Rituals: Live in Japan

Rituals: Live in Japan is a live CD by Painkiller, a band featuring John Zorn, Bill Laswell, and Mick Harris, performing live in Tokyo in 1991 with guest guitar and vocals from Haino Keiji.[1] The album was released on the Japanese label Toy's Factory in 1993.

Rituals: Live in Japan
Live album by
ReleasedNovember 1993
RecordedSeptember 26, 1991 at La Mama, Tokyo
GenreAvant-garde jazz, grindcore, avant-garde metal
Length63:34
LabelToy's Factory
ProducerPainkiller
Painkiller chronology
Buried Secrets
(1992)
Rituals: Live in Japan
(1993)
Execution Ground
(1994)
John Zorn chronology
Kristallnacht
(1993)
Rituals: Live in Japan
(1993)
Radio
(1993)

It contains two performance "sets" by the band: "First Set" tracks 1–10 and "Second Set" tracks 11–17.

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Sound Check"0:27
2."First Blood"0:42
3."Five Doors"0:37
4."Cinnabar"2:40
5."Pestilence"3:19
6."The Hex"1:21
7."Snake Eyes"3:38
8."Poisonous Visions"7:13
9."Vapors of Phlegm and Blood"9:22
10."Tetragrammaton"6:25
11."Prophecy"5:12
12."Tantric Bile"0:18
13."The Sieve"2:19
14."Abscesses"7:29
15."Cat's Cradle"6:42
16."Demonic Possession"2:49
17."Tokyo Lucky Hole"3:01

Personnel

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Technical personnel

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  • Recorded live on September 26, 1991, at La Mama, Tokyo
  • Engineer – Makito Takashi
  • Digital editing – Scott Hull
  • Mastered by Howie Weinberg

References

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  1. ^ Robbins, I.A.; Sprague, D. (1997). The Trouser Press Guide to '90s Rock: The All-new Fifth Edition of The Trouser Press Record Guide. A Fireside book. Simon & Schuster. p. 540. ISBN 978-0-684-81437-7. Retrieved 26 June 2018.