Camouflage | ||||
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Studio album by Merzbow | ||||
Released | January 14, 2009 | |||
Recorded | September–October 2007 | |||
Studio | Bedroom, Tokyo | |||
Genre | Noise | |||
Length | 66:41 (standard) 138:04 (boxset) | |||
Label | Essence | |||
Producer | Masami Akita | |||
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Camouflage is a studio album by Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It was released on January 14, 2009 by the Brazilian label Essence Music in standard and deluxe editions, and is his second album for the label.
Noise music is a category of music that is characterised by the expressive use of noise within a musical context. This type of music tends to challenge the distinction that is made in conventional musical practices between musical and non-musical sound. Noise music includes a wide range of musical styles and sound-based creative practices that feature noise as a primary aspect.
Merzbow is a Japanese noise project started in 1979 by Masami Akita. Merzbow is best known for a style of harsh, confrontational noise as exemplified on the 1996 release Pulse Demon. Since 1980, Akita has released over 400 recordings and has collaborated with various artists.
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At 8.5 million square kilometers and with over 208 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the fifth most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populated city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states, the Federal District, and the 5,570 municipalities. It is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas; it is also one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world.
The standard edition comes in a gatefold sleeve. The handmade boxset edition includes the standard edition of the album, a hand-painted CD-R with a DTS 5.1 version of the album mixed by Anders Peterson, six cards with collage artwork, leaves, and a fabric band. The box comes in two main colors, green or yellow. [1]
A gatefold is a type of fold used for advertising around a magazine or section, and for packaging of media such as in the phonographic industry.
DTS, Inc. is an American company that makes multichannel audio technologies for film and video. Based in Calabasas, California, the company introduced its DTS technology in 1993 as a higher-quality competitor to Dolby Laboratories, incorporating DTS in the film Jurassic Park. The DTS product is used in surround sound formats for both commercial/theatrical and consumer-grade applications. It was known as The Digital Experience until 1995. DTS licenses its technologies to consumer electronics manufacturers.
All music composed by Masami Akita.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Coral Reef Color with Red, Pink, Purple and Green" | 17:48 |
2. | "Transparent Man Is Color with Blue and Pink" | 28:36 |
3. | "Cicad Played Under the Arch" | 20:17 |
Total length: | 66:41 |
DTS 5.1 version | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | "Coral Reef Color with Red, Pink, Purple and Green" | 17:48 |
2. | "Transparent Man Is Color with Blue and Pink" | 28:36 |
3. | "Cicad Played Under the Arch" | 20:17 |
4. | "Camouflambience" (bonus 5.1 remix by Anders Peterson) | 4:42 |
Total length: | 71:23 |
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Quantity | Notes |
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Brazil | 2009 | Essence | CD | ESS012 | 800 | gatefold sleeve |
ESS012-B | 149 | handmade box |
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