Talisman: Live in Nagoya is a live album by Painkiller, a band featuring John Zorn, Bill Laswell, and Mick Harris, performing live in Nagoya, Japan.

Reception

The AllMusic review by François Couture awarded the album 3 stars stating "Pain Killer started out in 1991 as an incredibly brutal and exhilarating avant-core trio. It gradually turned into a free-dub unit with much less ideas per minute... As it is, it will appeal to fans of the Execution Ground era of the trio – and even then it makes an interesting addition but is by no means an essential item."

Talisman: Live in Nagoya

Track listing

"Batrachophrenoboocosmomachia" – 31:55

"Transport Of Sorcerers" – 6:10

"Ahamkara" – 10:00

Personnel

John Zorn – alto saxophone, vocals

Bill Laswell – bass

Mick Harris – drums, vocals

Technical

Oz Frith – recording engineer

Scott Hull – mastering

Chippy – design

Heun-Heung Chin – design

Tomoyo T.L. – design

References

Painkiller (band) albums

Albums produced by John Zorn

John Zorn live albums

2002 live albums

Tzadik Records live albums

Talisman: Live in Nagoya