Wildwood (Merzbow album)

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Wildwood
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Studio album by Merzbow
Released July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02)
Recorded 2014–2015
Studio Munemihouse, Tokyo, Japan
Genre Noise
Length64:55
Label Dirter Promotions
Producer Masami Akita
Merzbow chronology
Merzxiu
(2015)
Wildwood
(2015)
Konchuuki
(2015)

Wildwood is a studio album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It was released in July 2015 in the UK by Dirter Promotions.

Noise music is a category of music that is characterised by the expressive use of noise within a musical context. This type of music tends to challenge the distinction that is made in conventional musical practices between musical and non-musical sound. Noise music includes a wide range of musical styles and sound-based creative practices that feature noise as a primary aspect.

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.

United Kingdom Country in Europe

The United Kingdom (UK), officially the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is a sovereign country located off the north-western coast of the European mainland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the United Kingdom that shares a land border with another sovereign state, the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south and the Celtic Sea to the south-west, giving it the 12th-longest coastline in the world. The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland. With an area of 242,500 square kilometres (93,600 sq mi), the United Kingdom is the 78th-largest sovereign state in the world. It is also the 22nd-most populous country, with an estimated 66.0 million inhabitants in 2017.

Contents

In November 2014, the Wildwood Trust rescued two Eurasian brown bears from Bulgaria, where they had been kept in concrete pens and were malnourished. The proceeds from this CD will go to the creation of a natural enclosure for the bears and their care. [1] [2] [3] A follow-up called Wildwood II was released as a vinyl LP on February 20, 2017.

Wildwood Discovery Park zoo

Wildwood Discovery Park is a woodland discovery park in north-east Kent, England. It features over fifty species of native British animals such as deer, badgers, wild boar, wolves and brown bear. It is located on the main road A291 between Herne Bay and Canterbury.

Eurasian brown bear subspecies of brown bear

The Eurasian brown bear is one of the most common subspecies of the brown bear, and is found in much of Eurasia. It is also known as the European bear, common brown bear, common bear, and colloquially by many other names. "The genetic diversity of present-day brown bears has been extensively studied over the years and appears to be geographically structured into five main clades based upon analysis of the mtDNA."

Bulgaria country in Southeast Europe

Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east. The capital and largest city is Sofia; other major cities are Plovdiv, Varna and Burgas. With a territory of 110,994 square kilometres (42,855 sq mi), Bulgaria is Europe's 16th-largest country.

Track listing

All music composed by Masami Akita.

No.TitleLength
1."Kuma No Mori / Moon"10:52
2."Kuma No Mori / Night"18:05
3."Kuma No Mori / Winter"19:34
4."Kuma No Mori / Guitar"16:24

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United KingdomJuly 2, 2015Dirter Promotions CD DPROMCD116

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album sleeve. [2]

Merzbow
Production and additional personnel

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References

  1. "Wildwood". Dirter Promotions. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Wildwood (Album notes). Merzbow. Herne Bay, Kent: Dirter Promotions. 2015. back cover.
  3. "Wildwood's Mammals". Wildwood Trust. Retrieved July 15, 2015.