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Puroland (album)

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Length
  
49:01

Artist
  
Merzbow

Producer
  
Merzbow

Genre
  
Noise music

Puroland (2001)
  
Ikebukuro Dada (2001)

Release date
  
12 December 2001

Label
  
[OHM] Records

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Released
  
December 12, 2001 (2001-12-12)

Recorded
  
2000–2001 at Bedroom, Tokyo

Similar
  
Merzbow albums, Noise music albums, Other albums

Puroland is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. The title refers to an amusement park in Tokyo run by Sanrio, the company behind Hello Kitty.

Contents

"Pilgrimage to Puroland" was played live once in Tokyo. "Celebration Day" was inspired by the song of the same name by Led Zeppelin, and was played live once in Osaka. "Pleasant Valley Monday" was inspired by the song "Pleasant Valley Sunday" by The Monkees. "War Frog" was originally called "Boom Boom Bomb" because of the bass loop, and was played live many times.

The album Dharma has a track referencing Hello Kitty.

Merzbow pilgrimage to puroland


Track listing

All music composed by Masami Akita.

Personnel

  • Masami Akita – performer
  • Lasse Marhaug – cover design
  • Songs

    1Pilgrimage to Puroland13:18
    2Pleasant Valley Monday16:00
    3Celebration Day11:00

    References

    Puroland (album) Wikipedia