Length 70:26 Release date 29 September 2002 Label Opposite Records | Artist Merzbow Producer Merzbow Genre Noise music | |
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Released September 29, 2002 (2002-09-29) Recorded 2000–2001 at Bedroom, Tokyo Merzzow
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Merzzow is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. The album "combines animal concepts and deconstructions of 20th-century music, ambient drones and a deep grinding groove". The title is a pun on Merzbow and the Japanese word zō (象?, elephant).
Contents
The cover photos were taken at Tsukiji Hongan-ji. "Elephant Song" features a guitar loop that resembled the Japanese children song "Zō-san", hence the title of the album. "Music Machine" samples the song of the same name by Jane. "Humming Bird" had been released as a single, it samples "Three Little Orchestra Pieces" by Arnold Schoenberg (conducted by Robert Craft).
Track listing
All music composed by Masami Akita.
Personnel
Songs
1Elephant Song7:50
2Horiwai3:38
3Inside Looking Out - Part 19:15
References
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