At a glance
- Artist
- Merzbow
- Released
- April 2002
- Label
- Important Records
- Catalogue number
- imprec-004
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
- Tracks
- 6, 56:44
In the issue
Japanoise: The Extreme Edge of Sound
Go deeper · 1960-2000 · Members
Released in 2002, Merzbeat surprised longtime listeners by folding beat-oriented pieces and sampled drums into Merzbow's sound, proof Akita was willing to move past pure harsh noise even after two decades of defining it.
The rest is in Japanoise: The Extreme Edge of Sound, a members' issue.
Listen
Find a copy
The original cd: Important Records imprec-004, 2002.
Track list
- 1Promotion Man8:58
- 2Forgotten Land13:20
- 3Shadow Barbarian (long mix)11:49
- 4Tadpole5:52
- 5Looping Jane (beat mix)8:27
- 66Amlux (remixed by Jack Dangers) (2nd version)8:18
More by Merzbow in the issues
- Collection series (10 cassettes)1981
- Pornoise/1kg1984
- Pulse Demon1996
- Merzbox2000
Terms
- Noise music
- An experimental genre built from non-musical or non-traditional sound sources, including feedback, distortion, and found objects, that avoids melody and conventional structure in favor of texture and extremity.