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Noise
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1997 | Jouhou | Electronics (track 10) (as "Masami Akita") |
1997 | Necropolitan (EP) | Noise (as "Masami Akita") |
2001 | Merzbow vs The Inalienable Dreamless (Single) | Remixer |
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 |
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 |
2008 | ...and the Devil Makes Three (Collaboration) | Recording (additional), Mixing, Producer |
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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 ...