Metalvelodrome: Exposition of Electro-Vivisection

by Merzbow

Metalvelodrome: Exposition of Electro-Vivisection cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 25 November 1993
  • Label: Alchemy Records
  • Country: Japan
  • Length: 4:03:21
  • Community rating: 4.07/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

An overwhelmingly dense four-disc collection, 'Metalvelodrome' is a terrifying and aggressive masterwork of analog harsh noise. Masami Akita constructs an incredibly raw, mechanical assault of dissonant feedback, heavily layered tape manipulation, and chaotic sound collage.

Genres

Descriptors: noisy, instrumental, dissonant, sampling, distorted, extreme, abrasive, experimental

Tracklist

  1. Armless (9:22)
  2. Retro (1:05)
  3. G-Pot In Odd Meter (11:32)
  4. Morbid Dick (4:00)
  5. Polycain Type (4:13)
  6. Bluedelick (14:44)
  7. Two For Miles (19:23)
  8. Neon Worms (11:17)
  9. Traveling (11:52)
  10. No.3 (9:04)
  11. HGL Made A Race For The Last Brain (9:21)
  12. Electric Moon Tum-Tik (4:59)
  13. Pink Surf Nitro (1:27)
  14. Scum Rider (1:57)
  15. Hitchhike To Kill (4:16)
  16. Die Fruchtbarkeit In Der Ehe / Another Crash For High Tide (46:35)
  17. Soul To Seoul (28:37)
  18. ~ Blood Sadist Goes To Nudist (0:31)
  19. Metal Man Has Hornet's Whip (6:16)
  20. Zero In The Scream (5:17)
  21. Shanty Tramp (4:03)
  22. Necrogrinder (24:54)
  23. Smelly Brain (8:36)

Credits

  • Merzbow - primary artist
  • Abtechtonics - art direction
  • Masami Akita - composed by [decomposed], performer, producer, photography by
  • Masahiko Ohno - design [visual & logo interpretation for production by]
  • Reiko Azuma - performer
  • Seido - performer
  • Antoine Bernhart - photography by, photography
  • Hanayo - photography by
  • Harrison Marks - photography by, photography
  • Naomi Hosokawa - photography by
  • Yoshihisa Takase - photography by, photography
  • 大野雅彦 - task design
  • 秋田昌美 - photography, producer
  • 花代 - photography
  • 細川奈緒美 - photography

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