Merzbeat

by Merzbow

Merzbeat cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 3 September 2002
  • Label: Important
  • Country: Japan
  • Length: 56:51
  • Community rating: 2.9/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Masami Akita famously subverted expectations with this release by introducing pronounced, head-nodding drum loops into his traditionally formless harsh noise. The integration of heavy breakbeats renders the screeching feedback and metallic distortion surprisingly rhythmic and hypnotic.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, sampling, repetitive, noisy, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Promotion Man (8:58)
  2. Forgotten Land (13:20)
  3. Shadow Barbarian (Long Mix) (11:49)
  4. Tadpole (5:51)
  5. Looping Jane (Beat Mix) (8:26)
  6. (no audio) (0:04)
  7. (no audio) (0:06)
  8. Merzbow's Amlux Remixed By Jack Dangers (2nd Version) (8:17)

Credits

  • Merzbow - primary artist
  • Jenny Akita - illustration [inside], illustration [signature]
  • Highway Robbery - performer [originally performed by]

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