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
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1Brain Forest for Metal Acoustic Concret
recording engineer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow) (on 1990-01-09)
mixer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow) (on 1990-04-17)
electronic instruments [distorted DBX], electronic instruments [noise electronics], electronic instruments [short wave], other instruments [bowed instruments], other instruments [metal harp], other instruments [metals], tape [loops], tape [tapes] and turntable:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow) (on 1990-01-09)
recorded at:
ZSF Produkt Studio in Takinogawa, Kita (Kita-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1990-01-09)
mixed at:
ZSF Produkt Studio in Takinogawa, Kita (Kita-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1990-04-17)
recording of:
Brain Forest for Metal Acoustic Concret (on 1990-01-09)
composer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow)
23:37
2Spinnozaamen
recording engineer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow) (on 1989-10-23, on 1989-12-08)
mixer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow) (on 1990-04-17)
electronic instruments [distorted DBX], electronic instruments [noise electronics], electronic instruments [short wave], other instruments [bowed instruments], other instruments [metal harp], other instruments [metals], tape [loops], tape [tapes] and turntable:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow) (on 1989-10-23, on 1989-12-08)
recorded at:
ZSF Produkt Studio in Takinogawa, Kita (Kita-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1989-10-23, on 1989-12-08)
mixed at:
ZSF Produkt Studio in Takinogawa, Kita (Kita-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1990-04-17)
recording of:
Spinnozaamen (from 1989-10-23 until 1989-12-08)
composer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow)
24:02
3Autopussy Go No Go
recording engineer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow) (on 1989-10-19)
mixer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow) (on 1990-04-17)
electronic instruments [distorted DBX], electronic instruments [noise electronics], electronic instruments [short wave], other instruments [bowed instruments], other instruments [metal harp], other instruments [metals], tape [loops], tape [tapes] and turntable:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow) (on 1989-10-19)
recorded at:
ZSF Produkt Studio in Takinogawa, Kita (Kita-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1989-10-19)
mixed at:
ZSF Produkt Studio in Takinogawa, Kita (Kita-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1990-04-17)
recording of:
Autopussy Go No Go (on 1989-10-19)
composer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow)
7:41
4Modular
recording engineer:
Peter Duimelinks (on 1989-09-23, on 1989-10-03) and Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow) (on 1989-12-03)
mixer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow) (on 1990-04-17)
electronic instruments [distorted DBX], electronic instruments [noise electronics], electronic instruments [short wave], other instruments [metal harp], other instruments [metals], tape [loops], tape [tapes] and turntable:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow) (on 1989-12-03)
other instruments [bowed instruments]:
Reiko A (Japanese noise musician; Reiko A) (on 1989-09-23, on 1989-10-03) and Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow) (on 1989-12-03)
recorded at:
V2 ('s-Hertogenbosch) in ’s-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1989-09-23), Diogenes in Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1989-10-03) and ZSF Produkt Studio in Takinogawa, Kita (Kita-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1989-12-03)
mixed at:
ZSF Produkt Studio in Takinogawa, Kita (Kita-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1990-04-17)
remix of:
Diogenes (Nijmegen) October 3rd by Merzbow (Japanese noise project)
recording of:
Modular (on 1989-12-03)
composer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow)
15:12
5Postfix
recording engineer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow) (on 1988-12-14)
mixer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow) (on 1990-04-17)
electronic instruments [distorted DBX], electronic instruments [noise electronics], electronic instruments [short wave], other instruments [bowed instruments], other instruments [metal harp], other instruments [metals], tape [loops], tape [tapes] and turntable:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow) (on 1988-12-14)
recorded at:
ZSF Produkt Studio in Takinogawa, Kita (Kita-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1988-12-14)
mixed at:
ZSF Produkt Studio in Takinogawa, Kita (Kita-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1990-04-17)
recording of:
Postfix (on 1988-12-14)
composer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow)
8:26
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