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just picked 3cd box up in the store, haven't really given it a good listen, but i sure am happy with it since i like his analogue stuff, and the artwork (and patch :D) look good. i think his analogue stuff is more innovative and less random than stuff from his digital period, Last of The Analog Sessions is a three CD box set compiling Merzbow's final three albums recorded entirely on analog equipment. These albums sat unreleased until now and mark a historic compositional change in the world of Merzbow. Upon completion of these three albums Masami Akita traded his analog equipment for an Apple laptop which he has been composing on ever since. This change in equipment marks a change in sound and a whole new period for Merzbow. This box set documents the end of one era and the beginning of another. The first 1000 copies include an embroidered Merzbow Analog Sessions patch. Each CD is packed in an LP mini jacket featuring cover art by Masami Akita. The entire package is housed in a deluxe silver foil-printed box featuring the EMS Synthi, one of Akita's primary instruments during Merzbow's analog era. the release date on that site is wrong btw, i think it should be 2003 anyone else familiar with this box, or perhaps any opinions on merzbow in general, or about his analogue to digital step? please don't let this thread turn into another 'anti-merzbow' / 'noise sucks' thread, thx |
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how is him? I mean his music anywhere near to snares? |
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not really, i'd say he's way better... |
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remember those anti-sickness rubber strips which all cars in the 80s used to have trailing out the back of their car supposedly lessening the friction? |
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no, snares has well constructed beats (which some people call noisy/noise) and melodies now and then, but this is pure noise, no beats or melody, you could compare it to afx's ktpa's but i found those irritating tracks, whereas i can listen to merzbow (preferrably on headphones) for a long time and really enjoy it, it's so powerfull kinda has the same calming effect as ambient on me |
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what do you think of tauromachine? that's the most powerful release by akita i have heard...is there something better? |
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i gotta admit i still haven't heard that one, but read a lot about it, tauromachine and timehunter are two akita releases i'm still planning to check out, thanks for reminding :) |
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oh i do know the first track (cannibalism of machine) of that release now that i think of it, it's very powerful and dark indeed, another reason to check out the rest! |
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tauromachine is a great album indeed. i love the cover art to this 3cd set. they look very cool. |
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that is my favourite track on album...but the whole thing is awesome. really powerful harsh stuff! |
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Where is the best place to buy Merzbow cd's in the uk online? I really liked his set last week in birmingham, have no idea what tracks they were though. |
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Tauromachine is awesome. "Frog" is very cool too. I think it was re-released on cd a few months ago including a cd with remixes |
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*very ignorant, again* what is analog/digital equiment? ' _" |
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(and music... and all) |
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yeah, not everyone has the talent of mixing C64 datatapes together. |
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no problem at all man someone should correct me if i'm wrong here since i know very little about music making equipment, but akita used to make his noise/music with equipment like synths, mics, drum machines, filters, modulators, oscillators, tapes etc. that is what is referred to as his analog(ue) stuff, i think it was around 1999 he started using an (apple) laptop to make all his noise/music with, and he still does now. this is what's called his '(post-analog) digital era' as i mentioned before i prefer his analog stuff since it's more varied and less random imo, yet it's hard and powerful as hell. btw i'm really loving the 1st cd (catapillar) of this box, i'd really recommend it to all of you who like merzbow, i haven't given them all 3 that much time, but cd 1 sounds best to me at this moment (also track 1 from that, awesome starter) |
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i'm replying to uzim there |
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thanks... well, every Merzbow album i have has its own "sound" - Tauromachine sounds very different than Venerology for example, more "electronic" in a way, with sine waves and stuff... (i personally prefer Venerology, Ananga-Ranga is a great track) "Tamago" (one of his latest albums) is a very surprising Merzbow album if you can find it too - you can actually find some kind of, highly "damaged"/distorted, melodies and rhythms... it is pretty varied as well! and "Music For Bondage Performance, vol.1" (one of his first i think) is also very surprising in another way - it is not *that* noisy compared to other Merzbow albums, much less "maximalist" (you can listen to it without having your ears ringing at the end ^^)... it can be compared to Coil's "How To Destroy Angels"... |
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i love the artowork of tamago :D very original |
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"with equipment like synths, mics, drum machines, filters, modulators, oscillators, tapes etc. that is what is referred to as his analog(ue) stuff. I think it was around 1999 he started using an (apple) laptop to make all his noise/music with" I think he still uses analogue gear(guitar, chickens, sheep :) ), it's just that now his main tool is a computer. |
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listening to tauromachine right now ohh so good for getting rid of hungry feeling food music, mmmmmmmmmmm... |
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yeah you're right :) on animal magnestism he uses chicken samlpes if i'm right, hehe he's nuts it seems he like chickens a lot: |
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looks like ive got more points than you buddy time to quit your job! |
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fookin 'ell :O beaten by rombouts & co. ! |
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'zit er ook stroop in de biostabil 2000?' 'STROOP?' |
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nice artwork I haven't heard any merzbow yet, ever. I only listened to parts of that satanstornade-cd on warpmarket some time ago. How does that relate to "regular" merzbow-music? In other words: if I didn't like satanstornade, could I still like other merzbow? |
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"if I didn't like satanstornade, could I still like other merzbow?" You could but if you're not into harsh noises you'd need to be a bit careful which releases you listen to. "sleeper awakes at the edge of the abyss" by merzbow and christoph heemann is a very ambient sounding record for example, I once fell asleep playing it through my headphones. I've heard "Vibratance" is a not so harsh one as well(can't verify this yet though) |
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"sleeper awakes at the edge of the abyss" by merzbow and christoph heemann" Thanks. I'll memorize that titel. Ambient is nice... so maybe that would indeed be a good starting point :-) |
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he used to be a chicken in a past life. i've been playing "ikebukuro dada" again lately and i'm glad i have. whatta trip! |
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nice avatar hobbes : ) |
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thank you very much uzim :) you like your mangas dont you? |
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Tauromachine is my favourite too, as Tolstoyed said it's very powerful ! More than Timehunter. |
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i only know it thanks to you! :) |
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