Merzbow (electronic, ambient, drum, funk, metal)

xcult_classicx · 03-16-2008, 09:39 AM

i have loads of Merzbow releases here and i love every single one of them.

Chronotub · 04-08-2008, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by monellia

that album he did with Genesis P-Orridge was subLIME

I love that album

merzbows good background music, but you do have to be in the right mood for it

Malicious Wakizashi · 04-09-2008, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by cardboard adolescent

Yeah, noise shows do tend to be absolutely insane. I went to a show where the band all picked up giant amplifiers with blasting feedback coming out of them and ran at the audience with them. It hurt, but it was fun.

I remember that. God that was ****ing annoying.

Sweet Jane · 04-10-2008, 08:37 AM

Sometimes I love Merzbow.
Sometimes I love Jandek.

Sometimes I think I'm a twat.

I have a strange love/hate relationship with anything noise. Does anyone else have this problem?

Molecules · 04-10-2008, 10:29 AM

^yeah, I do step outside myself once in a while and realise I am shut in a poorly lit room on a Friday night listening to seas of gargling feedback at intense levels on headphones; that's usually a sign to go and do something else...
Otherwise I will happily join Merzbow on his quest for higher noise consciousness in a poorly lit room, on a Friday night.

Look at it this way, from what I've read on here Merzbow seems to be our version of cheap, supermarket 'Chillout Classics' compilations. People who know nothing about music turn to Moby, we have experimental noise drones from Hades. We're texturally accomplished, very cool and not at all pretentious. look a football

Sweet Jane · 04-11-2008, 10:17 AM

Hah, it's not just me then. Thanks

**Piss Me Off** · 04-14-2008, 05:37 AM

I listened to some the other day, sounded like the inside of a volcano. I'd like to hear what its like live, but i think id have to go insane before listening to it casually at home.

The Unfan · 04-14-2008, 06:16 AM

Actually one of my bigger influences musically. If not for Merzbow I would've never re-picked up guitar after my old punk band split up.

wren · 04-14-2008, 06:47 AM

Merzbow rocks my world!
I can sympathize with what others have said - not many people can listen to noise music 24/7 - but sometimes you just want the windows to melt - and i find merzbow does it better than almost anyone else.

Many have pointed to merzbow's super-prolific discography (over 500 albums) and denouncing him and his music as throwaway and lacking skill or technique. However i think thats exactly the point! look at merzbows junk-art aesthetic and love of dada / anti-art (like schwitters merz bau). Akitas music isnt meant to be refined or heavily 'technical' . Yet every album offers something new and his technique is masterful.

Obviously the most important thing is that merzbow satisfies purely on a sonic / aural level. For me it definitely does

My favorite merz album: Frog!

Malicious Wakizashi · 04-14-2008, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by cardboard adolescent

a good place to start is Merzbeat since the noise is at least looped and has a beat.

I got around to listening to this album and I actually quite like it. It provides good background... noise. I find I can read a lot better when listening to something without lyrics.

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03-16-2008, 09:39 AM
xcult_classicx steve vai says you suck Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 973	i have loads of Merzbow releases here and i love every single one of them.

04-10-2008, 08:37 AM
Sweet Jane Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 517	Sometimes I love Merzbow. Sometimes I love Jandek. Sometimes I think I'm a twat. I have a strange love/hate relationship with anything noise. Does anyone else have this problem? __________________ Calvin: "Do you believe in the devil? You know, a supreme evil being dedicated to the temptation, corruption, and destruction of man?" Hobbes: "I'm not sure that man needs the help."

04-10-2008, 10:29 AM
Molecules 'soupy twist' Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: the Wastes Posts: 630	^yeah, I do step outside myself once in a while and realise I am shut in a poorly lit room on a Friday night listening to seas of gargling feedback at intense levels on headphones; that's usually a sign to go and do something else... Otherwise I will happily join Merzbow on his quest for higher noise consciousness in a poorly lit room, on a Friday night. Look at it this way, from what I've read on here Merzbow seems to be our version of cheap, supermarket 'Chillout Classics' compilations. People who know nothing about music turn to Moby, we have experimental noise drones from Hades. We're texturally accomplished, very cool and not at all pretentious. look a football __________________ Substix Last FM 'Institutionalised cruelty is one thing. But the twisted brainwrong of a one-off man-mental is quite another.'

04-11-2008, 10:17 AM
Sweet Jane Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 517	Hah, it's not just me then. Thanks __________________ Calvin: "Do you believe in the devil? You know, a supreme evil being dedicated to the temptation, corruption, and destruction of man?" Hobbes: "I'm not sure that man needs the help."

04-14-2008, 05:37 AM
Piss Me Off Big In Japan Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: England Posts: 1,643	I listened to some the other day, sounded like the inside of a volcano. I'd like to hear what its like live, but i think id have to go insane before listening to it casually at home. __________________ There's nothing worse than roadside surgery y'know, you don't have your own tools and its just.... murder. Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

04-14-2008, 06:16 AM
The Unfan An Abled Disco Cut Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: In graves, in ways, in clay, underneath the floor Posts: 906	Actually one of my bigger influences musically. If not for Merzbow I would've never re-picked up guitar after my old punk band split up. __________________ <3_BEAUTIFUL_HELL_FAIRY_<3: I Hate Logic

04-14-2008, 06:47 AM
wren Groupie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Africa Posts: 2	Merzbow rocks my world! I can sympathize with what others have said - not many people can listen to noise music 24/7 - but sometimes you just want the windows to melt - and i find merzbow does it better than almost anyone else. Many have pointed to merzbow's super-prolific discography (over 500 albums) and denouncing him and his music as throwaway and lacking skill or technique. However i think thats exactly the point! look at merzbows junk-art aesthetic and love of dada / anti-art (like schwitters merz bau). Akitas music isnt meant to be refined or heavily 'technical' . Yet every album offers something new and his technique is masterful. Obviously the most important thing is that merzbow satisfies purely on a sonic / aural level. For me it definitely does My favorite merz album: Frog!