Keio Line (album)

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Keio Line
Richard Pinhas and Merzbow - Keio Line CD.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2008 (2008-09-30)
RecordedOctober 25–27, 2007
StudioPeace Music Studios, Tokyo, Japan
Genre Ambient, noise
Length109:07
Label Cuneiform
Producer Masami Akita, Richard Pinhas
Richard Pinhas and Merzbow chronology
Keio Line
(2008)
Rhizome
(2011)
Richard Pinhas chronology
Metatron
(2006)
Keio Line
(2008)
Metal/Crystal
(2010)
CD 1
No.TitleLength
1."Tokyo Electric Guerrilla"18:30
2."Ikebukuro: Tout le monde descend!"17:37
3."Shibuya AKS"26:28
Total length:62:35
CD 2
No.TitleLength
1."Merzdon/Heldow Kills Animal Killers"8:17
2."Chaos Line"21:46
3."Fuck the Power (and Fuck Global Players)"16:30
Total length:46:33

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [4]

Musicians
Technical personnel
Design personnel

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatQuantityCatalog
United StatesSeptember 30, 2008 Cuneiform CD UnknownRune 278/279
United KingdomSeptember 21, 2008Dirter PromotionsLP 10000DPROMTLP67

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