V as in Victim

{{Infobox album

| name = V as in Victim

| type = Album

| artist = Wayne Horvitz and Pigpen

| cover = V as in Victim.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1994

| recorded = May 1993

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Jazz

| length = 42:22

| label = Avant

| producer = Wayne Horvitz

| chronology = Wayne Horvitz

| prev_title = Halfrack

| prev_year = 1993

| next_title = Miss Ann

| next_year = 1993

}}

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.[http://home.arcor.de/nyds-exp-discogs/index0.htm Wayne Horvitz discography] accessed January 3, 2012

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."Erlewine, S. T. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/v-as-in-victim-r299117 Allmusic Review] accessed January 3, 2012

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| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}

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Track listing

:All compositions by Wayne Horvitz except as indicated

  1. "Cause I'm in Love Yeah" – 2:21
  2. "Speech" – 3:17
  3. "A Portrait of Hank Williams Jr." – 5:18
  4. "Light This Candle" – 5:55
  5. "Testament" – 2:38
  6. "V as in Victim" – 8:24
  7. "Stompin' at the Cranium" – 4:41
  8. "Again" (Bill Frisell) – 5:09
  9. "Jazzmaster" – 2:16
  10. "Mr. Rogers" – 2:23

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

Personnel

References

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Category:Avant Records albums

Category:Wayne Horvitz albums

Category:1994 albums