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Merzbow

Masami Akita (秋田 昌美, Akita Masami, born December 19, 1956), better known by his stage name Merzbow (メルツバウ, Merutsubau), is a Japanese noise musician. He is best known for his style of harsh, confrontational noise exemplified on his 1996 release, Pulse Demon. Since 1980, he has released over 400 recordings.

The name Merzbow comes from the German dada artist Kurt Schwitters' artwork Merzbau (German pronunciation: [ˈmɛʁtsˌbaʊ̯]), in which Schwitters transformed the interior of his house using found objects. The name was chosen to reflect Akita's dada influence and junk art aesthetic. In addition to this, Akita has cited a wide range of musical influences from progressive rock, heavy metal, free jazz, and early electronic music to non-musical influences like dadaism, surrealism, and fetish culture. Since the early 2000s, he has been inspired by animal rights and environmentalism, and has become a vegan.

As well as being a prolific musician, he has been a writer and editor for several books and magazines in Japan, and has written several books of his own. He has written about a variety of subjects, mostly about music, modern art, and underground culture. His more renowned works were on the topics of BDSM and Japanese bondage. Other art forms Akita has been interested in include painting, photography, filmmaking, and Butoh dance.

In 2000, Extreme Records released the 50 CD box set known as the Merzbox. Akita's work has been the subject of several remix albums and at least one tribute album. This, among other achievements, has helped Merzbow to be regarded by some as the "most important artist in noise".

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Releases

Sleeve Title Year Format
メルツバウ* = Merzbow - 干渉ハノーバー 1991 Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, Numbered
メルツバウ* = Merzbow - 干渉ハノーバー 1991 Vinyl, LP, Repress
メルツバウ* = Merzbow - 和漢短歌/戦後五十年の先住民 = Wakantanka / Aboriginie Of Anniversary 50 Years After War 1995 Vinyl, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered, Picture Disc, Special Edition
メルツバウ* = Merzbow - 和漢短歌/戦後五十年の先住民 = Wakantanka / Aboriginie Of Anniversary 50 Years After War 1995 Vinyl, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered, Picture Disc
メルツバウ* = Merzbow - 干渉ハノーバー 1991 Vinyl, LP
メルツバウ* = Merzbow - 和漢短歌/戦後五十年の先住民 = Wakantanka / Aboriginie Of Anniversary 50 Years After War 1995 Vinyl, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered, Picture Disc, Special Edition
メルツバウ* = Merzbow - 干渉ハノーバー 1991 Vinyl, LP
Merzbow - Great American Nude / Crash For Hi-Fi 1991 CD, Album
Merzbow - Rod Drug 93 1993 Vinyl, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition, White Label
Merzbow - Jigokuhen 2011 Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition
Merzbow - Yahatahachiman 2019 CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Merzbow - Untitled 1991 Vol. 1 2019 CD, Album, Remastered
Merzbow - Necro 2000 2020 CD, Album, Remastered
Merzbow - Pornoise/Extra 1984 Cassette, Album
Merzbow - Lowest Music.2 1983 Cassette, Album, Reissue
Merzbow - Merzbow 2023 File, FLAC, Single
Merzbow - Noise Matrix 2023 File, FLAC, Album, Reissue
Merzbow - Rainbow Electronics CD, Album, Repress
Merzbow - Merzbox 2000 CD, Album, CD, CD-ROM, Box Set, Compilation, Limited Edition, Numbered
Merzbow - Noisembryo 1994 CD, Album, Stereo
Merzbow - Zophorus 2007 CD, Album, Limited Edition
Merzbow - Ecobondage 1987 Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered
Merzbow - 13 Japanese Birds Parts 1-13 2010 CD, Album, CD, Album, CD, Album, CD, Album, CD, Album, CD, Album, CD, Album, CD, Album, CD, Album, CD, Album, CD, Album, CD, Album, CD, Album, Box Set, Limited Edition
Merzbow - Venereology 2019 Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered
Merzbow - Space Metalizer 2023 Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, White Label, Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered, Special Edition
Merzbow - Ikebukuro Dada 2002 CD, Album
Merzbow - Mort Aux Vaches: Locomotive Breath 1996 CD, Limited Edition, Numbered
Merzbow - Kibbutz 2012 Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered
Merzbow - Artificial Invagination 1991 CD, Mini
Merzbow - Metamorphism 2006 CD, Album, Box Set, Limited Edition
Merzbow - Life Performance 2016 CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Merzbow - Dying Mapa Tapes 2019 CD, Album, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered
Merzbow - Triwave Pagoda 2021 Cassette, Album, Limited Edition
Merzbow - Pulse Demon 2019 File, MP3, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Merzbow - Hatobana 2016 CD, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition
Merzbow - Paradoxa Paradoxa 1982 Cassette
Merzbow - Agni Hotra (2nd Mix) 2019 CD, Album, Remastered
Merzbow - Batztoutai Mix 2019 CD, Album, Remastered
Merzbow - Live At 同志社大学 2019 CD, Album, Remastered
Merzbow - Feedback Purple Yellow 2021 CD, Album
Merzbow - Pi-Eggplant 2021 CD, Album
Merzbow - Worker Machine 1983 Cassette
Merzbow - Yahatahachiman 1983 Cassette
Merzbow - Dead Lotus 2019 Cassette, Album, Limited Edition
Merzbow - 1.10.16 2017 File, MP3
Merzbow - Space Metalizer 2018 File, MP3, Album, Reissue
Merzbow - Noisembryo File, MP3, Album
Merzbow - StereoAkuma 2020 File, AAC, Album
Merzbow - Paradoxa Paradoxa (Sound Assemblage And Performance) 1984 Cassette, Reissue
Merzbow - Noise Matrix 2023 Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Test Pressing

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