Pulse Vegan

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Pulse Vegan
Merzbow - Pulse Vegan.jpg
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ReleasedMarch 28, 2014 (2014-03-28)
RecordedSeptember 2013
StudioMunemihouse, Tokyo
Genre Noise
Length8:36
Label Elevator Bath
Producer Masami Akita
Merzbow chronology
Tamayodo
(2013)
Pulse Vegan
(2014)
Nezumimochi
(2014)

Pulse Vegan is a 7" release by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. [1] [2] It is available exclusively to backers of a Kickstarter campaign to fund a vegan food trailer in Austin, Texas being opened by the owner of Elevator Bath. The business is named Pulse Vegan after the recording. [3] [4]

Contents

The first news of the release came on October 15, 2013 when the tracks were posted on Merzbow's SoundCloud. [5]

Track listing

All music is composed by Masami Akita.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Pulse Vegan 1"4:08
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Pulse Vegan 2"4:28

Personnel

Release history

Pulse Vegan comes on a clear, square lathe-cut 7" record packaged in a die-cut, laser-engraved wooden sleeve held together with screws. It also includes a collage print by Masami Akita and an MP3 download coupon. It is limited to 26 lettered copies and two unlettered. Only 20 copies are available to the public.

RegionDateLabelFormatQuantityCatalogSold Out
United StatesMarch 28, 2014Elevator Bath 7" 28eeaoa044Yes

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References

  1. "Merzbow - Pulse Vegan (Lathe Cut)". Discogs . Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  2. "eeaoa044". Elevator Bath. March 2, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  3. Sheffield, Colin Andrew (March 4, 2014). "Pulse Vegan: Launch a fab new food trailer in south Austin!". Kickstarter . Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  4. "Merzbow Recorded a New Single for Vegan Food Truck Kickstarter". East Village Radio . March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  5. "Pulse Vegan part 1 by Merzbow". SoundCloud . October 15, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2014.