Merzbow
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Merzbow is de naam waaronder Masami Akita sinds 1979 muziek maakt. Hij werd op 19 december 1956 in Tokio geboren. De naam komt van het Merzbau van Kurt Schwitters, een kunstwerk van gevonden voorwerpen. Akita raakte als student aan de Tamagawa-universiteit in de ban van dada en surrealisme. In 1980 verscheen zijn debuut Fuckexercise op zijn eigen label Lowest Music & Arts. Sindsdien bracht hij meer dan vijfhonderd opnames uit.
Muziek en doorbraak
Zijn muziek bestaat uit noise: harde, vervormde elektronische klank, zonder maat of melodie. In de jaren negentig werd het geluid zwaarder, onder invloed van death metal en grindcore. Pulse Demon verscheen op 28 mei 1996 bij Relapse Records. Het album is in 1995 in Tokio zonder overdubs opgenomen en met extreem hoog volume gemasterd. Akita gebruikte onder meer metalen voorwerpen, een EMS-synthesizer en een fuzzbox als pulsgenerator. In 2000 verscheen de box Merzbox, met 50 cd's. Merzbeat (2002) opent met Promotion Man.
Invloed
Merzbow is een van de bekende namen uit de Japanse noisescene, die Japanoise wordt genoemd. Akita werkte samen met Boris, onder meer op Sun Baked Snow Cave (2005) en Gensho (2016). Rond 2002 werd hij veganist en zette hij zich in voor dierenrechten.
Luisteren
Woodpecker No. 1 · Merzbow, 1996Apple Music ↗
Promotion Man · Merzbow, 2002Apple Music ↗
Discografie
Studioalbums
- 1981E‐Study
- 1981Fuckexercise
- 1981Fuckexercise (#2)
- 1981Material Action for 2 Microphone
- 1981Metal Acoustic Music
- 1981Pornoise, Vol. 1
- 1981Pornoise, Vol. 2
- 1981Remblandt Assemblage
- 1982Expanded Music 2
- 1982Expanded Musik (2)
- 1982Le Compt
- 1982Lowest Music
- 1982Lowest Music.2
- 1982Normal Music
- 1982Solonoise 1
- 1982Solonoise 2
- 1982Tatoo Junk
- 1982Tridal Production
- 1983Dying Mapa I
- 1983Dying Mapa II
- 1983Dying Mapa III
- 1983Escape Mask
- 1983Kibbutz
- 1983Le Cuisinier
- 1983Le Sang et la rose
- 1983Material Action 2 N·A·M
- 1983Mechanization Takes Command
- 1983Musick for Screen
- 1983Musick From the Simulation World
- 1983Worker Machine
- 1983Yahatahachiman
- 1983Yantra Material Action
- 1984Aerovivanda #1
- 1984Aerovivanda #2
- 1984Age of 369
- 1984Aka Meme
- 1984Dadavida
- 1984Numen Quad Habitat Simulacro
- 1984Pornoise 1kg
- 1984Régalade
- 1984Sonic Commando
- 1985Chant
- 1985Chant 2
- 1985Life Performance
- 1985Pornoise/Extra
- 1985Sadomasochismo
- 1985The Lampinak
- 1985Ushi‐Tra
- 1986Antimonument
- 1986抜刀隊 With Memorial Gadgets
- 1987A Collaboration Tape
- 1987Ecobondage
- 1987Enclosure
- 1987Merzbowkapottemuziek
- 1987The Haters & Merzbow
- 1987Vratya Southward
- 1988Collaborative
- 1988Crocidura Dsi Nezumi
- 1988Storage
- 1989Flesh Metal Orgasm
- 1989The Time Stream
- 1990Cloud Cock OO Grand
- 1990Fifty
- 1990Rainbow Electronics
- 1991Ars Elektroica
- 1991Grav
- 1991Music for Bondage Performance
- 1991干渉ハノーバー
- 1992Axx / Spooning
- 1992Metal Mad Man
- 1992Recycled
- 1993Batztoutai With Material Gadgets: De‐Composed Works 1985~86
- 1993Continuum
- 1993Metalvelodrome: Exposition of Electro‐Vivisection
- 1993Sleeper Awakes on the Edge of the Abyss
- 1993Sniper
- 1994Hole
- 1994Noisembryo: Psycho‐Analytic Study of Coital Noise Posture
- 1994The Science of Dissecting Society
- 1994Venereology
- 1995Brisbane–Tokyo Interlace
- 1995Coruscanto – きらめく
- 1995Dadarottenvator
- 1995Green Wheels
- 1995Horn of the Goat
- 1995Pinkream
- 1996Arctic Twilight / Anthem of the Sun
- 1996Electric Salad
- 1996Magnesia Nova
- 1996Mercurated
- 1996Merzbow Loves Emil Beaulieau
- 1996Music for Bondage Performance 2
- 1996Oersted
- 1996Project Frequency
- 1996Pulse Demon
- 1996Rainbow Electronics 2
- 1996Smegma Plays Merzbow
- 1996Spiral Honey
- 1996Voice Pie
- 1997Hybrid Noisebloom
- 1997Merzbow Mixed Total
- 1997Milanese Bestiality / Drunk on Decay
- 1997Rectal Anarchy
- 1997Space Metalizer
- 19981930
- 1998Aqua Necromancer
- 1998Balance
- 1998Decomposition
- 1998Maschinenstil
- 1998New Takamagahara
- 1998Psychorazer
- 1998Tauromachine
- 1998Vibractance
- 1999A Perfect Pain
- 1999Blues Maggots
- 1999Door Open at 8 AM
- 1999Merzbow / Aural Torture Mechanism
- 1999Paradise Pachinko
- 1999Tentacle
- 2000Collapse 12 Floors
- 2001Crash of the Titans
- 2001Dharma
- 2001Frog
- 2001Merzbow / Kouhei
- 2001Puroland
- 2001Split Ver 0.5
- 200224 Hours: A Day of Seals
- 2002A Taste of…
- 2002Amlux
- 2002Fantail
- 2002Ikebukuro Dada
- 2002Megatone
- 2002Merzbeat
- 2002Merzzow
- 2002Switching Rethorics
- 2003Animal Magnetism
- 2003Cycle
- 2003SCSI Duck
- 2003Timehunter
- 20041633
- 2004Electro Magnetic Unit
- 2004Merzbird
- 2004Offering
- 2004Partikel
- 2004Rondo / 7Phases / Blowback
- 2004Sha Mo 3000
- 2004Tamago
- 2004The Ten Foot Square Hut
- 2004Yoshinotsune
- 2005Bariken
- 2005Dust of Dreams
- 2005Houjoue
- 2005Merzbuddha
- 2005Merzbuta
- 2005Multiplication
- 2005Rattus Rattus
- 2005Scene
- 2005Senmaida
- 2005Sphere
- 2005Sun Baked Snow Cave
- 2005Tranz
- 2006Bloody Sea
- 2006F.I.D.
- 2006Merzbow vs. Tamarin
- 2006Merzdub
- 2006Metamorphism
- 2006Minazo, Vol. 1
- 2006Minazo, Volume Two
- 2006Turmeric
- 2007Coma Berenices
- 2007Higanbana
- 2007Merzbear
- 2007Partikel II
- 2007Peace for Animals
- 2007Zophorus
- 2008…And the Devil Makes Three
- 2008Anicca
- 2008Arijigoku
- 2008Dead Leaves
- 2008Dolphin Sonar
- 2008Eucalypse
- 2008Here
- 2008Hodosan
- 2008Keio Line
- 2008Merzbow / Sutcliffe Jügend / Satori
- 2008Protean World
- 2008Tombo
- 2009Camouflage
- 2009Don’t Steal My Coat
- 2009Fukurou: 13 Japanese Birds, Pt. 2
- 2009Hiranya
- 2009Hiyodori: 13 Japanese Birds, Pt. 9
- 2009Kamo: 13 Japanese Birds, Pt. 6
- 2009Karasu: 13 Japanese Birds, Pt. 4
- 2009Kokuchou: 13 Japanese Birds, Pt. 8
- 2009Kujakubato: 13 Japanese Birds, Pt. 7
- 2009Microkosmos | Volume 1
- 2009Niwatori: 13 Japanese Birds, Pt. 10
- 2009Shirasagi: 13 Japanese Birds, Pt. 11
- 2009Somei...
- 2009Supernova 2
- 2009Suzume: 13 Japanese Birds, Pt. 1
- 2009Tsubame: 13 Japanese Birds, Pt. 12
- 2009Uzura: 13 Japanese Birds, Pt. 5
- 2009Yurikamome: 13 Japanese Birds, Pt. 3
- 20109888a
- 2010Chabo: 13 Japanese Birds, Pt. 13
- 2010Graft
- 2010Marmo
- 2010Merzbient
- 2010Oh Lucy!!! / Tipping Foul Into the Dirt
- 2010Ouroboros
- 2010Spiral Right / Spiral Left
- 2010Untitled Nov 1989
- 2011April 1992
- 2011Dead Zone
- 2011Guya / Greed
- 2011Jigokuhen
- 2011Kamadhenu
- 2011Klatter
- 2011Lop Lop
- 2011Surabhi
- 2011Variations for Electric Fan
- 2011Yaho‐Niwa
- 2012Freak Hallucinations
- 2012Gman // HJYUGTF2
- 2012Kibako
- 2012Mer Mar
- 2012Merzbuddha Variations
- 2012Merzmorphosis
- 2012Merzphysics
- 2012Uzu Me Ku
- 2013Cuts
- 2013Grand Owl Habitat
- 2013Merzbow Meets M.B.
- 2013No Closure
- 2013Partikel III
- 2013Samidara
- 2013Takahe Collage
- 2013Tamayodo
- 2014Full of Hell · Merzbow
- 2014Nezumimochi
- 2015Amalgamelody
- 2015Animal Liberation
- 2015Cuts of Guilt, Cuts Deeper
- 2015Flying Basket
- 2015Konchuuki
- 2015Level
- 2015Merzxiu
- 2015Sister Fawn
- 2015Wildwood
- 2016A History of Self
- 2016An Untroublesome Defencelessness
- 2016Atsusaku
- 2016Gensho
- 2016Hanakisasage
- 2016Hatobana
- 2016Kakapo
- 20173RENSA
- 2017Alessandro Cortini & Merzbow
- 2017Aodron
- 2017Eureka Moment
- 2017Gomata
- 2017Hyakki Echo
- 2017Kaoscitron
- 2017Muen
- 2017Tomarigi
- 2017Wildwood II
- 201823 November 1979 (B)
- 2018Achromatic
- 2018Cretin Merz
- 2018Exoking
- 2018Hyper Music 1, Vol. 1
- 2018L’Age d’or
- 2018Merzbow Duo 86+89
- 2018Merzopo
- 2019Agni Hotra (2nd mix)
- 2019Antimonument Tapes
- 2019Antimony
- 2019Batztoutai Mix
- 2019Become the Discovered, Not the Discoverer
- 2019Bluedelic+
- 2019Chameleon Body
- 2019Cloud Cock OO Grand (another mix)
- 2019Coastal Erosion
- 2019Crash for Hi‐Fi Tapes
- 2019De‐Soundtrack
- 2019Dead Lotus
- 2019Ecobondage (another mix)
- 2019Environmental Percussion, Vol. 1
- 2019Environmental Percussion, Vol. 2
- 2019Hermerzaphrodites
- 2019Indigo Dada
- 2019Jinrinkinmouzui
- 2019Kaerutope
- 2019Material H2
- 2019Noise Mass
- 2019Phillo Jazz
- 2019Travelling
- 2019Untitled 1991, Vol. 1
- 2019Untitled 1991, Vol. 2
- 2019Untitled 1991, Vol. 3
- 2019小品集 Vol. 1
- 2019小品集 Vol. 2
- 20202R0I2P0
- 20203rd of May, Vol. 1
- 20203rd of May, Vol. 2
- 2020Black Rome
- 2020Broken Landscapes
- 2020Cat of Shell, Vol. 1
- 2020Cat of Shell, Vol. 2
- 2020Cuts Open
- 2020Electronic Union
- 2020EXD
- 2020Material for Structure I
- 2020Medamaya‐O
- 2020Merzbird Variation
- 2020Mighty Ace
- 2020Mukogenerator
- 2020Necro 2000
- 2020Pig AY
- 2020Plasma Door
- 2020Process 9611
- 2020Screaming Dove
- 2020SCSI Duck 2
- 2020Spring Harp‐O
- 2020Tauro‐O1
- 2020Tauro‐O2
- 2020Tenshinkaku
- 2020Tentacle (1st mix)
- 2020Wa
- 2020Yoshinotsune Metamo
- 2020雀色1
- 2020雀色2
- 2021Arijigoku
- 2021Bit Blues
- 2021Black Crows Cyborg
- 2021Bloodour
- 2021Coma Test
- 2021Double Beat Sequencer, Vol. 1
- 2021Double Beat Sequencer, Vol. 2
- 2021Double Beat Sequencer, Vol. 3
- 2021Double Beat Sequencer, Vol. 4
- 2021Double Beat Sequencer, Vol. 5
- 2021Double Beat Sequencer, Vol. 6
- 2021Drumorph
- 2021Ensemble Drums
- 2021Feedback Purple Yellow
- 2021Groon Lesson
- 2021Hikaru Hane
- 2021Insect 801
- 2021Kotorhizome
- 2021Mukomodulator
- 2021Pi‐Eggplant
- 2021Red Brick
- 2021Scandal
- 2021SI039 Φ Merzbow
- 2021Sugamo Flower
- 2021Triwave Pagoda
- 2021Yono’s Journey
- 2021雲の絶対値 Kumo no Zettaichi
- 2022Animal Liberation – Until Every Cage Is Empty
- 2022Beetle
- 2022CODA
- 2022Eternal Stalker
- 2022Hope
- 2022Janus Guitar
- 2022Merzbow + Arcane Device
- 2022New Ear Control
- 2022Patterns and Mechanisms
- 2022Persimmon Mask
- 2022Purple Fish
- 2022Retribution by All Other Creatures
- 2022Seven Sides
- 2022White Bird
- 2023Aural Corrosion
- 2023Bluedron
- 2023CATalysis 猫媒
- 2023Coronado
- 2023Hatomatsuri
- 2023Lacrima
- 2023Nil Cluster
- 2023Noise Matrix
- 2023Unintended Intention
- 2023XCIII
- 2024450Q
Genoemd in andere artikelen
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Masami Akita begon in 1979 in Tokio onder de naam Merzbow.
