Tamayodo

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Tamayodo
Merzbow - Tamayodo.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 22, 2013 (2013-11-22)
RecordedJune 2013
StudioMunemihouse, Tokyo
Genre Noise
Length43:06
Label Rustblade
Producer Masami Akita
Merzbow chronology
Kookaburra
(2013)
Tamayodo
(2013)
Pulse Vegan
(2014)

Tamayodo is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. [1] [2] It is described as "monotonic electro pulse-noise works by all analogue equipments." [3]

Contents

The title refers to a train station in Yorii near the end of the Tōbu Tōjō Line, which starts in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. The albums Grand Owl Habitat and Hatobana also have tracks named after other stations in Yorii. "Daraiko" (ダライ粉) means "Lathe Dust".

A different mix of "Tamayodo 1" called "wowowbird" was posted to Merzbow's SoundCloud on October 13. [4]

Track listing

All music is composed by Masami Akita.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Daraiko"17:58
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Tamayodo 1"7:50
2."Lathe Dust"9:13
3."Tamayodo 2"8:05

Personnel

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatQuantityCatalogNotes
ItalyNovember 22, 2013 Rustblade LP 299RBLLP002 Picture disc

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References

  1. "Merzbow - Tamayodo (Vinyl, LP)". Discogs . Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  2. "Tamayodo Ltd Picture Disc Vinyl". Rustblade. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
  3. Maimann, Kevin (May 15, 2014). "King of Noise playing Edmonton". Edmonton Sun . Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  4. "wowowbird (aka 'tamayodo' mix) by merzbow". SoundCloud . October 13, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.