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Kakapo (album)

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Recorded
  
April 2016

Length
  
32:45

Release date
  
14 September 2016

Producer
  
Merzbow

Studio
  
Munemihouse, Tokyo

Artist
  
Merzbow

Label
  
Oaken Palace Records

Genres
  
Noise music, Drone music

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Released
  
September 14, 2016 (2016-09-14)

Songs
  
Kakapo Pt. 1, Kakapo Pt. 2

Similar
  
Merzbow albums, Noise music albums, Other albums

Kakapo is a studio album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It was released on September 14, 2016 by Oaken Palace Records as an LP. The album is dedicated to the kakapo, a critically endangered parrot of New Zealand, and all profits from the release will be donated to the Kakapo Recovery program. The recording has a drone element.

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Critical reception

Kakapo received a positive review by Gareth Watkin for Echoes and Dust. Kez Whelan of Terrorizer wrote that Kakapo is "one of his most hypnotic and focused efforts in recent years".

Track listing

All music composed by Masami Akita.

References

Kakapo (album) Wikipedia