Released 2003 (2003) Length 57:51 Release date 2003 | Recorded November 4, 1998 Live CBGB's NYC 1998
(2003) Live Magnetism
(2003) Producers Merzbow, Alec Empire | |
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Venue CBGB, Manhattan, New York City Live CBGB's NYC 1998
(2003) The CD2 Sessions
(2003) Artists Merzbow, Alec Empire, Alec Empire vs. Merzbow Label Digital Hardcore Recordings Genres Noise music, Digital hardcore Similar Merzbow albums, Noise music albums, Other albums | ||
Live CBGB's NYC 1998 is a live album by the German digital hardcore pioneer Alec Empire and the Japanese noise artist Merzbow. It was recorded on November 4, 1998, at the Digital Hardcore Festival at CBGB's in New York City and was released by Digital Hardcore Recordings in 2003.
Contents
Another recording from the Digital Hardcore Festival in a CDr released by DHR in 2004 named Live at CBGB's New York City 4-11-98. The disc contains a DJ set by Empire, with live vocals by Hanin Elias with MC Beans and Priest from Antipop Consortium. At the conclusion of the set, Elias can be heard announcing the imminent appearance of Merzbow.
Empire and Merzbow went on to collaborate on other projects. Merzbow played drums in Empire's live band set at the 2001 Fuji Rock Festival in Japan. Empire was one of the many remix artists involved in Merzbow's Ikebana: Merzbow's Amlux Rebuilt, Reused and Recycled.
Track listing
All music composed by Masami Akita and Alec Empire.
Credits
Songs
1The Alliance3:17
2The Destroyer and Merzbow2:24
3A Fire Will Burn0:48