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previous artist: noël akchoté		there are 4 titles featuring masami akita in stock. they are listed below.		next artist: akitsa

$8.41

back in stock as of
november 22nd, 2011

first in stock on
may 25th, 2010

threads:
1980s-electronic
live-electronic
harsh-noise
electro-acoustic-improvisation

best of 2010 !!!

blossoming noise (usa) #bn 050 cs

merzbow “flesh metal orgasm” c48 cassette

flesh metal orgasm no.1
flesh metal orgasm no.2

may 2010 release ; fourth & final title in this spring 2010 merzbow “reissue” batch, with merzbow now pared down to just masami akita on “scrap metals, electric fan, guitar synthesizer, processed audio mixer & effects” ...

easily the most overtly “noise” of the quartet, with some fine moments of sub-audio blasting guitar synthesizer grankle (listen to the sound-sample) ...

blossoming noise press release...

merzbow flesh metal orgasm cs

recorded live at zsf produkt studio, tokyo in sep 1988. remastered from original master tape in jan 2010. originally released on zsf produkt 1988.

edition of 150.

$8.41

back in stock as of
november 22nd, 2011

first in stock on
may 25th, 2010

threads:
1980s-electronic
live-electronic
harsh-noise
electro-acoustic-improvisation

best of 2010 !!!

blossoming noise (usa) #bn 049 cs

merzbow “normal music” c48 cassette

norm 1
norm 2
norm 3
norm 4
norm 5
norm 6
norm 7

may 2010 release ; ... only a year after the “collection” session in june 1981, the merzbow duo changed gears entirely, focusing on the harsh, grating textures & gain-baths that we all associate with the name with today ...

by now masami has switched over to “drums, distorted drums, rhythm box, tapes, noise etc” and kiyoshi “organ, violin, feedback microphone etc” ; the fidelity has switched from clean & detail-oriented to the classic harsh noise “tape-blur” ... the drum machine bits (listen to the sound-sample) are especially ace, recalling miles’ “electric” era use of them more for texture than rhythm ...

blossoming noise press release...

merzbow normal music cs

early merzbow works featuring masami akita and kiyoshi mizutani. recorded & mixed at various studios in 1982. remixed by masami akita at lowest music & arts studio, tokyo. remastered from original master tape in jan 2010. originally released on lowest music & arts 1982.

edition of 150.

$8.41

back in stock as of
november 22nd, 2011

first in stock on
may 25th, 2010

threads:
live-electronic
1980s-electronic
free-jazz
electro-acoustic-improvisation

best of 2010 !!!

blossoming noise (usa) #bn 048 cs

merzbow “collection 5” c40 cassette

remblant assemblage mix 005a1
remblant assemblage mix 005a2
remblant assemblage mix 005b1
remblant assemblage mix 005b2
remblant assemblage mix 005b3
remblant assemblage mix 005b4

may 2010 release ; ... continuing on in the june 16th, 1981 session, here masami goes to town on “tapes, drums, percussions, synare-3, prepared guitar, ring modulator etc” along with kiyoshi on “piano, flute etc” ... the pacing is definitely influenced by 60s/70s euro-improv, with both players sticking to a single instrument per take (masami’s expert wrangling of the synare-3 drum synth is particularly nice - listen to the sound-sample for a taste) ...

blossoming noise press release...

merzbow collection 5 cs

early merzbow works featuring masami akita and kiyoshi mizutani. recorded & mixed at gap works, tokyo on 16 june 1981. remixed by masami akita at lowest music & arts studio, tokyo. remastered from original master tape on jan 2010.

edition of 150.

$8.41

back in stock as of
november 22nd, 2011

first in stock on
may 25th, 2010

threads:
1980s-electronic
free-jazz
live-electronic
electro-acoustic-improvisation

best of 2010 !!!

blossoming noise (usa) #bn 047 cs

merzbow “collection 4” c34 cassette

remblant assemblage mix 004a
remblant assemblage mix 004b1
remblant assemblage mix 004b2

may 2010 release ; first in this spring 2010 series reissuing crucial early recordings from masami akita & kiyoshi mizutani’s merzbow ...

... over the last few decades, it’s been easy to think of merzbow as masami’s solo “wall of noise” project, but that would be completely disregarding the unit’s humble beginnings as an fmp / incus-style free-improv unit, dealing in amm / mev-leaning comminglings of “extended technique” improvation, electronic augmentations and “found” sound (i.e. radios, tapes) ...

here’s the first half of a session recorded on june 16th, 1981, featuring masami on “tapes, prepared guitar, ring modulator, noise etc” & kiyoshi on “piano, violin, harmonica, guitar etc” ; three takes with mizutani’s piano & akita’s telemetry-noises dominating the first, a raucous & dareisay “bluesy” gut-bucket guitar & harmonica blaster, as the second, and a superb dragging wail of scraped strings & heavy ring-modulator overtones as the third ...

needless to say, this is all incredible, eye-opening stuff, issued here for the first time since the original, “private” cassette versions on masami’s lowest music & arts back in 1982 ... acquire all four of these, post-haste ...

blossoming noise press release...

merzbow collection 4 cs

early merzbow works featuring masami akita and kiyoshi mizutani. recorded & mixed at gap works, tokyo on 16 june 1981. remixed by masami akita at lowest music & arts studio, tokyo. remastered from original master tape on jan 2010. originally released on lowest music & arts 1982.

edition of 150.

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