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Merzbow
Masami Akita A.K.A. Merzbow at Moers Festival 2007
Masami Akita A.K.A. Merzbow at Moers Festival 2007
Background information
Birth name Masami Akita
Also known as Merzbow
Born 1956
Origin Tokyo, Japan
Genre(s) Experimental, noise, dark ambient[1]
Instrument(s) Magnetic tape, homemade guitars, synthesizer, effect pedals, percussion, laptop
Years active 1979–present
Website www.merzbow.net

Merzbow (メルツバウ) is a noise music project created in Tokyo, Japan in 1979 by musician Masami Akita (秋田昌美 AKITA Masami) and has been noted as the first Japanese noise act.[2] Since 1979, he has formed two record labels and has contributed releases to numerous independent record labels. As well as being a prolific artist, he has also written a number of books and has been the editor of several magazines in Japan. He has written about a variety of subjects, mostly about art, avant-garde music and post-modern culture. His more renowned works have been on the topics of BDSM and fetish culture. Other artforms Akita has been interested in include directing and Butoh dance.[2] For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For experimental rock music, see experimental rock. ... Noise music is music composed of non-traditional musical elements, and lacks the structure associated with Western Music. ... Dark ambient is a subgenre of ambient music which emerged in the 1980s and 1990s with the introduction of new synthesizer and sampling technology in the electronic music genre and other technical advances in music. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making music. ... Compact audio cassette Magnetic tape is a non-volatile storage medium consisting of a magnetic coating on a thin plastic strip. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... Synth redirects here. ... An effects pedal, or stomp box, is an effects unit housed in a small metal chassis, used by musicians, usually electric guitar players as a guitar effects pedal, but sometimes players of other instruments including keyboards, violin, or cello. ... Percussion redirects here. ... An ultraportable IBM X31 with 12 screen on an IBM T43 Thin & Light laptop with a 14 screen A laptop computer, or simply laptop (also notebook computer, notebook and notepad) is a small mobile computer, typically weighing 3-12 pounds (around 1. ... Noise music is music composed of non-traditional musical elements, and lacks the structure associated with Western Music. ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ... Japanoise is the label applied to the prolific and influential noise music scene in Japan, primarily in the 1980s and 1990s. ... An independent record label is variously described as a record label operating without the funding (or outside the organizations) of the major record labels, and/or a label that subscribes to indie philosophies such as DIY and anti-corporate art. ... This article is about the philosophical concept of Art. ... A work similar to Marcel Duchamps Fountain Avant garde (written avant-garde) is a French phrase, one of many French phrases used by English speakers. ... Postmodernism (sometimes abbreviated pomo) is a term applied to a wide-ranging set of developments in critical theory, philosophy, architecture, art, literature, and culture, which are generally characterized as either emerging from, in reaction to, or superseding, modernism. ... Collars are a commonly used symbol of BDSM and can be ornamental or functional. ... The fetish subculture is a subculture that comprises people with a broad range of sexual fetishes, who tend to be more tolerant of other fetishists than the general community, even if they do not share the other persons specific fetish. ... Director Herbert Brenon with actress Alla Nazimova on the set of War Brides, 1916 A director is a person who directs the making of a film. ... Butoh ) is the collective name for a diverse range of techniques and motivations for dance inspired by the Ankoku-Butoh movement. ...


The name "Merzbow" comes from German artist Kurt Schwitters' artwork, Merzbau. This was chosen to reflect Akita's dada influence and junk-art aesthetic. In addition to this, Akita has cited a wide range of influences from various progressive rock artists such as Frank Zappa and King Crimson[3] to Japanese bondage.[4] Kurt Schwitters (June 20, 1887 - January 8, 1948) was a German painter who was born in Hannover, Germany. ... DaDa is a concept album by Alice Cooper, released in 1983. ... For the Swedish political music movement, see progg. ... Frank Vincent Zappa[1] (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, musician, and film director. ... This article is about the musical group. ... Cover of Shibari, the Art of Japanese Bondage Shibari ) is a Japanese word that literally means to tie or to bind. It is used in Japan to describe the artful use of twine to tie objects or packages. ...


In 2000, Extreme Records released the 50 CD box set known as the Merzbox. From 2004 onwards, he has been a supporter of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) which has influenced a number of animal-themed releases as well as Akita becoming vegan.[5] Akita's work has been the subject of several remix albums and at least one tribute album. Akita is a prolific musician and has produced over 200 releases since 1980.[2] This, among other achievements, has helped Merzbow to be regarded as the "most important artist in noise music".[1] Extreme Records is an Australian based record label. ... A box set (sometimes referred to as a boxed set) is one or more musical recordings, films, television programs, or other collection of related things that are contained in a box. ... Merzbox is a box-set of CDs by Japanese noise musician Merzbow, released in 2000 by Extreme Records. ... Peta can refer to: Peta (prefix), a prefix meaning times 1015 in the International System of Units People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), an animal-rights organization People Eating Tasty Animals, a parody of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Peta, Greece, a town in the prefecture... Hens kept in cramped conditions — the avoidance of animal suffering is the primary motivation of people who become vegans A vegan is a person who avoids the ingestion or use of animal products. ... A remix album is an album consisting mostly of remixes or re-recorded versions of a music artists earlier released material. ... A tribute album is a recorded collection of cover versions of a specific artists songs. ...

Contents

Life and Music Career

Pre-Merzbow (1956 - 1979)

Masami Akita was born in Tokyo in 1956. He listened to psychedelic music, progressive rock, and later free jazz in his youth, all of which have influenced his music.[1] In high school he became the drummer of various high school bands which he left due to the other members being "grass-smoking Zappa freaks".[6] By this time he and high school friend Kiyoshi Mizutani had started playing improvised rock at studio sessions which Akita describes as "long jam sessions along the lines of Ashra Tempel or Can but we didn't have any psychedelic taste".[6] Psychedelia in music (or also psychedelic music, less formally) is a term that refers to a broad set of popular music styles, genres and scenes, that may include psychedelic rock, psychedelic folk, psychedelic pop, psychedelic soul, psychedelic ambient, psychedelic trance, psychedelic techno, and others. ... For the Swedish political music movement, see progg. ... This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ... Frank Vincent Zappa[1] (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, musician, and film director. ... Ash Ra Tempel were one of the more notable German Krautrock groups of the 70s and 80s. ... Can was a musical group formed in West Germany in 1968. ...


He later attended Tamagawa University to study fine art from which he majored in painting and art theory.[2] While at university he became interested in the ideas of dada and surrealism and also studied Butoh dance.[6] This is where he learned of Kurt Schwitters' Merz, or art made from rubbish, including Schwitters' Merzbau, or "Merz building" which is the source of the name "Merzbow".[7] This article is about the philosophical concept of Art. ... Butoh ) is the collective name for a diverse range of techniques and motivations for dance inspired by the Ankoku-Butoh movement. ... Kurt Schwitters (June 20, 1887 - January 8, 1948) was a German painter who was born in Hannover, Germany. ...


Lowest Music & Arts (1979 - 1984)

Merzbow began as the duo of Masami Akita and Kiyoshi Mizutani who met Akita in high school. He started releasing noise recordings on cassettes through his own record label, Lowest Music & Arts, which was founded in 1979 in order to trade cassette tapes with other underground artists. The first tape made for the label was Metal Acoustic Music and was sold exclusively by mail order. Various other releases were made before the first real release which included Collection Era Vol. 1 and a very limited release of Remblandt Assemblage.[8] The Collection Era series was originally ten cassettes that were going to be distributed through an independent label called YLEM but when it became defunct and cancelled the series, Akita decided to release them through Lowest Music & Arts.[9] Typical 60-minute Compact Cassette. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ...


His earliest music was made with tape loops and creatively recorded percussion and metal. "I threw all my past music career in the garbage. There was no longer any need for concepts like 'career' and 'skill'. I stopped playing music and went in search of an alternative". - Masami Akita on Lowest Music and Arts.[10] Early methods included what he referred to as "material action", in which he would closely amplify small sounds so as to distort them through the microphone. The early releases were xeroxes of collages made out of manga and porn magazines he found in trash cans in the Tokyo subway. Akita explained this as trying to "create the same feeling as the secret porn customer for the people buying my cassettes in the early '80s".[11] In 1984 he founded a second record label called ZSF Produkt. Tape loops are loops of prerecorded magnetic tape used to create repetitive, rhythmic musical patterns. ... Xeroxs former headquarters in Stamford (now headquartered in Norwalk) Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) (name pronounced ) is a global document management company, which manufactures and sells a range of color and black-and-white printers, multifunction systems, photo copiers, digital production printing presses, and related consulting services and supplies. ... For other uses, see Collage (disambiguation). ... This article is about the comics created in Japan. ...


ZSF Produkt (1984 - 1990)

ZSF Produkt was founded in 1984 to release music by similar artists within the industrial movement but eventually became the successor to Lowest Music & Arts.[12] Numerous releases were made in the ZSF Produkt studio with Mechanization Takes Command being the first.[13] The studio continued to be used until 1999 when Akita started producing home recordings from his bedroom studio.[citation needed]


During this era, Merzbow found much wider recognition and began making recordings for various international labels.[14] He also started touring abroad with the help of various collaberators. Merzbow toured Russia in 1988, USA in 1990, Korea in 1991 and Europe in 1989 and 1992.[15] 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. Akita's work evolved from tape loops and improvised use of instruments of early works into utilising more electronic instruments and electric guitars.[citation needed] Around this time he started crediting the name "Abtechtonics" (or variations of this) on his recordings under artwork. He explained in the Merzbook that this name is used for him publishing his own artwork which he attempts to do as much as possible.[16] An electronic musical instrument is a musical instrument that produces its sounds using electronics. ... Two different electric guitars. ...


Digital Era (1990 - 2000)

Merzbow's first digital work was the CD release Cloud Cock OO Grand in 1990.[17] With a higher international profile in the 90's, Merzbow started working on more ambitious projects such as the Noisembryo. The Noise Embryo was a Merzbow CD released in a limited edition of one copy sealed in the CD player of a BMW sedan which was rewired to play the cd whenever the car was started. The CD was also released normally on the same label.[18] Recordings from the mid-1990s onwards are mostly of extreme volume, some mastered at levels far beyond standard (Noisembryo, Pulse Demon).[19] From 1996, plans were made to release a "10 (or maybe 12)" CD box set on Extreme Records[20]. In 2000, Extreme Records released the Merzbox, a fifty CD set of Merzbow records, twenty of them not previously released. The set also included stickers, postcards, a poster, "merzdallion", book, CD-ROM, and T-shirt; initial copies included extra posters and double album.[citation needed] Extreme Records is an Australian based record label. ... Extreme Records is an Australian based record label. ... Merzbox is a box-set of CDs by Japanese noise musician Merzbow, released in 2000 by Extreme Records. ... Sticker has the following meanings: sticker (paper) - a piece of paper that contains a side that is sticky. ... For the computer diagnostic tool, see POST card. ... Placard redirects here: this should not be confused with Plaque or Plack Poster from the Spanish Revolution A poster is any large piece of printed paper designed to be attached to a wall or vertical surface. ... T-Shirt A T-shirt (or tee shirt) is a shirt with short or long sleeves, a round neck, put on over the head, without pockets. ...


Laptop Era (2000 - Present)

Since 2000, Akita began to utilise computers more in his recordings. At live performances, Akita has produced noise music from either two laptop computers or combination of a laptop and analog synthesizers.[citation needed] Reiko Akita, formerly Reiko Azuma, left Merzbow during this time and now has a solo career. Since 2001, Jenny Akita (formerly Kawabata) started being credited for artwork on various releases.


In 2002, Akita released Merzbeat, which was seen as a significant departure from his trademark abstract style in that it contains beat-oriented pieces. This has sparked some controversy among fans[21], though some reviewers pointed out that it sounded very similar to Aqua Necromancer (1998) which features samples of progressive rock drumming. [22] [23] Merzbird(2004) and Merzbuddha(2005) followed in a similar vein with sampled beats combined with Merzbow's signature harsh noise. For the Swedish political music movement, see progg. ... Merzbird is an album by Japanese noise musician Masami Akita, under the name Merzbow. ... Merzbuddha is an album by Japanese noise musician Masami Akita, under the name Merzbow. ...


Since 2004, Akita has been a supporter of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) which is reflected in his animal-themed releases.[24] Releases such as Bloody Sea[25] , Houjoue[26] and F.I.D. [27] among others promote vegetarianism and other animal-rights issues. Peta can refer to: Peta (prefix), a prefix meaning times 1015 in the International System of Units People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), an animal-rights organization People Eating Tasty Animals, a parody of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Peta, Greece, a town in the prefecture... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... F.I.D. is an 2CD album set by Japanese noise musician Masami Akita, under the name Merzbow. ...


Merzbow's most recent phase has an added political dimension, being explicitly related to animal rights and similar themes.[28] An example of this is Minazo Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, dedicated to an elephant seal he visited often at the zoo, [29] and Bloody Sea, a protest against Japanese whaling.[30] He has even produced several works centered around recordings of his pet chickens [31](notably Animal Magnetism and Turmeric). Species M. leonina M. angustirostris Elephant seals are large, oceangoing mammals in the genus Mirounga, in the earless seal family (Phocidae). ... Whaling in the Edo period depicted by Hokusai Japan has a long history of whaling. ...


Side Projects

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  • Tibeta Ubik
  • Flying Testicle
  • Bustmonster
  • Abe Sada
  • Sponge
  • Maldoror
  • Masami Akita (solo work)
  • MAZK
  • SCUM
  • Merzbow/Null
  • Boris with Merzbow
  • Kikuri (Masami Akita & Keiji Haino)

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Musical Style

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Writings

Since completing his degree in fine arts, Akita has become the editor of various magazines in Japan. He frequently writes on a variety of topics including S&M, Japanese bondage (some excerpts appear in his Music For Bondage Performance albums), noise music and architecture. He is a prolifc writer and has written thirteen books and countless magazine articles. Cover of Shibari, the Art of Japanese Bondage Shibari ) is a Japanese word that literally means to tie or to bind. It is used in Japan to describe the artful use of twine to tie objects or packages. ...

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Selected Discography

Main article: Merzbow discography
  • Metal Acoustic Music (1981)
  • Material Action 2 N.A.M. (1983)
  • Batztoutai with Memorial Gadgets (1986)
  • Music For Bondage Performance (1991)
  • Noisembryo (1994)
  • Venereology (1994)
  • Green Wheels (1995)
  • Pulse Demon (1996)
  • 1930 (1998)
  • Aqua Necromancer (1998)
  • Merzbox (2000)
  • 24 Hours - A Day of Seals (2002)
  • Amlux (2002)
  • Merzbeat (2002)
  • Animal Magnetism (2003)
  • Timehunter (2003)
  • Tamago (2004)
  • Last of Analog Sessions (2004)
  • Merzbird (2004)
  • Merzbuddha (2005)
  • Houjoue (2005)
  • Turmeric (2006)
  • Metamorphism (2006)
  • Minazo Vol. 1 (2006)
  • Bloody Sea (2006)
  • Merzbear (2007)
  • Here (2008)

Recordings by the Japanese noise musician Masami Akita, AKA Merzbow. ... Batztoutai with Memorial Gadgets is an 1986 double LP by Merzbow issued on RRRecords. ... Venereology is an album by Japanese noise musician Masami Akita, under the name Merzbow. ... Pulse Demon is an album by Japanese noise music musician Masami Akita, under the name Merzbow. ... 1930 is an album by Japanese noise musician Masami Akita, under the name Merzbow. ... Merzbox is a box-set of CDs by Japanese noise musician Merzbow, released in 2000 by Extreme Records. ... 24 Hours - A Day Of Seals is an album by Japanese noise musician Masami Akita, under the name Merzbow. ... Merzbird is an album by Japanese noise musician Masami Akita, under the name Merzbow. ... Merzbuddha is an album by Japanese noise musician Masami Akita, under the name Merzbow. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Bibliography

  • The Anagram of Perversion (1988) Seiku-sha
  • Ikei No Mannerism (1989) Seiku-sha
  • Fetish Fashion (1990) Seiku-sha
  • Touge No Chaya/Conversation of Underground Folklore (1990) Parole-Sha
  • Club & Saloon (l990) NTT Publications
  • The Birth of Sex Symbol (1991) Seiku-sha
  • Noise War (1992) Seiku-sha
  • Terminal Body Play (1993) Seiku-sha
  • Body Exotica (1993) Suisei-sha
  • Sei no Ryo-ki Modern (1994) Seiku-sha
  • Scum Culture (1994) Suisei-sha
  • History of Kinbaku Pictures (1995) Jiyu Kokumin-sha
  • Nude World Vol. 1-3 (1995) Suisei-sha [11]
  • Cruelty Free Life (2006)[28]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d Merzbow. Extreme Records. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
  3. ^ Woodward, Brett (1999). Merzbook "The Pleasuredome of Noise". Melbourne: Extreme, 40. ISBN 0-646-38326-4. 
  4. ^ Woodward, Brett (1999). Merzbook "The Pleasuredome of Noise". Melbourne: Extreme, 27. ISBN 0-646-38326-4. 
  5. ^ Batty, Roger. Animal instincts. Musique Machine. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
  6. ^ a b c Woodward, Brett (1999). Merzbook "The Pleasuredome of Noise. Melbourne: Extreme, 10. ISBN 0-646-38326-4. 
  7. ^ Hensley, Chad. The Beauty of Noise. EsoTerra. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
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  9. ^ Woodward, Brett (1999). Merzbook "The Pleasuredome of Noise. Melbourne: Extreme, 85. ISBN 0-646-38326-4. 
  10. ^ Pouncey, Edwin (August, 2000). "Consumed by Noise". The Wire, p. 30.
  11. ^ a b Brennan, Gerald. Merzbow Biography. Enotes. Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
  12. ^ Merzbow - Age of 369/Chant 2. Extreme Records. Retrieved on 2008-05-14.
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  19. ^ Hegarty, Paul (2007). Noise/Music - A History. London, New York: Continuum International Publishing Group Inc., 156. ISBN 0826417272. 
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  21. ^ Tausig, Ben. Noise with a Beat. Dusted Magazine. Retrieved on 2008-05-14.
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  23. ^ Merzbeat. Howard, Ed. Retrieved on 2008-04-02.
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  28. ^ a b Bailey, Thomas. My Cruelty-Free Noise. Belsona Strategic. Retrieved on 2008-05-14.
  29. ^ Akita, Masami. MERZBOW - Minazo Vol 1. Important Records. Retrieved on 2008-05-14.
  30. ^ Merzbow - Bloody Sea. Vivo Records. Retrieved on 2008-05-14.
  31. ^ Merzbow: Animal Magnetism. Alien8 Recordings. Retrieved on 2008-05-14.

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Further reading

  • Hegarty, Paul. Noise/Music: A History (2007). ISBN 0826417272.
  • Woodward, Brett. Merzbook "The Pleasuredome of Noise" (1999). ISBN 0-646-38326-4.

External links

Persondata
NAME Merzbow
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Akita, Masami
SHORT DESCRIPTION Musician, Producer
DATE OF BIRTH 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Tokyo, Japan
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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Merzbow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1029 words)
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.
Merzbow (343 words)
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.
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