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.
Solonoise 1 is an album by the Japanese noise artist Merzbow. The name means "Solar-Noise", and was inspired by the book The Solar Anus by Georges Bataille. It was originally released on cassette in 1982 and reissued in 1989 as a remixed version. It was included in the Merzbox and Lowest Music & Arts 1980–1983.
Material Action 2 N.A.M. is an album by the Japanese noise group Merzbow. It was the first non-cassette Merzbow release. The "2" in the title refers to Yantra Material Action, which was intended as the first Merzbow LP. Chaos was distributed by Eastern Works, which is sometimes listed as the label. The album was later included in the Merzbox.
Metal Acoustic Music is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. The name was inspired by Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music album. It was the earliest recorded Merzbow material available until OM Electrique was included in the Merzbox in 2000.
Paradoxa Paradoxa (パラドクサ・パラドクサ), also known as Live at Kid Airak Hall. It is a live album of the Japanese noise group Merzbow's first live performance.
Cloud Cock OO Grand is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It was Merzbow's first CD and showcases his then-new harsh noise style.
Merzbow is a Japanese noise project started in 1979 by Masami Akita. Merzbow is best known for a style of harsh, confrontational noise. Since 1980, Akita has released over 400 recordings and has collaborated with various artists.
Pinkream is a 1996 album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It was originally released as a double 10" LP with one side blank, it was then reissued on CD with two bonus tracks.
Vratya Southward is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It is one of two cassettes made with raw material from Ecobondage, Enclosure being the first. It includes a field recording of the Menkake gyōretsu festival at the Goryō shrine in Kamakura. Masami Akita posted photos of the procession on his blog in 2010.
Collection 005 is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It is the fifth volume of the Collection series. The first five volumes were recorded for Ylem and consist of studio sessions with Kiyoshi Mizutani, then a member of Merzbow. However, Ylem went out of business before they could be released. Masami Akita then released them himself and recorded five more at home using previous Collection session recordings mixed with new material and effects.
Collection 004 is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It is the fourth volume of the Collection series. The first five volumes were recorded for Ylem and consist of studio sessions with Kiyoshi Mizutani, then a member of Merzbow. However, Ylem went out of business before they could be released. Masami Akita then released them himself and recorded five more at home using previous Collection session recordings mixed with new material and effects.
Antimonument is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It was originally released as a picture disc LP and reissued on CD by Art Directe in 1991. The CD is now considered a bootleg since the label did not pay the artists.
Lowest Music 2 is a studio album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It features hand-manipulated tape loops, and is related to the releases Solonoise 1, Solonoise 2, and Live Performance Feb. 85. It was remixed and reissued in 1990 on cassette by Extreme, and was included in the Merzbox in 2000. The original recording was reissued on June 16, 2016 on LP by Urashima.
Storage is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. Due to issues with sound quality, the original recording was edited for this release. The original full-length recording was issued in the Merzbox in 2000. The working title for the album was War Storage, which was later used for the track titles of the Merzbox version. The full-length version was reissued as a three-sided double LP in December 2016 by Menstrualrecordings.
Live Performance Feb. 85 is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It was released by both Le Syndicat in France and Merzbow's own ZSF Produkt label. Despite the title, it was recorded at Merzbow's home studio. It was soon reissued on ZSF retitled Nil Vagina Mail-Action. The reissue says that it was originally released as Life Performance, but the original releases have it written "Live". It was reissued on CD on March 7, 2016 by Cold Spring titled simply Life Performance.
Pornoise/Extra is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow, featuring tracks not including in the box set Pornoise/1kg. The track titles refer to the physical characteristics of the Buddha. It was issued several times with different artwork and variations of the title.
Mechanization Takes Command is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. The title is taken from Sigfried Giedion's book. It was released on cassette in 1983 and an edited reissue in 1989. It was partially included in the Merzbox. The full release was included in Lowest Music & Arts 1980–1983.
Dying Mapa III is an album by the Japanese noise band Merzbow, then consisting of Masami Akita and Kiyoshi Mizutani. This is the third installment of the Dying Mapa trilogy inspired by the Nyingmapa school of Tibetan Buddhism.
Lowest Music & Arts 1980–1983 is a box set compilation by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow, it is composed of recordings from the earliest years of Merzbow. It is released on ten LPs. Some material was partially included in the Merzbox.
Collection 009 is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It is the ninth volume of the Collection series. The first five volumes were recorded for Ylem and consist of studio sessions with Kiyoshi Mizutani, then a member of Merzbow. However, Ylem went out of business before they could be released. Masami Akita then released them himself and recorded five more at home using previous Collection session recordings mixed with new material and effects.
