Merzbox is a box set compilation by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It consists of 50 CDs spanning Merzbow's career from 1979 to 1997. 30 discs are taken from long out of print releases, while 20 are composed mainly of unreleased material. The box also contains two CD-ROMs, six CD-sized round cards, six round stickers, a poster, a black long-sleeve T-shirt, a medallion, and the Merzbook, all packaged together in a "fetish" black rubber box. It is limited to 1000 numbered copies. A Merzbox Sampler was released in 1997.
This is a comprehensive discography of the Japanese noise musician Masami Akita, best known for his project Merzbow. Since 1980 he has released hundreds of recordings, collaborated with dozens of musicians, contributed over two hundred exclusive tracks to compilations, and made numerous guest appearances on recordings by other artists.
Material Action For 2 Microphones is a cassette album by the band Merzbow consisting of Masami Akita and Kiyoshi Mitzutani. The album was originally recorded and released on 1981 and then reissued on 1984 with additional synthesizers by Mitzutani recorded on 1982. The term "Material Action" was taken from Otto Muehl and refers to using household objects to make quiet sounds, which were then amplified, inspired by John Cage's "Cartridge Music".
Scissors for Cutting Merzbow is an album by the Merzbow side project SCUM. It was the last LP record released by ZSF Produkt. The project's name is a play on the SCUM Manifesto, and the track titles were influenced by American post-war art. The artwork are collages including images from Human Sex Anatomy by Robert Latou Dickinson. An expanded version was later included in the Merzbox. Some of the original studio sessions were included on Duo.
Material Action 2 N.A.M. is an album by the Japanese noise group Merzbow. It was the first non-cassette Merzbow release. The "2" in the title refers to Yantra Material Action, which was intended as the first Merzbow LP. Chaos was distributed by Eastern Works, which is sometimes listed as the label. The album was later included in the Merzbox.
Dadavida is an album by the Japanese noise group Merzbow. It was released on cassette in 1984 and rereleased in 1989 as a remixed version. The reissue is labeled "Alternation for the Rock Structures".
Merzbow is a Japanese noise project started in 1979 by Masami Akita. Merzbow is best known for a style of harsh, confrontational noise. Since 1980, Akita has released over 400 recordings and has collaborated with various artists.
Normal Music is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It features improvised music using drums, organ, and violin.
Collection 005 is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It is the fifth volume of the Collection series. The first five volumes were recorded for Ylem and consist of studio sessions with Kiyoshi Mizutani, then a member of Merzbow. However, Ylem went out of business before they could be released. Masami Akita then released them himself and recorded five more at home using previous Collection session recordings mixed with new material and effects.
Collection 004 is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It is the fourth volume of the Collection series. The first five volumes were recorded for Ylem and consist of studio sessions with Kiyoshi Mizutani, then a member of Merzbow. However, Ylem went out of business before they could be released. Masami Akita then released them himself and recorded five more at home using previous Collection session recordings mixed with new material and effects.
Storage is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. Due to issues with sound quality, the original recording was edited for this release. The original full-length recording was issued in the Merzbox in 2000. The working title for the album was War Storage, which was later used for the track titles of the Merzbox version. The full-length version was reissued as a three-sided double LP in December 2016 by Menstrualrecordings.
Ecobondage is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow, it uses "handmade thin metal percussion, with an emphasis on scratched metal noises". The title stands for "Bondage Economy". The album was inspired by Michel Foucault's book The Birth of the Clinic, and Masami Akita wrote Anagram of Perversion, his first book, during the recording of the album.
Sonic Command is an album by the Japanese noise group Merzbow. It was released on cassette in 1984 and rereleased in 1989 as a remixed version retitled Live Drum Ensemble. The reissue is labeled "Alternation for the Rock Structures".
Pornoise/1 kg is a box set album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. Additional material from the sessions was released as Pornoise/Extra.
Le Cuisinier is a studio album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. The album consists of improvisations between Masami Akita and Kiyoshi Mizutani. It was recorded on July 3, 1983 at Music Studio Kichijoji, Tokyo and mixed at Merz-Bau. It was released by Stratosphere Music in 1983 on a cassette, and at some point was reissued on cassette. It was reissued on CD by Menstrualrecordings on September 28, 2017.
Mechanization Takes Command is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. The title is taken from Sigfried Giedion's book. It was released on cassette in 1983 and an edited reissue in 1989. It was partially included in the Merzbox. The full release was included in Lowest Music & Arts 1980–1983.
Kibbutz is an album by the Japanese noise band Merzbow, then composed of Masami Akita and Kiyoshi Mizutani. The album was released on tape format and was limited to 500 copies with the earliest copies wrapped in normal tissue paper with red splotches around it.
Tridal Production is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It features studio material and a live excerpt from Paradoxa Paradoxa. It was partially included in the Merzbox. The full release was included in Lowest Music & Arts 1980–1983.
Lowest Music & Arts 1980–1983 is a box set compilation by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow, it is composed of recordings from the earliest years of Merzbow. It is released on ten LPs. Some material was partially included in the Merzbox.
Duo, subtitled Masami Akita & Kiyoshi Mizutani Selected Studio Sessions 1987–89, is a box set album by the Japanese noise project Merzbow. It is composed of unreleased studio sessions recorded with Kiyoshi Mizutani. Some of these recordings were used as raw material for solo releases like Scissors for Cutting Merzbow, but the original recordings were unreleased until now. These recordings mirror albums like Ecobondage, Enclosure, and Storage. The art edition comes with a bonus CD with a recording from 1979.
