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Merzbow
- Real/full name:
- 秋田 昌美 (Masami Akita)
- Age:
- 66 (born Dec 19th, 1956)
- Place of birth:
- Japan (Tokyo)
- Gender:
- Male
Mutation
Unknown
Flying Testicle
Noise
Maldoror
Unknown
Discordance Axis
| 1997 | Jouhou | Electronics (track 10) (as "Masami Akita") |
| 1997 | Necropolitan (EP) | Noise (as "Masami Akita") |
| 2001 | Merzbow vs The Inalienable Dreamless (Single) | Remixer |
Sunn O)))
| 2002 | Flight of the Behemoth | Vocals (track 5), Noise on Japanese edition bonus tracks, Drum programming (track 5) |
| 2004 | CroMonolithic Remixes for an Iron Age (EP) | Laptop |
Boris
| 2002 | Megatone (Collaboration) | Producer (as "Masami Akita") |
| 2005 | 04092001 (Collaboration) | Producer |
| 2005 | Sun Baked Snow Cave (Collaboration) | Producer (as "Masami Akita") |
| 2007 | Rock Dream (Collaboration) | Producer |
Porn (The Men Of)
| 2008 | ...and the Devil Makes Three (Collaboration) | Recording (additional), Mixing, Producer |
| Added by: Adoomado | Modified by: Kennermahn |
| Added on: 2011-04-16 20:50:08 | Last modified on: 2022-10-10 10:38:21 |
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Biography
Merzbow (メルツバウ Merutsubau?) is the main recording name of the Japanese noise musician Masami Akita (秋田 昌美 Akita Masami).Since 1979 he has released in excess of 350 recordings.
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 ...