Music for Man with No Name

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Music for Man with No Name
Merzbow & Cock E.S.P. - Music for Man with No Name.jpg
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Released1994 (1994)
RecordedJanuary 7, 1994
StudioZSF Produkt Studio, Tokyo, Japan
Genre Noise
Length9:49
Label Fusetron / Stuart
Producer Masami Akita

Music for Man with No Name is a collaborative 7" release by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow and the American noise band Cock E.S.P.. [1] It was reissued on CD in 1999 with a newly recorded track. [2]

Contents

It samples Hugo Montenegro's recordings of songs from Ennio Morricone film scores for The Good, the Bad and the Ugly ("The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" and "The Ecstasy of Gold") and For a Few Dollars More ("Aces High"). The Man with No Name is the main character of the films.

Track listing

7"
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."The Good, the Bad & the Ugly"4:14
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."The Ecstasy of Gold"5:35
CD
No.TitleLength
1."The Good, the Bad & the Ugly"4:14
2."The Ecstasy of Gold"5:35
3."Aces High" (Recorded in 1999)18:15
Total length:28:04

Personnel

Merzbow
Cock E.S.P.

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatQuantityCatalog
United States1994Fusetron / Stuart 7" 800FUSE 002 / Stuart 4532
United States1999Blackbean and Placenta Tape Club CD 500BBPTC 165

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References

  1. "Merzbow & Cock E.S.P. - Music For Man With No Name". Discogs . Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  2. "COCK E.S.P. - DISCOGRAPHY". cockesp.com. Retrieved July 11, 2015.