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	Merzbow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Merzbow (Japanese; メルツバウ) is the name used by Japanese musician Masami Akita (秋田昌美 Akita Masami) (born 1956) for most of his experimental noise records, and is considered by many to be the earliest project among others in what has become known as the 'Japanese noise scene'.
		Merzbow began as the duo of Masami Akita and Kiyoshi Mizutani (who has become an accomplished composer in his own right).
		For studio recordings, Merzbow continued to be Akita alone, but for most of the late 1980s through the 1990s, Merzbow live was a trio including Reiko A. on electronics and Bara on voice and dance.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Merzbow (1029 words)

	Merzbow
		Merzbow is the name used by Japanese musician Masami Akita (born 1956) for most of his experimental noise records.
		He later began to use more electronic instruments and electric guitars, but his music remained to be mainly made up of what most people would think of as "noise".
		In the past few years, Merzbow has begun to use digital technology more in his music, and at a live performance these days, it is normal for him to produce all his music with a single laptop computer.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/me/Merzbow.html (343 words)

	Merzbow Senmaida
		I used to listen to a Merzbow records a few times a year and then shelve them for whenever I decided a headache was in order or whenever I felt like listening to something that would purify my mind and wipe my memory clean.
		Besides Merzbow's extensively large musical output and the many forms and experimentations that came throughout Merzbow, I can say that with this release called Senmaida, Merzbow is taking a musical footstep outside the harsh noise extravaganza world.
		Merzbow has been active as an animal liberation activist, and it's not a surprise that this release specifically deals with animal liberation, and is co-sponsored by Peta.
	www.blossomingnoise.com /senmaida.html (1548 words)

	Cold Spring Records: Merzbow
		Masami Akita "the Godfather of Noise" was born in 1956 in Tokyo, Japan.
		Merzbow have released over 250 recordings on tape, LP and CD to date.
		Merzbow has collaborated with many of today's most important recording artists and continues to be one of the most prolific musicians alive.
	www.coldspring.co.uk /artists/merzbow.php (113 words)

	EXTREME RECORDS Artist - Merzbow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Merzbow have released over 200 recordings, on tape, LP and CD, to date.
		Merzbow commenced playing live in Japan in 1981, both solo and with many other Japanese and international artists.
		Merzbow toured Russia in 1988, USA in 1990, Korea in 1991 and Europe in 1989 and 1992.
	www.xtr.com /artist.php?artist=Merzbow&cat=XCD-034 (246 words)

	Merzbow : Aqua Necromancer - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
		Then again, if you have been nurturing some curiosity regarding the extreme art of Merzbow, this may be the point of entry you were waiting for.
		Merzbow samples a very short motif and turns it into a mantra, short-circuiting any "progressive developments" the original might have featured.
		For Merzbow fans, this album is definitely a keeper, since it is rich, ferocious, and surprisingly entertaining.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,1008813,00.html (339 words)

	* Dusted Reviews - Merzbow *
		The idea that both Merzbow and, say, Hijokaidan sound the same because they're both "noise artists" is absurd; anyone with open ears could pick one from the other blindfolded with no difficulty.
		The front sticker on the package calls Merzbow the "master of psychedelic, structured noise," and while it wouldn't occur to most people to consider noise to be psychedelic, a reasonable argument could be made.
		In the case of this release, though, it's explicit: Akita was presented with a collection of South American psychedelic and experimental releases to be used as sound sources.
	www.dustedmagazine.com /reviews/2223 (842 words)

	Merzbow: A Taste of Merzbow: Pitchfork Record Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Merzbow, as Masami is usually known, was born in 1956 in Japan.
		From a very early point, Merzbow (named after the painting "Merzbau" by noted avant-garde artist Kurt Schwitters) was interested in 20th Century extremist concepts such as Surrealism and Art Brut (a principal wherein only personal impulse/delusion inform one's art, rather than external styles or works).
		A Taste of Merzbow is his first solo release (second overall) for Austrian imprint Mego, and features many of the common elements of his work: tape loops, metallic percussion jabs, squealing feedback and drastic bursts of other unidentified noise.
	pitchforkmedia.com /record-reviews/m/merzbow/a-taste-of.shtml (670 words)

	The Beauty of Noise: An interview with Masami Akita of Merzbow by Chad Hensley
		The full extent of Merzbow's discography is probably only known to Masami himself, but the unofficial count has now surpassed 170 releases on cassette, vinyl, and CD on a diverse array of labels worldwide.
		Rest assured, his Merzbow project is not for the weak-willed or faint-hearted; a listener must be able to savor hissing static, grinding feedback, and almost unending distortion.
		Merzbow is erotic like a car crash can be related to genital intercourse.
	www.esoterra.org /merzbow.htm (2309 words)

	Browse by Artist: MERZBOW
		A major selling point for Amlux is that it is the source material for a major Merzbow remix cd/lp to be released later this year on Important Records.
		Masami Akita, otherwise know as Merzbow, spent most of his summer listening to Horace Andy, Dennis Bovel, Keith Hudson and a whole pipe full of other dub mavericks.
		"Merzbow is the one and only original Japanese noise band, begun by Masami Akita over 20 years ago and he is still the best of them all.
	www.forcedexposure.com /artists/merzbow.html (1474 words)

	Merzbow --- Official Relapse Records Band Page
		There is no need to argue: Merzbow stands as the most important artist in noise music.
		His harsh noise eschewed the primitive anger found on this scene (Throbbing Gristle, Man Is the Bastard) to reach a Zen state, calm inside the storm.
		The artist/group made low-budget live appearances in Tokyo, but his main focus remained on his art production and his writing (he is erudite in 20th century art and the Japanese tradition of bondage).
	www.relapse.com /artist/artist.aspx?ArtistID=10134 (513 words)

	Nippop \| Merzbow \| Profile
		Masami Akita was born in Tokyo in 1956, and graduated as an art major from Tamagawa University.
		A Swedish label called Releasing Eskimo once rigged a Mercedes 230 with a Merzbow CD in the CD player that would play whenever the car was on and could not be turned off, and marketed this as a limited edition CD.
		Merzbow’s work, has been written about in many, many languages, and his worldwide fanbase has allowed him to tour extensively, including shows in the US, Canada, Russia, Korea and in much of Europe.
	nippop.com /artist/artist_id-102/artist_name-merzbow (936 words)

	FLUXEUROPA: MERZBOW
		At the last count I was the proud possessor of some forty or so Merzbow recordings, and that's nowhere near the complete set - some of which it is now unhappily impossible to get hold of.
		Quantity is not necessarily the enemy of quality, or of diversity for that matter: certainly this release does not resemble any other Merzbow recording I've ever heard.
		Although not quite in the same exalted league as Merzbow's recent studio releases (the outstanding Tentacle, for example) this is still a worthy, and unique, addition to their ever-expanding catalogue of fascinating, challenging and exceptional 'music'.
	www.fluxeuropa.com /mn0011-merzbow.htm (304 words)

	Heathen Harvest - Reviews: Merzbow - Sha Mo 3000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The result of this creative union is the newly released and highly collectible CD by Merzbow titled “ Sha Mo 3000.” “Sha Mo 3000” sees Merzbow launch his music beyond the confines of white noise and distorted walls of sound towards a slightly more harmonic and rhythmic presentation.
		Merzbow is recommended to radical faeries that are looking for something truly unique and incredibly powerful.
		Merzbow proves that noise music can be harnessed for its psychedelic possibilities as well as its ability to assault the senses.
	www.heathenharvest.com /article.php?story=20041212131412792 (520 words)

	Merzbow interview- Perfect Sound Forever
		Merzbow) is the hardest working man in noise.
		At best he might be an acquired taste but once you give yourself up to his punishing, no-holds-barred aural environment, you'll be amazed at what he's been able to accomplish.
		When I started Merzbow, I was very opposite to conventional music and I used lots of noise but now I think the reason I use a lot of noise is because I liked this.
	www.furious.com /perfect/merzbow.html (1091 words)

	WREK - Merzbow Marathon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Masami Akita [Ma-simi A-keet-a], the one-man driving force behind Merzbow, studied literature and visual arts in college and was heavily influenced by Salvador Dali.
		According to AMG (All Music Guide), "There is no need to argue: Merzbow stands as the most important artist in noise music" and he is sometimes referred to as the king of noise.
		Merzbow has been producing cutting edge noise music since 1979, although his first official American release "Venereology" was not released until 1994.
	www.wrek.org /merzbow.html (479 words)

	Merzbow: Merzbeat: Pitchfork Record Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		A percentage of those that actually enjoy auditory suffering argue as to whether a popular practitioner such as Merzbow doles out a potent and varied enough blend from album to album.
		Most people contend that if you've heard one Merzbow album, you've heard them all, but his new release Merzbeat might baffle those usually alienated by noise, as well as those who feel Merzbow is monotonous.
		For Merzbow, music is garbage: This CD is just the result of the wild excesses of information in our lives.
	www.pitchforkmedia.com /record-reviews/m/merzbow/merzbeat.shtml (443 words)

	* Dusted Reviews - Merzbow *
		As Merzbow, Masami Akita has produced a quintessential library of modern noise music, providing an appropriate antithesis to painfully-happy Japanese radio pop.
		One ought not to dismiss Merzbow on the grounds that it's all the same, or that it's just noise; like the work of any good musician, there is a lot more to hear.
		A perfectly good noise record could explore the same two or three sounds for fifty minutes, but Merzbow is absolutely on another plane of creativity.
	www.dustedmagazine.com /reviews/300 (620 words)

	Splendid Magazine reviews Merzbow: Animal Magnetism
		Animal Magnetism is Merzbow being Merzbow; regardless of what material he uses, he still mashes it up via computer, stomp-boxes and whatever other circuitry he can get his hands on.
		Though a wee bit different from Merzbow's other works, this set pushes the same buttons and delivers the same sonic chaos you expect and crave from the man. Ambiguous, slowly evolving distortion is still Akita's weapon of choice, and he still requires an average of thirteen minutes to properly say what he needs to say.
		This is the same music that you, member of the cult of Merzbow or Pita or Wolf Eyes, already have coursing in your blood.
	www.splendidezine.com /review.html?reviewid=106249832331718 (435 words)

	MusicMoz - Bands and Artists: M: Merzbow: Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Merzbow: biography, discography, reviews, links - Part-italian, part-english history of Merzbow, with short descriptions of many releases, including each CD in the Merzbox.
		Merzbow - discogs.com - A short bio, and lists of about 75 albums and 70 additional appearances on compilations, split releases, etc. Each listing is linked to more information for that album, including track listings and users' ratings of the album.
		Merzbow -- alien8recordings.com - Information on Merzbow's 5 releases for Alien8 Recordings, along with two pictures of Masami Akita and a link to "The Digital Merzbow Page".
	musicmoz.org /Bands_and_Artists/M/Merzbow/Links (366 words)

	Merzbow vs. Tamarin CD released today
		Merzbow and Tamarin's soundscapes incorporate many diverse sonic elements including sampled guitar, hypnotic dark-hop beats, ominously mutating machine sounds, and menacing distorted bass loops.
		Merzbow demonstrates here that "noise" can be carefully constructed and engaging, rather than abrasive and thoughtless.
		Merzbow is Masami Akita, widely acknowledged as the most important noise artist in the world.
	www.chaindlk.com /community/index.php?topic=434.0 (530 words)

	-=Internet Merzbow Database=- (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Merzbow is the most prolific creator of experimental music alive.
		As it turns out, Whitman has been revisiting the entire Merzbow catalogue (including the notorious fifty-disc behemoth), and says that the more he analyses it, the more detail he hears amidst the overload.
		2005-02-21: Happy New Year, etc. Merzbow has a new official website located at http://merzbow.net, there's not much English on it, but from what I can tell there are a large number of CD's coming soon, including Sphere on Tzadik, which we all hope will be at least as good as his last Tzadik cd, 1930.
	www.overwhelmed.org /merzbow (772 words)

	Alien8 Recordings: Merzbow
		Merzbow is one of the of the pioneers of the extreme scene, alongside the likes of Hijokaiden and London Ontario’s Nihilist Spasm Band.
		It is quite difficult to argue with Merzbow’s title, the king of noise.
		Masami Akita of Merzbow performing live in Ottawa, Canada, May 1999.
	www.alien8recordings.com /merzbow.php3 (117 words)

	The History of Rock Music. Merzbow: biography, discography, reviews, links
		Il prolifico Merzbow (Masami Akita) e` il rumorista per eccellenza del Sol Levante, un musicista solitario che, ispirandosi ai dogmi del surrealismo (in particolare quello freudiano che tutto e` erotico), che esplora spazi sonori in cui abitano soltanto i lavori piu` radicali di Borbetomagus e Einsturzende Neubauten.
		Merzbow ha anche registrato decine di dischi in collaborazione con altri musicisti.
		Dust Of Dreams (A Thisco, 2005) is traditional Merzbow fare (another wall of noise), whereas Senmaida (Blossoming Noise, 2005) is industrial music with distorted beats and expressionist cacophony.
	www.scaruffi.com /vol6/merzbow.html (1117 words)

	microsuoni: Merzbow
		Merzbird is Merzbow's follow up to 2003's successful beat oriented record Merzbeat.
		With the same reverence for crushing analog beats and weaving noise textures and a compositional complexity, Masami Akita brings Merzbeat and Merzbow into the future, advancing concepts, with Merzbird.
		Masami Akita, aka Merzbow, is one of the most influencial and provocative figures in modern electronic composition.
	www.microsuoni.com /artists/merzbow.html (548 words)

	Merzbow Bariken
		Bariken is an excellent display of digital era Merzbow.
		Elsewhere the three part "Minka" (possibly titled after the much persecuted minke whale) returns to the glacial underwater rush of his previous 24 Hours-A Day Of Seals box set, "Bariken (Reprise)-Mother Of Mirrors" reactivates the jet engine thrust of the earlier track.
		If you wish to practice aural shado-masochism, I advise you to get this unbelievable album by Merzbow, released in 2004 in the Blossoming Noise label (from which we also reviewed the latest KK.Null release).
	www.blossomingnoise.com /bariken.html (584 words)

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