V as in Victim is an album by American keyboardist and composer Wayne Horvitz' band Pigpen recorded in 1993 and released on the Japanese Avant label.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars stating "Equal parts rock and free jazz, V as in Victim is a weird journey through a number of styles and sounds – there's some grooves, some soundscapes and some brutally dissonant variations on free jazz. More often than not, the excursions are successful."

V as in Victim

Track listing

All compositions by Wayne Horvitz except as indicated

"Cause I'm in Love Yeah" – 2:21

"Speech" – 3:17

"A Portrait of Hank Williams Jr." – 5:18

"Light This Candle" – 5:55

"Testament" – 2:38

"V as in Victim" – 8:24

"Stompin' at the Cranium" – 4:41

"Again" (Bill Frisell) – 5:09

"Jazzmaster" – 2:16

"Mr. Rogers" – 2:23

Recorded at Iron Wood Studio in Seattle, Washington in May 1993

Personnel

Wayne Horvitz – keyboards

Briggan Krauss – alto saxophone

Fred Chalenor – electric bass

Mike Stone – drums

References

Avant Records albums

Wayne Horvitz albums

1994 albums

V as in Victim