We have on the one hand chaotic grindcore-jazz, with howling vocals from Yamatsuka Eye. These songs constantly change direction, sometimes featuring keyboard breaks, upbeat swing vibes, bass solos, and saxophone shredding-- all in the same twenty-second song. (These tracks were all re-released on Torture Garden.) Then there are several classical covers (of Debussy, Scriabin, Ives, De Lassus, and Messiaen) and the nearly 18-minute title track, which is ostensibly a dark ambient piece. You'd be hard-pressed to find a more interesting, or disarming, album than Grand Guignol.
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