pistol Whipping (0:44)

3.39. End of Set (0:48)

John Zorn - alto saxophone, arranger, conductor
Bill Frisell - guitar
Wayne Horvitz - piano, keyboards
Fred Frith - bass
Joey Baron - drums
Yamatsuka Eye - vocals
Kevin Sharp - guest vocals on Leng Tch'e

1993-09-18 - Knitting Factory, New York City, NY

Early Show

1.1. Introduction (0:24)
1.2. Grand Guignol (24:34)
1.3. Rapid Shave (14:24)
1.4. The Vault (4:33)

1.5. Osaka Bondage (2:05)

1.6. Hellraiser (1:30)

1.7. Dead Spot (0:49)

1.8. Kaoru (1:30)

1.9. Thrash Jazz Assassin (1:08)

1.10. Bonehead (1:16)

1.11. Pistol Whipping (1:18)

1.12. Shock Corridor (1:22)

1.13. The Prestidigitator (1:18)

1.14. Sack of Shit (0:53)

1.15. DNA Intro (0:37)

1.16. Lying on the Sofa of Life (3:07)

1.17. Jack Smith Intro (0:51)

1.18. Jezebel (4:50)

1.19. The Outsider (4:20)

1.20. Sunset Surfer (4:53)

1.21. Bone Orchard (For John Bonham) (4:59)

1.22. Improvisation (2:42)

1.23. Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (5:37)

Late Show

2.1. Introduction (Cut) (0:15)

2.2. Louange à l'éternité de Jésus (8:37)

2.3. Erotico (5:48)

2.4. Pet Sounds (3:36)

2.5. Taila (5:15)

2.6. Asylum (2:29)

2.7. Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer (7:46)

2.8. Inside Straight (11:58)

2.9. Yamatsuka Eye Arrives on Stage (1:19)

2.10. Super Stupid (6:37)

2.11. Pigfucker (1:44)

2.12. New Jersey Scum Swamp (1:12)

2.13. Demon Sanctuary (0:57)

2.14. Intro (0:17)

2.15. Hammerhead (0:17)

2.16. Intro (0:25)

2.17. Speedfreaks (1:02)

2.18. Igneous Ejaculation Intro (0:18)

2.19. Happy Birthday (Surprise by the Band!) (0:40)

2.20. Igneous Ejaculation (0:30)

2.21. Jazz Snob Eat Shit (1:12)

2.22. Intro (0:45)

2.23. No Reason to Believe (0:40)

2.24. Slan (1:02)

2.25. Blood Is Thin (For Jimmy Page) (1:22)

2.26. Shangkuan Ling-Feng (1:29)

2.27. Gob of Spit (0:59)

2.28. Eye Leaves (0:43)

2.29. Chinatown (8:55)

2.30. Metal Tov (5:05)

2.31. Latin Quarter (4:45)

2.32. Intro (Damaged) (0:53)

2.33. You Only Live Twice (4:24)

2.34. Encore Applause (2:16)

2.35. Eye Returns to the Stage (0:47)

2.36. A Shot in the Dark (3:50)

2.37. DNA Intro (0:52)

2.38. Lying on the Sofa of Life (2:07)

2.39. Applause / Eye Leaves (0:29)

2.40. The Bad & The Beautiful (3:03)

2.41. Applause / End of Naked City (0:58)

John Zorn - alto saxophone, arranger, conductor
Bill Frisell - guitar
Wayne Horvitz - piano, keyboards
Fred Frith - bass
Joey Baron - drums
Yamatsuka Eye - vocals

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https://archive.org/details/1992-05-01-stadtgarten-koln

https://archive.org/details/1993-09-15-knitting-factory-new-york-city-ny

https://archive.org/details/1993-09-16-knitting-factory-new-york-city-ny

https://archive.org/details/1993-09-17-knitting-factory-new-york-city-ny-early-show

https://archive.org/details/1993-09-18-knitting-factory-new-york-city-ny

Assorted AMM Live Recordings (1970-1991) / Bootleg Download

“This improvisation is inherently about problem-solving; it’s inherently dialogical.”

– Edwin Prévost

London, England, UK, 03.02.1970

Lou Gare: saxophone, violin

Keith Rowe: electric guitar, radio

Cornelius Cardew: cello

Eddie Prevost: percussion

Christopher Hobbs: percussion

1. [untitled] (40:35)

Gunter Hampel Group + AMM - 13 Deutsches Jazzfestival, Frankfurt, Germany, 26.03.1972

Gunter Christmann - trombone

Gunter Hampel - soprano saxophone, bass clarinet

Lou Gare - tenor sax

Evan Parker - soprano & tenor saxophones

Perry Robinson - carinet

Alexander  von Schlippenbach - piano

Cornelius Cardew - cello

Keith Rowe - guitar

Buschi Niebergall - bass

Eddie Prevost - percussion

Jeanne Lee - vocals

1. Announcement and Introductions / All In Together Now (42:40)

BBC Radio, London, England, 24.03.1979

Eddie Prevost: Percussion

Keith Rowe: Guitar

Lawrence Scheaff: bass

Lou Gare: Reeds

1. [untitled] (26:06)

October Gallery, London, England, 15.12.1991

Eddie Prevost: percussion

Lou Gare: tenor sax

Keith Rowe:guitar, electronics

John Tilbury: piano

1. [untitled] (39:34)

2. [untitled] (45:09)

Download Here - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1HhjryBVrXrlPFhmbKsVccQwMPaXEjzcY?usp=sharing

Boredoms - 7th House, Pontiac, Michigan, USA, 18/06/1999 / Bootleg Download

 

Perhaps one of my favorite "near impossible dreams" when it comes to my bootleg exploration is to be able to find a full shining lossless soundboard recording of a 98/99/00/01 Boredoms show. Super æ and Vision Creation Newsun transitional period. Oh my lord. So wonderful. Yamataka was at full force during these shows, regardless if he didn't have those massive ensembles surrounding him and fulfilling his musical ambitions as much as possible, here he was already living up to his ambitions. VCN can be seen as chaotic, some might say miscellaneous even, in the way it is presented as a whole, but it is not just a work born from improvisation and chance. Working with John Zorn and a ton of wonderfully trained musicians over the course of the 90s, Yamataka seemed to have found many inspirations in order to turn his inner improvisational spirit into something more focused and purposeful. Super æ and VCN are not seen as classics just due to their loud, abrasive, sparse and unpredictable nature, but because in the massive world of music these are perhaps some of the best examples of "orchestrated rampage" one will ever be able to find.

The backbone of the tracks are all there, and every single member added to them in their own way. Outside of Boredoms feeling like an EYE album backed up by a band, these two albums and the Super Roots entries and complementary EP's that came with them were the starting point for Boredoms feeling like a group effort that aimed to achieve EYE's goals. 

I see people often judge Super æ as the unfulfilled vision that was later expanded and mastered in the follow up album, the one most people tend to gravitate towards at first. But I firmly disagree. Both compliment each other in such a beautiful way, along side the Super Go!! and VCN EPs. There are things Super æ does that VCN doesn't quite fulfill at times, and viceversa, but in the end this is barely a matter of competition or comparison since the era that surrounds these two main albums just doesn't let them get distinguished from another. Proof of this is simple, the live shows and tours from this period all present distinctly VCN compositions that are complemented by Super æ riffs and patterns expanded in the jamming. These shows are masterful, so beautifully hipnotizing and entrancing one can simply just imagine what it must have been to witness all of this in person.

I love all this period of Boredoms so much (getting a VCN tattoo in order to engrave that sentiment for a lifetime should be enough to show how much these mean to me), and I know a full soundboard show, fully clean and able to be witnessed in all its glory is just very unlikely to surface, but for now, these glimpses are enough to make me one of the happiest persons to have ever lived. 

Loud, noisy, far from the best sound quality, but god damnit, unforgettable nonetheless. Just how I love my Boredoms. Hope you enjoy these as much as I do (somehow).

1. Ambiance (0:27)
2. Intro Jam (4:01)
3. ◯ (18:01)
4. Super Are / GO!!!!! (8:18)
5. ♡ (3:04)
6. Ҩ (4:12)
7. ～ (4:00)
8. ◎ (2:22)
9. ずっと (4:51)
10. Super Going (9:52)
11. Vision Creation Newsun Medley (Encore) (12:01)

PS. Everyone should check this EYE "documentary" at least once in their life if they want their life to be complete at least in some way (I'm Everyone). You can check small snippets of John Zorn shows like Spy vs Spy or Naked City's Torture Garden ensemble with Tatsuya Yoshida. Getting full recordings of these are some of my other wet near impossible dreams in bootleg land (my favorite land).

Download Here! - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1kxZIC_CLHG_ftXNcahxo8BiAnfYYk7pj?usp=sharing

Assorted 2023 John Zorn Recordings (Village Vanguard + Zorn at 70) / Bootleg Download

 

Because why not? Have to keep things fresh and active somehow. Have a good one!

2023 04-16 New Masada Quartet - Village Vanguard, NYC, United States

John Zorn - alto saxophone

Julian Lage - guitar

Jorge Roeder - bass

Kenny Wollesen - drums

1. [untitled] (11:15)

2. [untitled] (6:09)

3. [untitled] (10:53)

4. [untitled] (9:59)

5. [untitled] (6:15)

6. [untitled] (7:54)

2023 09-01 Zorn at 70, Great American Music Hall San Franciso, CA; Brian Marsella Trio

Brian Marsella - piano

Ches Smith - drums

Jorge Roeder - bass

1. Introduction (1:01)

2. Praeludium (6:05)

3. Allemande (4:31)

4. Sarabande (4:23)

5. Scherzo (3:36)

6. Menuet (4:04)

7. Passacaglia (7:44)

8. Gigue (6:45)

9. [untitled] (5:56)

10. Pavane (4:15)

11. Applause (1:18)

12. Intermezzo (5:32)

2023 09-02 Zorn at 70, Great American Music Hall San Franciso, CA; Incerto

Brian Marsella - piano

Ches Smith - drums

Julian Lage - guitar

Jorge Roeder - bass

1. Intro (1:12)

2. [untitled] (4:53)

3. [untitled] (6:59)

4. [untitled] (4:17)

5. [untitled] (5:09)

6. [untitled] (8:04)

7. [untitled] (4:40)

8. [untitled] (9:46)

9. [untitled] (5:46)

10. [untitled] (7:27)

11.Band Intro (1:08)

12. Encore (4:57)

2023 09-03 Zorn at 70, Great American Music Hall San Franciso, CA; New Electric Masada

John Zorn - alto saxophone, compositions

Matt Hollenberg - electric guitar

Julian Lage - electric guitar

John Medeski - Hammond B3 organ

Brian Marsella - Fender Rhodes piano

Trevor Dunn - electric bass

Kenny Wollesen - drums

Ches Smith - drums

Ikue Mori - electronics

Cyro Baptista - percussion

*with special guest:

Trey Spruance - electric guitar

Source 1

1. [untitled] (10:11)

2. [untitled] (9:54)

3. [untitled] (12:23)

4. [untitled] (5:19)

5. [untitled] (9:20)

6. [untitled] (5:49)

7. [untitled]* (4:47)

Source 2

1. (Intro) (1:06)

2. Lilin (9:52)

3. Hath-Arob (9:24)

4. Karaim (12:29)

5. Yatzar (5:18)

6. Kedem (9:16)

7. Abidan (5:47)

8. Idalah-Abal* (6:41)

Download Here - https://mega.nz/folder/BcYBhbrD#f0mEBoXpPqHiBwtxVqwArw

Can - More Supplements: Assorted Recordings and Bootlegs (1970 - 1977) // Bootleg Download

It has been quite a while, hasn't it? Well what do you know, all good things come back eventually, don't they? Or shouldn't they? I think they definitely do, even if they take a while. 

Absolutely no idea if this blog has regular visitors or readers, but in any case, and regardless of who you are, I hope you are doing fine. Quite a wild beginning of the year, almost reaching the half point at this stage, but a weirdly pleasant one in my humble opinion (that is to say, of course, for my own personal recollection, but I definitely hope that it has been a good year for all of you as well). 

At the beginning of the year I stated that my intention with this blog was to keep on uploading bootleg recordings that I recommended or felt needed more exposure on a constant basis, but many things got in the way of that, the main one being that I ran out of storage space on Google Drive to continue doing so... I was planning on moving forward to Zippyshare, but you know what happened suddenly with that out of nowhere... I plan on buying a Google Drive plan eventually, just to keep the fun going because there is a lot I would love to share and spread from a wide range of different artists, but that will come at a slow but steady pace. Thing is I remembered my Mega account still existed. 

Oh Mega... you sweet beloved, you... you and your goddamn slow download/upload times and limitations, but goddamn you have lead me towards some godly things... It is funny really, right now I have enough space to keep uploading a good chunk of the material I want to share, but it's going to take a while to upload it all properly. As of now I am mainly sharing what was left on there that I hadn't shared and that I really wanted to preserve, so how about we go straight into it?

A long while ago (more than 2 years ago at this point, in 2021 DAMN time flies fast) some friends asked me to share things from my Can bootleg collection, so I ended up uploading a good chunk of it to Mega in order to share it with them. Around 4GB worth of material, I'd say it's pretty damn worthwhile, now isn't it? 

You can find a little bit of everything here, in different sound quality as to be expected, some slightly repeated but in different versions, but most of it is truly worthwhile regardless of what era of Can you hold as your personal favorite. Because if one thing always reigns true across their history is that regardless of the record or the lineup, they were so goddamn amazing onstage. You got your Damo era, your Karoli vocals, and sometimes your purely isntrumental Can sets. There are some more of the well known bootlegs to be found here, but there's also ones that I never really see shared around often. All of it on MP3 sadly, and even though it is a relatively small portion of my Can collection and I do plan on sharing it all, lossless and lossy, eventually, this sure is a sweet start, a treat to bring energy and mood up as much as possible because this music just does so in such a wonderful way regardless of lineup or setlist... Truly timeless... Hope you enjoy it! 

Now get your damn vitamins!

Can - Live in Soest, Winter 1970

Perhaps THE most well known Can bootleg at this point... maybe... most likely... Definitely one of the ones that has had the most exposure in recent times, as recent as perhaps the last 5-10 years for sure, and there are many reasons for this. Initially the original DVD with the broadcast recording of it got fully uploaded on Youtube, making waves among new and old Can fans and giving more recognition to the live legacy of the band, this expanded even further with it being officially uploaded to the WDR channel, cementing it as a legendary document in Can's history. Of course it was just a matter of time until audio sources started blowing up, rips of the video already existed and were being shared around on bootleg forums and torrent sites but eventually they went on streaming, two main examples of this were the abridged "Live Rockpalast 1970" CD from Rox Vox also getting on streaming platforms and specially the full rip of the concert appearing as the "Madness Is Too Pure (Live 1970)" bootleg in all streaming services surprisingly enough, but getting removed and deleted because it was getting in the way of Spoon and Mute records plan of actually releasing live recordings in an official series. 

The fuzz is well justified honestly. The full Rockpalast 1970 performance, with the lineup well adjusted in what is commonly referred to as their "Golden Period", right after fully incorporating Damo "Kenji" Suzuki as their full time vocalist and jumping full force into recording and touring, well after the collaborations with Mooney until 1969, and developing the songs and styles they would get loved and recognized for later on. You have a little bit of everything here, long jams, funky themes, experimental grooves through and through, but overall it's just wonderful. The sound quality is excellent and the setlist and performances tight as all hell, truly showing how revolutionary and unique they were from the very early stages. Hearing Tago Mago tracks right before they got released in 1971 is truly fascinating, showing off a bit of a glimpse to the quality of the jamming and making everyone wonder just what the hell were these guys doing in studio jams... Truly wonderful, a must for fans of the band, or for just about anyone really (in my own humble opinion).

"Tori ge soko... isubateru... atamano... ikaretayatsu...
Ichino ue karashode... wanalaga imotoyogu...
L S E no majikara... tanale... gakio osore...
Asana mada kona ino... saiwa inai... kotone...
WOOOOOOOO!"

If you can have enough of Damo's multilingual vocals you just have no soul...

1. Sense All Of Mine (4:36)

2. Oh Yeah (18:30)

3. I Feel Alright (12:44)

4. Mother Sky (6:46)

5. Deadlock (5:06)

6. Bring Me Coffee Or Tea (20:10)

7. Don't Turn The Light On, Leave Me Alone (4:52)

8. Paperhouse (11:11)

Can - Live Musikhalle Hamburg (1971.05.15)

1. Vitamin C / Improvisation (49:58)

2. Improvisation (9:33)

3. Unknown (22:38)

4. Spoon (12:36)

5. One More Night (15:37)

Can - Plymouth 1973-03-02

1. Skyways (26:21)

2. Rootings (8:46)

3. Full Moon On The Highway (9:08)

4. Spoon (19:18)

5. Sing Swan Song (16:16)

6. One More Night (8:56)

7. Descending On The Tor (15:17) 

Can - Paris 12 May 1973

1. Whole People Queueing (36:00)

2. One More Night (8:49)

3. Spoon - Stars & Lines (30:47)

4. Vitamin C (13:42)

Can - Damo Suzuki's Last Show: Edinburgh August 25, 1973

1. Soup (13:52)

2. Stone Strike (30:29)

3. Swan No Song (10:02)

4. Hot Day In Koeln (8:49)

5. I'm Your Doll (6:00)

Can - BBC in Concert, London 1973/74

1. Tatgirdid Janit (22:21)

2. I'm So Green + Spoon (35:16)

3. Pinch (27:24)

Can - City Hall Birmingham 1974-02-10

1. Improvs 1 and 2 (38:42)

2. Improvisations 3 [Gomorrha] and 4 [One More Night] and 5 (44:38)

3. Improvisations 6 [Bel Air] and 7 [Spray] and 8 (35:49)

Can - Live Poitiers, France (1974.04.13)

1. Improvisation 1 (Gomorrha) (45:57)

2. Improvisation 2 (One More Night) (10:34)

3. Improvisation 3 (4:01)

Can - Live Bataclan, Paris (1975.01.19) & Hatfield (11.21.75)

1. Chain (12:10)

2. Splash / Bel Air (14:06)

3. Dizzy Dizzy (7:03)

4. Improvisation 1 (11:04)

5. Improvisation 2 (27:58)

6. Sunday Jam (12:03)

7. Quantum Physics (5:33)

8. Improvisation 1 (1975.11.21, Hatfield Polytechnic) (38:13)

Can - Live Pier Pavilion, Hastings (1975.05.16)

1. Chain Reaction (14:45)

2. Bel Air (7:21)

3. Dizzy Dizzy (10:13)

4. Full Moon On The Highway (15:50)

5. Evening Glory (4:33)

6. Pinch (21:14)

7. Meadow Sweet (9:55)

8. The Gypsy (9:18)

Can -  Future Days and Past Nights (1975.05.17)

1. Chain Reaction (23:00)

2. Bel Air (8:24)

3. Bel Air (Continued) (9:46)

4. Dizzy Dizzy (11:15)

5. Pinch / Mother Sky (12:51)

6. One More Night (8:45)

7. Half Past One (8:19)

8. Vitamin C (5:35)

9. Meadow Sweet / Gypsy (17:10)

10. Full Moon (25:00)

11. Up The Floyd (3:19)

Can - Lyon, France (17 Jan 1976)

1. Intro (0:16)

2. Citrus (9:31)

3. Red Hot Indians (12:28)

4. Dizzy Dizzy (7:34)

5. Interval Announcement (0:14)

6. Chain Reaction (13:05)

7. One More Night (9:14)

8. Verbal Equinox, More Spree & Vitamin C (33:08)

Can - Live Metz, France (1976.05.30)

1. Morning Glory (13:41)

2. Bel Air (10:39)

3. Dizzy Dizzy (8:10)

4. Spoon (8:10)

5. Half Past One (9:39)

6. Vitamin C (13:14)

7. One More Night (12:47)

8. Phaedre (11:17)

9. I Want More (10;27)

10. Cascade Waltz (7:21)

11. Full Moon On The Highway (7:19)

12. Quantum Physics Suite (16:06)

Can - Live Sound Circus, London (1977.03.23)

1. Fizz (11:40)

2. Don't Say No (12:16)

3. Cascade Waltz (11:00)

4. Animal Waves (24:17)

5. Dizzy Dizzy (11:28)

6. I Want More (10:09)

7. Call Me (22:30)

8. Sunshine Day And Night (23:28)

Can - One More Night: Live In Essex 1975 (17 May 1975 - 21 December 1976)

1. Dizzy Dizzy (11:31)

2. Pinch / Mother Sky (12:56)

3. One More Night (8:27)

4. Half Past One (8:22)

5. Vitamin C (5:39)

6. Meadowsweet / The Gypsy (17:03)

7. Full Moon On The Highway (25:08)

8. Up The Floyd (3:19)

9. Spree (14:39)

Can - BBC Radio Sessions 1973

1. I'm So Green (31:28)

2. Soup (14:10)

3. Bel Air (29:57)

Can - Soest: Live Broadcasts 1970-1974

1. Sense Of All Mine (4:30)

2. I Feel Alright (13:22)

3. Mother Sky (6:26)

4. Deadlock (5:05)

5. Bring Me Coffee Or Tea (20:14)

6. Don't Turn The Light On, Leave Me Alone (4:46)

7. Paperhouse (11:19)

8. Paperhouse (Radio Bremen 1972) (6:48)

9.  Mushroom (Funkhaus 1972) (9:43)

10. Oh Yeah (Soest 1971) (18:14)

11. Hallelluhwah (WDR 1970) (6:16)

12. Peking O (Pop Festival 1972) (4:01)

13. Bring Me Coffee Or Tea (Promo Film OST) (4:36)

14. Vitamin C (WDR 1972) (2:44)

15. Gomorrha (BBC 1974) (22:12)

Can - Recycled 1

1. Father Cannot Yell (10:10)

2. E.F.S. No. 5 (0:31)

3. Little Star Of Bethlehem (9:08)

4. Uphill (6:49)

5. Voice Changer (1:39)

6. Doko Dai E Part 1 (11:43)

7. Doko Dai E Part 2 (24:49)

Can - Recycled 2

1. Upduff's Birth (Mother Upduff) (16:40)

2. Outside My Door (4:43)

3. Man Named Joe (3:31)

4. Rehearsal (11:27)

5. Morning Glory (14:16)

6. Prehistoric Future (Part 1) (15:25)

7. Prehistoric Future (Part 2) (13:46)

Can - Recycled 3

1. Soundcheck (15:37)

2. Auf Der Einbahnstrasse (Part 1) (20:01)

3. Auf Der Einbahnstrasse (Part 2) (15:29)

4. Turtles Have Short Legs (3:35)

Can - Recycled 4

1. She Brings Rain (3:35)

2. Ushinawareta (10:06)

3. Art Of The Sun (6:59)

4. Finished (Part 1) (23:41)

5. Finished (Part 2) (20:27)

6. Animal Waves (5:08)

Can - A Pinch of Can: A Collection of Studio Outtakes, BBC Sessions & Live Oddities

1. Father Cannot Yell (9:22)

2. Little Star (8:50)

3. Unknown Instrumental (5:34)

4. Melting Away (2:57)

5. Outside My Door (4:30)

6. Paperhouse (6:33)

7. Deadlock (4:52)

8. Mother Sky (6:07)

9. Improvisation (14:13)

10. Dokoe (5:16)

11. Animal Waves (5:06)

12. Up The Bakerloo (35:12)

13. Tadjidid Janid (25:23)

14. Guildford Improvisation (12:16)

Download Here! - https://mega.nz/folder/JFAT0KJQ#IEYO_id6UpF02xb4gaq4NQ

Keiji Haino's Fushitsusha - Cafe Zebulon Los Angeles, CA, USA, 2017-07-22

This is Rock. This is Not Rock.

This is Jazz. This is Not Jazz.

This Is Music! This is Not Music.

And...

Hands down one of my favorite starts to any concert ever...

Happy Holidays! Happy New Year! Very late cheers or whatever (?). Very inactive around here but many things are planned for the the future with this small blog with all the bootlegs I want to share here along side various writeups also going into different music related topics. But for now, I hope that whatever awaits for 2023 is something pleasant and in good spirit. Hope your holidays were calm and full to the brim with all the good music that it is awaiting to be discovered. 

In the meantime, here is a late gift from my part, some sort of cheer in good faith to start the year in a good mood, a recording from Keiji Haino's Fushitsusha trio from 2017 in the Zebulon café, where they are known to perform along side other Japanese artists such as Otomo Yoshihide or Yamatsuka Eye. An almost three hour long set, full of relentless and loud improvisations, definitely one of my absolute favorite Haino related bootlegs that I have heard (which are a surprisingly whole lot as well). 

Very loud, continuous, creative, and just a blast to go through. Definitely something that will catch your attention from beginning to end, either if you love those type of performances or if just have a big appreciation towards Keiji Haino's legendary career in general. Big recommendation from my part and definitely one of my favorite finds in recent years.

Noise Rock bonanza, what more could you ask for?

During this gig Fushitsusha were:

Keiji Haino - guitar, voice, flute, shehnai, harmonica

Yasumune Morishige - bass, kalimba

Ryosuke Kiyasu - drums, percussion

1. Piece 1 (15:37)

2. Piece 2 (4:24)

3. Piece 3 (4:31)

4. Piece 4 (KH on Flute) (6:29)

5. Piece 5 (10:24)

6. Piece 6 (14:22)

7. Piece 7 (20:52)

8. Piece 8 (KH on Shehnai) (8:04)

9. Piece 9 (10:33)

10. Piece 10 (Kalimba / Whistle Intro) (17:14)

11. Piece 11 (2:48)

12. Piece 12 (KH on Harmonica) (8:14)

13. Piece 13 (4:53)

14. Piece 14 (16:32)

15. Piece 15 (10:08)

16. Encore Break (3:03)

17. Piece 16 (2:25)

Download Here! - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Q5JdzuT1rr0lj7ks_Fow7P1XsQ6HDV4t?usp=share_link