Merzbow (rock, discography, tracks, song)

pheurton · 03-06-2008, 05:12 PM

I always thought merzbow was some hentai thing =o

cardboard adolescent · 03-06-2008, 06:55 PM

more of an s&m thing, really

xcult_classicx · 03-16-2008, 09:39 AM

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

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.

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!

starrynight · 04-18-2011, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by wren

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.

I haven't really heard enough to fully judge him, and I suppose some 90s music can be too technical and cold (for me certainly), but I'm not sure lower technical rigour necessarily would have to be the reason people would call it throwaway. Could be other reasons. I remember when I heard some of his music it sounded a little simple. And for some reason Japanese music is seen as particularly hip by some, but more when it uses styles already very familiar in the West.

OccultHawk · 04-18-2011, 12:40 PM

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for some reason Japanese music is seen as particularly hip by some, but more when it uses styles already very familiar in the West.

Japanism adds a special sprinkle of sparkle. The cute accents of of the girl bands that sing in English is beauty that has been refined since Sei Shonagon. And the extremes that Merzbow insists upon take us to mountaintop Zen meditation epiphanies. That stuff deserves to be thought of as hip.

04-10-2008, 08:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
Sweet Jane Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 546	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	#5 (permalink)
Molecules daddy don't Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: the Wastes Posts: 2,577	^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 __________________ [SIZE="1"]Eff em tumble her

04-11-2008, 10:17 AM	#6 (permalink)
Sweet Jane Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 546	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	#7 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,470	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. __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

03-06-2008, 05:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
pheurton n/a Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 990	I always thought merzbow was some hentai thing =o

03-06-2008, 06:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
cardboard adolescent ;) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,511	more of an s&m thing, really

03-16-2008, 09:39 AM	#3 (permalink)
xcult_classicx Offset Guitar Operator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 1,149	i have loads of Merzbow releases here and i love every single one of them.

04-14-2008, 06:47 AM	#8 (permalink)
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!