John Zorn's Cobra: Live at the Knitting Factory

John Zorn's Cobra: Live at the Knitting Factory is a performance of John Zorn's improvisational game piece, Cobra, performed at The Knitting Factory in 1992. The album resembles the missing link between John Zorn's work with Masada and Naked City. It also had a major impact on the electronic scene of New York.

Track listing

1. "Hemachatus Haemachatus" - 2:11
2. "Naja Naja Atra"<small> (Organized by David Shea) </small>- 8:43
3. "Many-Banded Krait" - 10:53
4. "Taipan" - 1:30
5. "D. Popylepis" - 3:20
6. "Lampropeltis Doliata Syspila"<small> (Organized by Joe Gallant) </small>- 2:19
7. "Boomslang" - 11:07
8. "Maticora Intestinalis" - 6:13
9. "Acanthopis Antarcticus" - 4:00
10. "Hydrophiidae" - 5:42
11. "Ngu Sam Liem" - 0:53
12. "Ophiophagus Hannah" - 1:25
13. "Boulengerina" - 5:23
14. "Laticaudia Laticaudia"<small> (Organized by Steven Bernstein) </small>- 3:03

All compositions by John Zorn

• All tracks recorded live at the Knitting Factory, New York City
• Track 1 - recorded in January 1992
• Track 2 - recorded in February 1992
• Track 3 - recorded in March 1992
• Track 4 & 5 - recorded in April 1992
• Track 6 - recorded in May 1992
• Track 7 - recorded in June 1992
• Track 8 - recorded in July 1992
• Track 9 - recorded in August 1992
• Track 10 - recorded in September 1992
• Track 11 & 12 - recorded in October 1992
• Track 13 -......
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