Red 2 Eyes

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Red 2 Eyes
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EP by Merzbow
Released 1996 (1996)
Recorded February & August 1995
Studio ZSF Produkt Studio, Tokyo
Genre Noise
Length23:41
Label V2_Archief
Producer Masami Akita
Merzbow chronology
Hybrid Noisebloom
(1997)
Red 2 Eyes
(1996)
Space Metalizer
(1997)

Red 2 Eyes(赤目目) is an EP by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. [1] The title is a reference to Aka Meme , released by the same label in 1984. Outtakes were included on Red Magnesia Pink in the Merzbox .

Merzbow Japanese noise project

Merzbow is a Japanese noise project started in 1979 by Masami Akita. Merzbow is best known for a style of harsh, confrontational noise as exemplified on the 1996 release Pulse Demon. Since 1980, Akita has released over 400 recordings and has collaborated with various artists.

<i>Aka Meme</i> 1984 studio album by Merzbow

Aka Meme is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. In 1996, it was deleted and replaced by Red 2 Eyes.

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.

Contents

Track listing

All music composed by Masami Akita.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Red (Aka)"4:16
2."2 Eyes (Me Me)"6:09
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Red Eyes, Pt. 3"13:16

Personnel

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References

  1. "Merzbow - Red 2 Eyes (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved May 24, 2012.