Track Listings (19) - Disc #1| All Artists: Alex Empire, Merzbow Title: Alec Empire Vs Merzbow Members Wishing: 3 Total Copies: 0 Label: Digital Hardcore Release Date: 7/27/2004 Album Type: Import Genres: Dance & Electronic, Pop Styles: Electronica, Dance Pop Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 689492021221 |
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One of Alec & Masami's most intense performances took place during a DHR night at CBGB's in new York in 1998. Alec pulled out the tapes & found they sounded as exciting as he remembered. Masami approved the record... more » |
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Album Description One of Alec & Masami's most intense performances took place during a DHR night at CBGB's in new York in 1998. Alec pulled out the tapes & found they sounded as exciting as he remembered. Masami approved the recording & 'Merzbow Vs Alec Empire at CBGB's' was scheduled. Alec, 'It is exactly what you think it is: a total blast! Masami Akita the godfather of noise meets the Destroyer in New York to bury the last ashes of punk rock'. 19 tracks. 58 minutes in length. Digital Hardcore. 2003. Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsEpic mos | right here. | 09/03/2003 (5 out of 5 stars) "I can tell you one thing: this CD is pure chaos.It's everything. Warm, cold, horny, epic, painful, powerful, harsh, soft, musical, hateful, lovely, strange, alienating. It's everything but normal.The CD has 19 tracks, although the CD can be considered as one big 'track'. It's a perfect balance between distorted vocals (not many tho, it's mainly about the music), noise and maniacal breakbeats. This is the ultimate soundtrack to a horror movie.For a live record the quality is quite good. Stereo and all the blahblah, it's just good. We hear Masami Akita's (Merzbow) harsh noises being supported by evil Alec Empire, better known as THE MAN behind Atari Teenage Riot, who is behind the DJ kit and mic. Also some guest mic appearances by other ATR members.All in all this CD is an experience you just gotta live through. Awesome record. Alec and DHR Records, thank you so much for releasing this gem!" Sterility Inducing Mindf uck Twitch | Atlanta, GA | 10/28/2006 (5 out of 5 stars) "Merzbow is well known for the people he has mesmerized with his records and perhaps even better know for those he irritates (myself firmly rooted in the former). His unique brand of caustic sound manipulation has always been intriguing; from the hypnotic abstracion of 'Pulse Demon' to the horrific bombast of 'Venereology', it always seemed that a more structured approach would destroy all that Merzbow stood for. Quite the contrary actually, Mr. Akita's not-so-recent collaboration with electro havoc mastermind Alec Empire may be among the most linear records that Merzbow has been a part of, but may also be among the most satisying listening experiences one could ever encounter. Sounding like the lost soundtrack to 'Tetsuo: The Iron Man', 'Live...' is a slick mix of the straight ahead electronic beats and hash static laden noise. The live aspect is appearent, though not with the quality of the recording (which is absolutely pristine by the way) but through the emotional output of the sounds. As it has been stressed, this album is really not one to take a piece at a time, it must be digested as a whole for the full effect to take place. 'Live CGBG's' is a record that allows the listener to grow if they can take it, listen to it, and make it to the otherside alive."
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