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Most often though, the more outside music gets from the norm, the more open it is to controversy. While far from the weirdest thing I have ever heard, Naked City's 'Leng Tch'e' is indeed an album that has sparked many a heated argument, with polar opinions reaching around the board.

Both the greatly supportive praise, and revolted detraction of the album has led to a certain amount of hype surrounding the album, and while my opinion of the record may tend to be more moderate than most, I can certainly see why 'Leng Tch'e' has sparked such polarity among listeners.

First hearing about the album earlier today regarding what some people considered to be among 'the worst albums ever created', I was interested in hearing what these heated opinions were all about, perhaps out of the same morbid curiosity that fueled the making of this album. As some may know already, 'Leng Tch'e' refers to a Chinese method of torture and execution that I will leave to the reader to look up; suffice to say, it does not sound like the sort of thing you would want to bring up at a dinner party, lest you want to put the guests off their meals indefinitely.

The music Naked City has created here really reflects the concept of slow, painful torture through abrasive and doomy guitar textures, set to a slowly, but steadily building level of intensity that flows through the half-hour track.

For someone looking for the finer points of music, there aren't any here; no melodies, or much in the way of musical arrangement.

Instead, John Zorn and his crew have crafted a dark soundtrack only with some minimalistic drum work, brooding guitar distortion, and some strained saxophones that burst in as the piece hits its climax. From that description alone, it is easy to see why so many people may be averted to the sound of this album. This is challenging music, but it is not necessarily complex in its orchestration. There are not many, if any subtle nuances to the album's arrangement.

Instead, one cannot appreciate 'Leng Tch'e' through conventional standards of musical enjoyment, but instead approach it by concentrating on the meticulous way in which the guitar feedback is used to create unsettling textures. Above all, the focus of 'Leng Tche' is to create atmosphere, and if that was what Zorn set out to do here, than he damn well accomplished it.

The vibe of torture and pain makes for an uneasy listen, and things are made even more off-putting by the vocals that emerge about half way through this album.

Overtop the ambient guitar sludge and ominous drums, an ear-piercing scream lets loose. This isn't the sort of scream one might typically associate with doom metal, metal, or music in general. This is the sort of scream that exemplifies fear and duress, and it becomes an integral part of the musical experience for the second half of the album.

While not musical in any way, the screams add tonnes to the fearful atmosphere of the album, and it adds alot to the imagery one could probably conjure in their minds while listening to the album. The vocals do start to wear thin after fifteen minutes; it is clear that the screamer tries to change up his act as the final half streches on, but his short vocal experiments don't always work, and sometimes sound like a simian howling for bananas rather than a human being executed.

The album's short length is perfect for an album like this; were it any longer, the album's rather simplistic and primal nature would have robbed the best of it, and worn thin.

It is fairly low on ideas, but the ideas that are here are extended and developed to just the right length, although any more would have taken it to the level of boredom, which the album does teeter on at points. So there you have it; Naked City's 'Leng Tch'e', an album rightfully disdained by many, and even coming from someone who enjoys the album, it is easy to see why.

The incredibly dark subject matter and abrasive content is not the sort of thing that will appeal to everyone; in fact, even alot of progressive music fans won't find much to appreciate here. All the same, 'Leng Tch'e' is an album with a wealth of haunting atmosphere to it, and although difficult to recommend to many outside of the noise or drone music communities, it has left a positive impression on me. If anything, this album should get more than one star simply because it gets it's job done.

What I mean by this is, Leng Tch'e is a type of torture that John Zorn was trying to express in music and he definitely hits the nail on the head. Zorn definitely made meaningful music and that alone, in my opinion should get him some credit. This album is rough, long droning guitar parts that are sometimes soft but always uneasy symbolizing the small breaks in the torture sequence the victim's were given opium to stay conscious longer. But often times this album is torturous sounding I personally enjoy these parts and Zorn's sax makes agonizing noises I didn't even know were possible and these are accompanied by long violent screams.

But always, the droning guitar is present and it really keeps the piece flowing no matter how wild and rough it gets. Overall, this piece is not pleasant for the casual listener and some non-casual but for those who look for deep, meaningful pieces of music that are adventurous in their concepts should look here. Zorn did not make a masterpiece, but he certainly did not make a one-star album. Well played and meaningful does not a lone star album make. Copyright Prog Archives, All rights reserved.

Please consider supporting us by giving monthly PayPal donations and help keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever. Naked City released their self-titled debut on Elektra Nonesuch Records in which featured a photo of a dead gangster borrowed from Weegee's book Naked City. Naked City continued to be prolific up until when Zorn decided a call it quits in order to pursue other musical ideas that were outside the bounds of Naked City's framework. Studio Album, 4. The rule has been applied to the introduction of such evidence at a sentencing hearing.

Mitchell v. Hopper S. We find no error in the court's consideration of the tape. Drost next argues that the state failed to abide by its plea bargain to make no recommendation at sentencing. The record does not disclose that the state made a sentencing recommendation although the prosecuting attorney stated he was opposed to treating the felony as a misdemeanor. Assuming arguendo that his statement could be considered a recommendation, we find no error. Indiana law is quite specific that in order to be binding, plea bargains must be in writing.

IC et seq. We find no merit to Drost's contention. Again we find no error. Drost was sentenced on February 11, Thus, his motion to correct errors was due no later than April 12, Under Indiana law the motion could be amended or supplemented until that date, but not thereafter. Fancher v. Hoffman , Ind. The rule has been applied in a situation where an issue was attempted to be added by a "brief" subsequently filed in support of a motion to correct errors.

Kroll v. Bell , Ind. Post Conviction Remedy Rule 2 does, of course, permit the filing of a belated motion to correct errors in criminal cases where no timely and adequate motion to correct errors was filed for the defendant; the failure was not due to the defendant's fault; and the defendant is diligent in requesting permission to file a belated motion.

Our Supreme Court has interpreted this rule to not permit the belated adding of additional grounds of error which were merely omitted from an otherwise timely, properly filed motion to correct errors. Adams v. In the present instance Drost's appellate counsel filed a motion to correct errors on February 16, The motion recited that Drost was then being represented by Carolyn Jaffe trial counsel , Frederick F. Cohn and Max Rettig appellate counsel. Thereafter on March 15, , Mr. Cohn filed a motion requesting an extension of time to file a memorandum of law in support of the motion to correct errors.

The trial court granted this request and subsequently a second request extending the time to April 14, On April 15 Cohn requested a third extension asserting the unavailability of a transcript or the recording of the sentencing hearing. This request was denied by the court in an entry which noted that the recording of the proceedings had been available for counsel to listen to at all times since the filing of the motion to correct errors.

We note additionally that while Drost's argument on appeal asserts it was error for the court to deny a further continuance there is no contention advanced that Drost was thereby precluded from presenting any ground for error either to the trial court or this court. If Drost's motion was indeed addressed merely to a memorandum of law in support of his motion he has failed to demonstrate either an abuse of discretion by the trial court in refusing a third time extension, or how he was harmed since there is no contention he was prohibited from claiming a ground for relief.

Appellate Rule 8. If the motion actually sought to extend the time for filing a supplemental motion to correct errors, there was no error in denying it. Criminal Rule 11; Fancher, supra. We do not believe the motion was properly to be construed as a petition pursuant to Post Conviction Remedy Rule 2. To the extent that it could be so considered, no reversible error is shown since there is no allegation that no timely and adequate motion to correct errors had been filed [PC 2, Section 1], and there is no contention that Drost has been precluded from asserting any specific claim of error.

We come now to what we deem the essential contentions of Drost's appeal. Drost argues that his sentence of two years' incarceration is so cruel and unusual as to violate the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

The history of the prohibition against "cruel and unusual" punishments is traced in Furman v. Georgia , U. The phrase first appeared in the English Bill of Rights of , and was directed at the ghastly punishments then in vogue. The English provision was included, verbatim, in the American Bill of Rights, apparently for the same reasons.

The Supreme Court has been called upon to interpret the prohibition on many occasions. The Court has held that the provision is not a "static" one, but must be interpreted in light of "the evolving standards of decency that mark the progress of a maturing society.

Dulles , U. The prohibition has been interpreted to bar "cruel" punishments and to bar "excessive" punishments. A punishment cannot "be so totally without penological justification that it results in the gratuitous infliction of suffering. Chapman , U. Nor can a punishment be excessive. Vermont , U. The excessive standard was adopted in Weems v.

United States , U. The Court employed the standard to find the Philippine cadena temporal, requiring imprisonment in chains for fifteen years, a loss of civil rights and lifetime surveillance to be cruel and unusual punishment for falsifying a government document.

The Court examined the punishment in relation to the offense, compared it to punishments for other crimes and to punishments for the same crime in other jurisdictions, and found it excessive. A similar analysis has been employed in other cases in which a punishment has been challenged as excessive.

Louisiana ex rel. Francis v. Resweber , U. Drost argues that his sentence is both cruel and excessive. However, when the latter argument is dissected it becomes apparent that it is not an argument on excess within the meaning of Weems.

Drost does not argue that a two-year prison term is a disproportionate penalty for committing a Class D felony under IC Rather, he argues that such a prison term is a disproportionate penalty for Richard Drost, who was convicted of a Class D felony under IC He contends that the penalty is disproportionate because the effects which incarceration would have upon his health, and survival, are incommensurate with the offense, and the circumstances surrounding it.

The argument reduces to the contention that imprisonment would inflict unnecessary pain and suffering because of Drost's physical peculiarities. A punishment which inflicts unnecessary pain and suffering is a "cruel" punishment.

The Supreme Court considered the relationship between medical care and the Eighth Amendment in Estelle v. Gamble , U.

Gamble, an inmate of the Texas prison system, filed a complaint charging the Texas Department of Corrections with refusing to provide him with adequate medical care, thereby subjecting him to cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment. In analyzing Gamble's claim, the Court employed the analysis above as to what constitutes a "cruel" punishment.

The Court noted that the Eighth Amendment "proscribes more than physically barbarous punishments. The Court concluded that. The Court was careful to point out, however, that neither "an inadvertent failure to provide adequate medical care" nor negligence in diagnosing or treating a medical condition rise to the level of cruel and unusual punishment under the Amendment. The Court went on to dismiss Gamble's complaint.

Gamble had alleged that the treatment he had received for a back injury was so egregiously inadequate as to violate the amendment's prohibitions. The Court found that the treatment he had received, including seventeen appointments with physicians in three months, was not so inadequate as to rise to the level of a constitutionally cognizable deprivation.

In Estelle the Supreme Court adopted as a standard the "deliberate indifference" standard first articulated by the Second Circuit. Martinez v. Mancusi 2d Cir.

The standard was one of several developed to deal with prisoner challenges to institutional medical care. Mayfield v.

Craven 9th Cir. Ciccone 8th Cir. Prasse 3d Cir. The problem which the courts have faced is apparent in Estelle. The concern has been to allow challenges to denials of medical care without "creating a constitutional tort of malpractice that would raise beyond tolerable levels the already heavy burden It is this concern which is responsible for the courts' refusal to consider the adequacy of medical care provided.

Contentions of inadequate treatment have been considered as malpractice claims, rather than constitutional violations. Townsend 10th Cir. Estelle has provided the basis for a series of prisoner challenges to prison conditions. In Rhodes v. William Cottrell Freddie as Freddie ….

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