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
#TitleRatingLength
1UP Steel CUM
recording engineer and mixer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow) (on 1989-07-02)
additional guitar:
Kiyoshi Mizutani (Japanese noise / field recording artist) (on 1989-07-02)
drums (drum set) [drum kit], electronic instruments [electronix], other instruments [bowed instruments], other instruments [electro-shaver], other instruments [motor], other instruments [self-made junk], percussion, percussion [metal percussion], tape [tapes], turntable and other vocals [voice]:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow) (on 1989-07-02)
recorded at and mixed at:
ZSF Produkt Studio in Takinogawa, Kita (Kita-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1989-07-02)
recording of:
Up (on 1989-07-02)
composer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow)
16:25
2Catabolism Variation Stereo No. 1
recording engineer and mixer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow) (on 1989-07-02)
additional electronic instruments [computer rhythm] and additional keyboard:
Kiyoshi Mizutani (Japanese noise / field recording artist) (on 1989-07-02)
drums (drum set) [drum kit], electronic instruments [electronix], other instruments [bowed instruments], other instruments [electro-shaver], other instruments [motor], other instruments [self-made junk], percussion, percussion [metal percussion], tape [tapes], turntable and other vocals [voice]:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow) (on 1989-07-02)
recorded at and mixed at:
ZSF Produkt Studio in Takinogawa, Kita (Kita-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1989-07-02)
compilation of:
Steel Cum by SCUM (Merzbow side project), Catabolism Variations by SCUM (Merzbow side project) and Stereo No. 1 by SCUM (Merzbow side project)
recording of:
Catabolism Variations (on 1989-07-02)
composer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow)
recording of:
Steel Cum (on 1989-07-02)
composer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow)
recording of:
Stereo No. 1 (on 1989-07-02)
composer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow)
14:03
3Deaf Forever / Wild Thing / Electric Shaver Forest / De‐Soundtrack Variation No. 1 / Rap the Khabarovsk
recording engineer and mixer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow) (on 1989-07-02)
additional guitar:
Kiyoshi Mizutani (Japanese noise / field recording artist) (on 1989-07-02)
drums (drum set) [drum kit], electronic instruments [electronix], other instruments [bowed instruments], other instruments [electro-shaver], other instruments [motor], other instruments [self-made junk], percussion, percussion [metal percussion], tape [tapes], turntable and other vocals [voice]:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow) (on 1989-07-02)
recorded at and mixed at:
ZSF Produkt Studio in Takinogawa, Kita (Kita-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1989-07-02)
compilation of:
Deaf Forever by SCUM (Merzbow side project), Wild Thing by SCUM (Merzbow side project), Electric Shaver Forest by SCUM (Merzbow side project), De‐Soundtrack Variation No. 1 by SCUM (Merzbow side project) and Rap the Khabarovsk by SCUM (Merzbow side project)
recording of:
De‐Soundtrack Variation No. 1 (on 1989-07-02)
composer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow)
instrumental cover recording of:
Deaf Forever (on 1989-07-02)
writer:
Phil Campbell (Welsh metal guitarist for Motörhead & Persian Risk), Pete Gill, Ian Fraser Kilmister (“Lemmy” from Motörhead) and Michael Burston (Motörhead guitarist)
publisher:
Motor Music Ltd. (Motörhead publisher) (from 1986 to present)
recording of:
Electric Shaver Forest (on 1989-07-02)
composer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow)
recording of:
Rap the Khabarovsk (on 1989-07-02)
composer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow)
instrumental cover recording of:
Wild Thing (on 1989-07-02)
lyricist and composer:
Chip Taylor (US singer/songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Musikverlag GmbH and April Music (in 1981)
31:02
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