Merzbox

~ Release by Merzbow (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Limited edition of 1,000 numbered copies. Packaged in a black leatherette case with a numbered metal tag.

The case contains 50 CDs, 2 CD-ROMs, 6 circular cards, 6 circular stickers, a poster, a long-sleeved t-shirt, a medallion, and a hardcover book. The CDs, cards, and stickers are packed in a CD binder. One CD-ROM is the Merzrom, with an interactive multimedia program by Troy Innocent, the other contains an Extreme catalog and press materials. The book is Merzbook: The Pleasuredome of Noise by Brett Woodward and contains notes for all of the discs.

Preorders also received the release Decomposition and two additional posters. These were then made available with orders from Extreme for an additional fee.

Annotation last modified on 2017-09-06 22:22 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: OM Electrique
2▶CD: Metal Acoustic Music
3▶CD: Remblandt Assemblage
4▶CD: Collection Era, Volume 1
5▶CD: Collection Era, Volume 2
6▶CD: Collection Era, Volume 3
7▶CD: Paradoxa Paradoxa
8▶CD: Material Action for 2 Microphones
9▶CD: Yantra Material Action
10▶CD: Solonoise
11▶CD: Expanded Music
12▶CD: Nil Vagina Tape Loops
13▶CD: Material Action 2 N.A.M
14▶CD: Mechanization Takes Command
15▶CD: Dying Mapa Tapes 1–2
16▶CD: Dying Mapa Tapes 2–3
17▶CD: Agni Hotra
18▶CD: Pornoise/1kg, Volume 1
19▶CD: Pornoise/1kg, Volume 2
20▶CD: Pornoise/1kg, Volume 3
21▶CD: Pornoise Extra
22▶CD: Sadomasochismo / The Lampinak
23▶CD: Mortegage / Batztoutai Extra
24▶CD: Enclosure / Libido Economy
25▶CD: Vratya Southward
26▶CD: Live in Khabarovsk, CCCP (I’m Proud by Rank of the Workers)
27▶CD: Storage
28▶CD: Fission Dialogue
29▶CD: Collaborative
30▶CD: Crocidura Dsi Nezumi
31▶CD: KIR Transformation
32▶CD: SCUM Vol. 1
33▶CD: SCUM Vol. 2
34▶CD: Severances
35▶CD: Steel CUM
36▶CD: Cloud Cock OO Grand
37▶CD: Newark Hellfire, Live on WFMU, 1990
38▶CD: Hannover Cloud
39▶CD: Stacy Q, Hi‐Fi Sweet Leaf
40▶CD: Music for True Romance, Volume 1
41▶CD: Brain Ticket Death
42▶CD: Sons of Slash Noise Metal
43▶CD: Exotic Apple
44▶CD: Liquid City
45▶CD: Red Magnesia Pink
46▶CD: Marfan Syndrome
47▶CD: Rhinogradentia
48▶CD: Space Mix Travelling Band
49▶CD: Motorond
50▼CD: Annihiloscillator
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1Hair Gun
recording engineer and mixer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow) (in 1997-03)
electronic instruments [noise electronix], other instruments [metal], synthesizer [EMS] and theremin:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow) (in 1997-03)
recorded at and mixed at:
ZSF Produkt Studio in Takinogawa, Kita (Kita-ku), Tokyo, Japan (in 1997-03)
recording of:
Hair Gun (in 1997-03)
composer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow)
13:17
2Kyoko Hamara Air Clyster
recording engineer and mixer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow) (in 1997-01)
electronic instruments [noise electronix], other instruments [metal] and theremin:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow)
electronic instruments [noise]:
Reiko A. (Japanese noise musician; Reiko A)
other vocals [voice]:
Bara (Butoh performer and noise musician)
recorded at and mixed at:
ZSF Produkt Studio in Takinogawa, Kita (Kita-ku), Tokyo, Japan (in 1997-01)
recording of:
Kyoko Hamara Air Clyster (in 1997-01)
composer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow)
12:14
3Black Brain of Piranese
recording engineer and mixer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow) (in 1997-01)
electronic instruments [noise electronix], other instruments [metal], synthesizer [EMS] and theremin:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow) (in 1997-01)
recorded at and mixed at:
ZSF Produkt Studio in Takinogawa, Kita (Kita-ku), Tokyo, Japan (in 1997-01)
recording of:
Black Brain of Piranese (in 1997-01)
composer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow)
13:26
4Soft, Parts 1 & 2
recording engineer and mixer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow) (in 1996-12)
electronic instruments [noise electronix], Moog, other instruments [metal] and theremin:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow) (in 1996-12)
recorded at and mixed at:
ZSF Produkt Studio in Takinogawa, Kita (Kita-ku), Tokyo, Japan (in 1996-12)
recording of:
Soft, Parts 1 & 2 (in 1996-12)
composer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow)
17:30
5Wild Pair
recording engineer and mixer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow) (in 1996-12)
electronic instruments [noise electronix] and other instruments [metal]:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow) (in 1996-12)
recorded at and mixed at:
ZSF Produkt Studio in Takinogawa, Kita (Kita-ku), Tokyo, Japan (in 1996-12)
recording of:
Wild Pair (in 1996-12)
composer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow)
3:51