Torture Garden cover

Torture Garden

Naked City · 1990

26 min · 42 tracks · jazz

A frenzied whirlwind of dissonant jazz and grindcore, packed into explosive bursts that defy traditional song structures.

Top tracks — play these first

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    Thrash Jazz Assassin — This track stands out for its relentless energy and precise instrumentation, encapsulating the chaotic essence of Naked City’s sound within its brief runtime.
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    Demon Sanctuary — With its jagged rhythms and abrupt shifts, this track serves as a quintessential example of the band’s ability to blend jazz improvisation with aggressive sonics.
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    Blood Duster — At just seventeen seconds long, it epitomizes the album's approach to brevity and intensity, showcasing how much can be expressed in an incredibly short span.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Blood Is Thin 1:03
  • 2 Demon Sanctuary 0:42
  • 3 Thrash Jazz Assassin 0:48
  • 4 Dead Spot 0:35
  • 5 Bonehead 0:56
  • 6 Speedball 0:39
  • 7 Blood Duster 0:17
  • 8 Pile Driver 0:37
  • 9 Shangkuan Ling‐Feng 1:18
  • 10 Numbskull 0:31
  • 11 Perfume of a Critic’s Burning Flesh 0:28
  • 12 Jazz Snob Eat Shit 0:27
  • 13 The Prestidigitator 0:48
  • 14 No Reason to Believe 0:27
  • 15 Hellraiser 0:42
  • 16 Torture Garden 0:39
  • 17 Slan 0:26
  • 18 Hammerhead 0:12
  • 19 The Ways of Pain 0:36
  • 20 The Noose 0:12
  • 21 Sack of Shit 0:48
  • 22 Blunt Instrument 0:56
  • 23 Osaka Bondage 1:17
  • 24 Igneous Ejaculation 0:24
  • 25 Shallow Grave 0:43
  • 26 Ujaku 0:31
  • 27 Kaoru 0:54
  • 28 Dead Dread 0:49
  • 29 Billy Liar 0:15
  • 30 Victims of Torture 0:26
  • 31 Speedfreaks 0:52
  • 32 New Jersey Scum Swamp 0:43
  • 33 S & M Sniper 0:16
  • 34 Pigfucker 0:27
  • 35 Cairo Chop Shop 0:26
  • 36 Fuck the Facts 0:14
  • 37 Obeah Man 0:20
  • 38 Facelifter 0:59
  • 39 N.Y. Flat Top Box 0:45
  • 40 Whiplash 0:23
  • 41 The Blade 0:42
  • 42 Gob of Spit 0:20

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