merzthread

[Mr Momentum & the Sidesteppers]

this thread is dedicated to the man who invented music, masami akita



here's some of his better songs out of his 300 or so albums









here's a badass merzbow remix




merzbow once released a compilation album called the merzbox. it was 50 hours long



here is akita live



notice how he's actually sawing through a piece of wood in the middle of the concert



and here are some heartfelt interviews where akita describes who he is and where his art comes from





here is a short list of some of the albums that merzbow has created that begin with 'merz'

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merzbear
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merzbeat
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merzbird
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merzbox
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merzbuddha
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merzbuta
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merzphysics
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merzzow
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merzbient
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merzmorphosis

One particular album was used to create the Merzcar, a Merzedes-Benz 230 that was modified to have the album Noisembryo playing from it at all times as soon as the car is started, at max volume. There was no way to stop the album from playing. Eventually the car broke down, sadly, despite being auctioned for $1m as a limited edition release of Noisembryo, limited to one (1) edition.



akita was also the subject of being in kevin "4everalone" griffin's music related comic series, "3 chord dorks"






also despite how his music sounds, apparently he really hates eating meat





this was one of his album covers


here he is showing how much he hates kfc


and here he is showing how much he loves chickens




and that's all i got



he is 56 years old and still has a wonderfully active career. his music has touched the hearts of millions over the course of his 35 years of activity.

[Cheesemaster V]

He looks kind of like Tyler, but older and with longer hair.

[Mr Momentum & the Sidesteppers]

tyler wishes he could be as cool as merzbow

also tyler would never stop eating meat

[Hauskaz]

Can confirm I would never be as cool as Merzbow.

[Mr Momentum & the Sidesteppers]

found this awesome documentary

vimeo.com/68339199

to me there is something almost ironic about a man whose sound has such a reputation for being so harsh and aggressive having such a soft spoken and quiet way of talking. I don't think I ever heard him speak before watching this.

also a great interview

www.esoterra.org/merzbow.htm

"Pornography is the unconsciousness of sex. So, Noise is the unconsciousness of music. It's completely misunderstood if Merzbow is music for men. Merzbow is not male or female. Merzbow is erotic like a car crash can be related to genital intercourse. The sound of Merzbow is like Orgone energy-- the color of shiny silver."

[Mr Momentum & the Sidesteppers]

I would highly recommend checking out this specific scene

vimeo.com/68339199#at=46m

it features a real hara kiri video (one of the first ever recorded), after which Merzbow discusses his time spent as a youth studying historical pornography and eventually collaborating with his mentor to make pornographic suicide videos with suicidal actresses and models. The previous scene is good too, as Merzbow discusses how pornography in Japan changed over time after WW2 and the rise of S&M, which he later heavily incorporated into his music.

[Mr Momentum & the Sidesteppers]

Masami's 57th birthday is coming soon, essentially I'm trying to start a listen along broadcast of the Merzbox, starting from 10AM EST on Wednesday (midnight in Tokyo, Merzbow officially turns 57). if possible we want to make Masami a birthday card

also i'm permanently seeding this

thepiratebay.pe/torrent/6501434/

some guy decided to upload some pics from the merzbook he bought on ebay. he might sell it in which case I can kiss my life savings goodbye






pictured here is Masami's wife, Jenny who helps him with his music production and live shows







also this exchange was amusing

[Mr Momentum & the Sidesteppers]

tyler does this thing even have a name?



he uses it at so many live shows

youtu.be/pwWZaOsD6Y4?t=21m0s

[Mr Momentum & the Sidesteppers]

Merzy is officially part of a band now!

what started as an ad hoc trio, turned into a full on band. the trio of Merzbow/Gustafsson/Pandi goes by the name Cuts from today with many future plans and releases coming up.

there last album came out in 2013 and was remarkable. here they are performing live


also met a guy at my friend's show who was an a/vcore musician who opened for merzbow in toronto way back in the 90s. he was a pretty cool guy, his performance was dope

here's some of his stuff



A/Vcore in general is amazing