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
#TitleRatingLength
1Merz Rock 1
drum machine [rhythm box], drums (drum set) [taped drums], electronic instruments [noise], guitar, percussion, recorder [ring modulated recorders], synthesizer [Synare 3], tabla, tape [endless tape], tape [tapes] and other vocals [voice]:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow)
recording of:
Merzrock A1 + Anemic Pop 1 (in 1981)
1:59
2Merz Rock 2
drum machine [rhythm box], drums (drum set) [taped drums], electronic instruments [noise], guitar, percussion, recorder [ring modulated recorders], synthesizer [Synare 3], tabla, tape [endless tape], tape [tapes] and other vocals [voice]:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow)
recording of:
Merzrock A1 + Anemic Pop 2 (in 1981)
8:24
3Merz Gamlan 1
drum machine [rhythm box], drums (drum set) [taped drums], electronic instruments [noise], guitar, percussion, recorder [ring modulated recorders], synthesizer [Synare 3], tabla, tape [endless tape], tape [tapes] and other vocals [voice]:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow)
recording of:
E‐Study #3‐1 + Merz Solo 1 (in 1981)
15:54
4Merz Gamlan 2
drum machine [rhythm box], drums (drum set) [taped drums], electronic instruments [noise], guitar, percussion, recorder [ring modulated recorders], synthesizer [Synare 3], tabla, tape [endless tape], tape [tapes] and other vocals [voice]:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow)
recording of:
E‐Study #3‐1 + Merz Solo 2 (in 1981)
5:56
5Merz Scat
drum machine [rhythm box], drums (drum set) [taped drums], electronic instruments [noise], guitar, percussion, recorder [ring modulated recorders], synthesizer [Synare 3], tabla, tape [endless tape], tape [tapes] and other vocals [voice]:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow)
recording of:
E‐3‐1‐1 (in 1981)
11:30
6Merztronics Jazz Mix
bass [wood bass]:
Kiyoshi Mizutani (Japanese noise / field recording artist)
drum machine [rhythm box], drums (drum set) [taped drums], electronic instruments [noise], guitar, percussion, recorder [ring modulated recorders], synthesizer [Synare 3], tabla, tape [endless tape], tape [tapes] and other vocals [voice]:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow)
recording of:
007B1+Ah Corps (in 1981)
11:46
7Merztronics Rhythm Mix
drum machine [rhythm box], drums (drum set) [taped drums], electronic instruments [noise], guitar, percussion, recorder [ring modulated recorders], synthesizer [Synare 3], tabla, tape [endless tape], tape [tapes] and other vocals [voice]:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow)
recording of:
E3B2+Ah Corps (in 1981)
11:17
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