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Merzbow
Merzbird
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Alternative Rock, International Music, Special Interest, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (6) - Disc #1
1. Black Swan
2. Mandarin Duck
3. Emu
4. Victoria Crowned Pigeon
5. White Peafowl
6. Brown Pelican

CD Details

All Artists: Merzbow
Title: Merzbird
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Important Records
Release Date: 10/5/2004
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Alternative Rock, International Music, Special Interest, Pop, Rock
Styles: Far East & Asia, Experimental Music, Dance Pop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 793447504025

Synopsis

Album Description

Masami Akita, a.k.a. Merzbow, is one of the most influential and provocative figures in modern electronic composition. He has been hailed as the king of Japanese noise and has toured, collaborated and released stunning albums around the world for over 20 years. In 2003 he broke out of the underground with the release of his first beat oriented material. Titled Merzbeat, he won over new fans with his noise-based approach to beat-based composition. Merzbird is Merzbow's follow-up to 2003's successful beat-oriented Merzbeat. With the same reverence for crushing analog beats, weaving noise textures and a compositional complexity, Masami Akita brings Merzbeat and Merzbow into the future, advancing concepts with Merzbird.

CD Reviews

Outstanding, Blistering, Relentless, With Driving, Oddly Tim

Louis T. Underwood | Philadelphia, PA | 08/06/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I LOVE this disc. Its completely abrasive and LOUD, blistering walls of analog noise with oddly times beats; a riot of noise which, though seemingly chaotic, almost freejazz-y, is actually carefully composed (though Akita is also a master improviser).

That being said, this is literally noise; manipulated rhythm loops, analog synth blasts, feedback, whitenoise, and distortion. It's not electronica (though I reckon you could dance to it in some kindof contorted apocalyptic spasmatic way with lots of thrashing, screaming, and fist pounding), so if thats what you're looking for, look elsewhere.

Definitely an acquired taste, and not for everybody. But, as a friend once said, "if this is the kind of stuff you're into, you'll be REALLY into this.""