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Merzbow

a.k.a.Akita Masami
CountryJapan
Formed1979, Tokyo, Japan
GenresNoise, Dark Ambient, Drone, Free Improvisation, Sound Collage, Industrial
Years active1979-present

Line-up (members)

  • Masami Akita : Tapes, Drums, Synthesizer, Objects, Laptop, Electronics (1979-present)

Former members

  • Kiyoshi Mizutani : Organ, Violin, Percussion (1979-1989)
  • Reiko.A : Vocals, Synthesizer (1991-1999)
  • Bara : Vocals (1991-1999)
Releases : 40     Total votes : 0     Reviews : 0
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Merzbow Discography

Album title Lyrics Type Released Rating Votes Reviews
Merzbow - Collection 007 (1981) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
Merzbow - Collection:001 (1981) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
(1982) collection wish list Live - 0 0
Merzbow - 抜刀隊 With Memorial Gadgets (1986) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
Merzbow / Right Brain Audile - Music for Bondage Performance (1991) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
Merzbow - Flare Gun (1994) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
Merzbow - Noisembryo (1994) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
Merzbow - Venerology (1994) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
Merzbow / Right Brain Audile - Music for Bondage Performance 2 (1996) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
Merzbow - Pulse Demon (1996) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
(1996) collection wish list Split - 0 0
Merzbow - Rectal Anarchy (1997) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
Merzbow - Hybrid Noisebloom (1997) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
Merzbow - Tauromachine (1998) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
Merzbow - Door Open at 8 AM (1999) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
Merzbow - Dharma (2001) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
Boris - Megatone (2002) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
Merzbow - Merzbeat (2002) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
Nordvargr - Partikel (2004) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
(2005) collection wish list Live - 0 0
Boris - Sun Baked Snow Cave (2005) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
Merzbow - Partikel II (2007) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
(2007) collection wish list EP - 0 0
(2007) collection wish list Live - 0 0
Sonic Youth - Andre sider af Sonic Youth (2008) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
(2010) collection wish list Split - 0 0
Boris - Klatter (2011) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
Merzbow - Partikel III (2013) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
Full of Hell - Full of Hell · Merzbow (2014) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
Boris - 現象 Gensho (2016) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
(2016) collection wish list EP - 0 0
Merzbow - Mukomodulator (2021) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
Bastard Noise - Retribution by All Other Creatures (2022) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
(2022) collection wish list Boxed set - 0 0
Merzbow - Mukotronics (2024) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
Merzbow - Mukogenerator (2024) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
Merzbow - Animal Matiere (2024) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
Merzbow - Hinawave (2024) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
Merzbow - Magnetic Rain (2024) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
Merzbow - Tsubute Mosaic (2024) collection wish list Studio - 0 0
Additional notes
Merzbow (メルツバウ) is an extreme experimental music project created in Tokyo in 1979 under the direction of musician Masami Akita (秋田昌美) and is recognized as being one of the earliest projects in what has become known as "Japanese noise". Highly prolific, Merzbow has released hundreds of recordings since 1979.

The name is derived from Kurt Schwitters's "Merzbau", and is meant to be pronounced the same way.