Steel Cum

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Steel CUM
MerzbowSCUMSteelCumCover.jpg
Studio album by SCUM
Released 1990 (1990)
Recorded 1989
Genre Noise
Length56:36
Label ZSF produkt
Producer Masami Akita
SCUM chronology
Severances
(1989) Severances1989
Steel CUM
(1990)

Steel CUM is an album by the Merzbow side project SCUM. [1] It was later edited and released as a 7" without permission by Vertical Records, "But a result of EP was fine. So, I'm agreed. But EP is still bootleg."[ sic ] [2] A small number of these were then released by ZSF Produkt with new artwork. [3]

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.

The Latin adverb sic inserted after a quoted word or passage indicates that the quoted matter has been transcribed or translated exactly as found in the source text, complete with any erroneous, archaic, or otherwise nonstandard spelling. It also applies to any surprising assertion, faulty reasoning, or other matter that might be likely interpreted as an error of transcription.

Contents

The original full-length recording was included in the Merzbox .

Track listing

All music composed by Masami Akita.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Mona"2:51
2."Great Nude Variation No. 3"5:57
3."Duck Exercise"17:14
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Blues in C Minor"24:23
2."Body"6:09

Release history

Region Date Label Format Quantity Catalog
Japan 1990 ZSF Produkt Cassette 21 none
United States 1992 Vertical Records 7" unknown V-007
Japan 1992 ZSF Produkt 7" 50 none

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References

  1. "Steel CUM - Steel CUM (Cassette)". Discogs . Retrieved February 26, 2013.
  2. Woodward, Brett (1999). Merzbook: The Pleasuredome of Noise. Extreme. p. 116. ISBN   0-646-38326-4.
  3. "SCUM (13) - Steel Cum (Vinyl)". Discogs . Retrieved February 26, 2013.