Scumtron is a remix album by the japanese noise musician merzbow. If you likes the bands please support them and buy the physical copies. Early works are all cassette albums he put out on his own cassette label afflict records, many of those were recorded via mail collaboration with many sound artists from international underground scene, such as stefano biasin italy, telepherique and trigger b. This recording dates back to 2004 and this disc was apparently planned for release in 2007 through troubleman unlimited with the rumored. Boris comes to the table with some combination of old tracks theyve reworked and new tracks while merzbow composes original pieces of high frequency noise. Merzbow eps, singles, live albums and live bootleg 1981. New york crybaby is the first casualty of the 2008 tony awards. The concerts are mainly high quality soundboardfm broadcast shows, but some are recorded by audience always with a good quality. Largely devoid of the sheets of harsh static for which merzbow is best known, sleeper awakes on the edge of the abyss journeys through dark ambient, fields recordings, drone, musique concrete, and virtually any other form of experimental music you can think of. For merzbow you need plenty of wallop which makes the merzbow itunes page even more laughable so to the stereo and volume please maestro. Merzbow kibbutz 1983 ive sampled merzbow before, here and there, but this is the first album to ever really grab me, shake me, throw me down, forcefully penetrate me, impregnate me, abort the baby, eat the remains, and force me to pay attention to the heavenly light that is merzbow. In the late 90s, akita started to collaborate with other artists extraneous the merzbow nickname, viz.
So heres an early cassette release from masami akitas merzbow project,on his zsf produckt label from 1983. Granular jazz part 4 officially licensed from irwin chusid of the sun ra estate, cold springs justin mitchell negotiated rare and unreleased tracks from the sun ra archive to be remixed and treated by masami akita. Active since the mid of the eighties, japanese musician yutaka tanaka released his works under the name score. Dont download this expecting to reap some fresh porn material. But it does complete the axis of noise, after having done the italian connection,with a smattering of germans here and there. Village voice blogs february 2009, access june 2nd, 20. Blog archive 2020 6 may 3 april 2 january 1 2019 71. Dont know if sharing the same album title with scorpions is what made merzbow create a somewhat less fierce record than say venereology.
Harsh noise, experimental, wtf is this so quite often i am asked hey brandon, im trying to get into the harsh noise genre but i dont know where to start, where do i start. Merzbow discography completed a list by not an alt. Top ten lists remind me of the late night comedy morons and seems stupid to me. Approaching the 40 minute mark, orourke essays a tersely ductile solo and merzbow joins in with thin, piping synth tones before bass and drums also kick in. Death in june is the musical brainchild of english folk musician douglas pearce, better known as douglas p. He mowed us down in a wave of sonic power that was like being caught up in a tornado of detritus from a world that for those moments no longer existed. Akasha gulva was recorded live in tokyo on june 29, 1996. Not created in his mothers basement,or his uncles garage, but in his own merzbau studio,in tokyo, from many fragments of unknown recording found lying casually around chez merzbow. A jarring and more unhinged effect is created as a result. Merzbow eps, singles, live albums and live bootleg 1981 2012. This record is a collaboration between porn and japanese lord of cacophony, merzbow. Dont worry, this isnt the first of a hundred merzbow tapes. This recording marks the premiere release for alien8 recordings and is limited to copies.
Theres not a whole lot i can honestly say about this album. This past june, i invited merzbow to take part in a programme i curate at dark mofo in hobart, borderlands. The seventy minuteplus piece is relentless and without pause. Opening piece titled anicca part 1 is a twenty minutes piece recorded in london just after the wellacclaimed noise event at the ulu club in april 2008 featuring merzbow, satori and sutcliffe jugend.
Japanese noise, power electronics and fortean electronics from these 3 giants of the noise industrial scene, with one exclusive studio track from each act. Boris dense riffs and merzbows harsh grating tracks make for an intense experience and in the past the. Across case studies on zorn, galas, and merzbow, i demonstrate how a. Most recently, they released a collaborative album with the legendary merzbow, which has been getting a ton of attention, and for good reason. Bp 27, 1988 rip from the original cassette, not the cd in the merzbox. The mediafire link is uploaded and shared by akeldama. An untroublesome defencelessness merzbow, keiji haino, balazs. This is very early merzbow, so its more experimental sounding,and less reliant on brain searing noise. An untroublesome defencelessness by merzbow, keiji haino, balazs pandi, released 24 june 2016 1.
Most renowned among these have been heavy alloy lot vengeance in the 1980s, and in the a. Live at 20000v 30 sep 1995 1996, scumtron 1997, merzbox sampler 1997. A fulllength collaboration between german composer christoph heemann and the almighty merzbow. Both a prolific composer and performing artist, akita continued his drawing string of merzbow releases into the following 100, including 2001s frog, 2003s v, 2004s merzbird, and 2006s. The noise tends to drive the pace along with wata and takashis vocals rather than any guitar work on the record which serves more as texture than anything else. Mar 09, 2011 boris sixth collaboration with merzbow aka masami akita, entitled klatter, was released last month as a limited edition vinyl pressing ltd to 1,000 copies on the japanese label daymare recordings. Paradoxa paradoxa 1981 live live at kaleidoscope 1990. Merzbow provide their drones with an unpredictable instability. This is total between dirgerock era and freeimprov middle era, cut up into noneuclidean chunks with merzbows noise grinder. Pearce now lives in australia over death in june s two decades of existence. This recording dates back to 2004 and this disc was apparently planned for release in 2007 through troubleman unlimited with the rumored title of mellow peak. Strange city csr229lp by sun ra merzbow, released 27 june 2017 1. Akatas licks then turn to sour drizzle and merzbows noise to thin.
This blog aims to collect together some of the most horrendous albums ever produced and then made available via spotify. Just to have it somewhere for people to link to, ive posted one hundred noise releases as recommended by joseph roemer. Death in june was originally formed in britain in 1981 as a trio, but after the other members left in 1985 to work on other projects, the group became the work of douglas pearce and various collaborators. Everything that is cringeworthy, everything that makes your ears bleed, everything that makes you wonder who would buy this album. The tracks incorporate the jazz power of sun ra, carried. Recorded june 20 at jim orourkes steamroom studio, tokyo, japan. Merzbow is certainly an acquired taste, and im quite surprised at how popular the tracks are. This album is largely exactly what youd expect from the collaboration. Not created in his mothers basement,or his uncles garage, but in his own merzbau studio,in tokyo, from many fragments of unknown recording found lying casually around chez. Japanese noise, power electronics and fortean electronics from these 3 giants of the noise industrial scene. Includes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Orourke plays gritty chords, merzbow becomes more aggressive, and sakata starts chewing over his phrases, blowing with increasing fervour.
This is total between dirgerock era and freeimprov middle era, cut up into noneuclidean chunks with merzbow s noise grinder. But that was before everybody went reissue mad and i got a new hifi, still without a rack, probably on a big green parcel machine and found myself with money burning a hole in my pocket and me wanting to hear some late 80s. If youre a fan of merzbow, youll dig it without a doubt. I decided to put this blog to share all of the bootlegs ive collected over the years. Merzbow mechanization takes command zsf poduckt 1983 so heres an early cassette release from masami akitas merzbow project,on his zsf produckt label from 1983. Kamadhenu is my first chance to catch up on merzbow since those blossoming noise days and i cant say im all that enthused. Sep 09, 2008 in the late 90s, akita started to collaborate with other artists extraneous the merzbow nickname, viz. The radical music of john zorn, diamanda galas, and merzbow. Jan 16, 2009 merzbow kibbutz 1983 ive sampled merzbow before, here and there, but this is the first album to ever really grab me, shake me, throw me down, forcefully penetrate me, impregnate me, abort the baby, eat the remains, and force me to pay attention to the heavenly light that is merzbow. Noise mass shares the same bright sound that peels the paint off your walls, thanks to his trademark mastering. That concert this past june reminded me very strongly of a previous experience i had with merzbow, the one captured on. Merzbow box sets, compilations and remix albums 1993 2012. Boris sixth collaboration with merzbow aka masami akita, entitled klatter, was released last month as a limited edition vinyl pressing ltd to 1,000 copies on the japanese label daymare recordings. Merzbow has recorded many noise releases since the late 80s and has unleashed many full lengths solo splits and collaborations with metal, and hard rock artists as diverse as boris and many others.
Free download info for the doom metal, drone metal album boris with merzbow sun baked snow cave 2005 compressed in. Dec 18, 2009 merzbow usually adds a tasteful level of chaos and overdrive in his remix work. If you want post your band on the blog send an email at. As usual, if any links are not working or you are having problems downloading any of the past papers let us know so they can be fixed. At that moment, merzbow walked back out on stage and did just that. Judge judiciary julia julia brown julien baker june paik june of 44 jungbluth junior battles just friends. Merzbow null was a collaboration between the groups of merzbow and null. Itd been almost five years since i last heard him perform and his concert was quite literally an experience of physical sound in the absolute. Akasha gulva demonstrates many of merzbow s trademark techniques in creating extreme soundscapes. Merzbow usually adds a tasteful level of chaos and overdrive in his remix work. As far as i know, the first track on that comp is the only collaborative track between le syndicat and merzbow ever released.
Akasha gulva demonstrates many of merzbows trademark techniques in creating extreme soundscapes. Become the discovered, not the discoverer merzbow, keiji haino. Dutch multiinstrumentalist arjen anthony lucassen has been involved in a number of different projects in his twodecade asset career. Thanks to segerhuva for posting the list and carlos of angbase fame and pitchphase for hosting a scan of the original 11x17 list that joe sent to him. For merzbow you need plenty of wallop which makes the merzbow itunes page even more laughable so. In addition to masami akita and kazuyuki kishino, it featured several other members of both groups such as reiko azuma, asami hayashi, kiyoshi mizutani, yushi okano, ikuo taketani, etc. The frequent collaborations of legendary drone act boris and pioneering noise artist merzbow subscribe to a specific formula. On this latest album anicca released on the excellent british cold springlabel, merzbow presents three pieces of earshattering noise. Current issue 436 june 2020 subscribe to print and digital from. Merzbow mechanization takes command zsf poduckt 1983.