Wow that 1) you're clearly writing from a knowledgeable standpoint and
2) Wow new Painkiller. I won't pretend to have any idea what else Harris has done outside of Napalm Death, or even what Laswell has done outside of Golden Palominos and his remixes of Miles Davis. And never mind the impossibly prolific Zorn, about whom I am completely comfortable saying most of the rest of his discography away from Naked City is not meant for me anyway.
So don't have the depth that you do. But love the Painkiller box and the good news is I now know what my next Christmas gift to myself will be.
What a great write-up, man. Execution Ground for me is where it’s at. I agree Samsara doesn’t quite feel like a Painkiller record — the bar for extremity has been raised so much since Guts of a Virgin came out that this new one sounds rather quaint in comparison to what’s out now and only highlights how ahead of their time the original recordings were.
I expect the next one to follow a similar direction, but who knows. It’s called The Equinox and will be out in February.
Wow.
Wow that 1) you're clearly writing from a knowledgeable standpoint and
2) Wow new Painkiller. I won't pretend to have any idea what else Harris has done outside of Napalm Death, or even what Laswell has done outside of Golden Palominos and his remixes of Miles Davis. And never mind the impossibly prolific Zorn, about whom I am completely comfortable saying most of the rest of his discography away from Naked City is not meant for me anyway.
So don't have the depth that you do. But love the Painkiller box and the good news is I now know what my next Christmas gift to myself will be.
Thanks!
Thanks for this concise yet comprehensive overview - and the news about Samsara! I'm looking forward to listening.
Great stuff that will send me down a painkiller rabbit hole...
What a great write-up, man. Execution Ground for me is where it’s at. I agree Samsara doesn’t quite feel like a Painkiller record — the bar for extremity has been raised so much since Guts of a Virgin came out that this new one sounds rather quaint in comparison to what’s out now and only highlights how ahead of their time the original recordings were.
I expect the next one to follow a similar direction, but who knows. It’s called The Equinox and will be out in February.