Merzbird is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It continues the beat-oriented work of Merzbeat. The outer sleeve depicts a performer of the Shirasagi no mai, the inner sleeve has a black metal-style photo of Masami Akita.
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.
Minazo Vol. 1 is an album by Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It was followed by Minazo Volume Two released on vinyl.
Bloody Sea is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It is the first Merzbow album released by Vivo Records. The album is a protest against Japanese whaling, which is done under the guise of scientific research.
Merzbuta is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It continues Merzbow's rhythmic oriented work on Important Records, and features samples from the last three discs of the Merzbox. Buta (豚) means pig in Japanese.
Dolphin Sonar is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. The album is a protest against the annual slaughter of dolphins in Taiji, Japan. Masami Akita is a supporter of Sea Shepherd and Dolphin Sonar includes liner notes by founder Paul Watson.
Kamadhenu is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It is the first volume of the Merzcow trilogy, inspired by cattle veneration in Hinduism. The theme was suggested by the owner of the label, who visited the Care for Cows charity in Vrindavan, India, which takes care of abandoned cattle. The music is intended to be "warm and organic", and was made using granular synthesis, oscillators, and tone generators.
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.
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.
Cuts is collaborative studio album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow, Hungarian drummer Balázs Pándi, and Swedish saxophonist Mats Gustafsson. It was recorded during a stop on the trio's East European tour in April 2012. The album was followed up in January 2015 by Live in Tabačka 13/04/12, which was recorded live the day before Cuts in Slovakia. Cuts of Guilt, Cuts Deeper, a studio album recorded with the addition of Thurston Moore, was released in March 2015.
Wildwood is a studio album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It was released in July 2015 in the UK by Dirter Promotions.
Keio Line is a collaborative studio album by the French electronic rock guitarist Richard Pinhas and the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. The album was released in September 2008, on double CD by Cuneiform Records in the US and on triple LP by Dirter Promotions in the UK. It is the first of several collaborations between Pinhas and Merzbow.
An Untroublesome Defencelessness is a collaborative studio album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow, Japanese guitarist Keiji Haino, and the Hungarian drummer Balázs Pándi. Merzbow and Pándi have worked together since 2009; Merzbow and Haino previously played together as Kikuri, and released the album Pulverized Purple on Les Disques Victo in 2008.
Hatobana is a studio album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It was released on October 14, 2016, by the Italian label Rustblade, and is his fifth release for the label. It was released as a double album and a deluxe edition with a bonus CD. It was originally announced for release on Noisoke Records in 2013.
Kakapo is a studio album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It was released on September 14, 2016 by Oaken Palace Records as an LP. The album is dedicated to the kakapo, a critically endangered parrot of New Zealand, and all profits from the release will be donated to the Kakapo Recovery program. The recording has a drone element. A track called "Kakapo 2" later appeared on the album Hanakisasage.
Aodron is a studio album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It was released on January 27, 2017, by Automation Records.
Torus is an EP by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It was released by Jezgro on June 12, 2017. The track "Torus 2" was premiered by The Brvtalist on June 10, 2017.
Muen is a studio album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It was released by Sound+Matter on their Sores imprint on April 17, 2017.
Wildwood II is a studio album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It was released on February 20, 2017 by Dirter Promotions. It is the follow-up to Wildwood, released in 2015. The proceeds from this album will go to the care of two eurasian brown bears rescued by the Wildwood Trust.
Achromatic is a collaborative album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow and HEXA, a duo of Lawrence English and Jamie Stewart of Xiu Xiu.
