Merzbow
| a.k.a. | Akita Masami |
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| Country | Japan |
| Formed | 1979, Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | Noise, Dark Ambient, Drone, Free Improvisation, Sound Collage, Industrial |
| Years active | 1979-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)
Merzbow Discography
| Album title | Lyrics | Type | Released | Rating | Votes | Reviews | |||
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Collection 007 (1981) |  |
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Studio | 1981 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Collection:001 (1981) | |
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Studio | 1981 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Paradoxa Paradoxa: Live at Kid Airak Hall, Tokyo (1982) | |
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Live | 1982 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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抜刀隊 With Memorial Gadgets (1986) | |
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Studio | 1986-08 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Music for Bondage Performance (1991) | |
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Studio | 1991 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Flare Gun (1994) | |
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Studio | 1994 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Noisembryo (1994) | |
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Studio | 1994-02 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Venerology (1994) | |
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Studio | 1994-09 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Music for Bondage Performance 2 (1996) | |
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Studio | 1996-05-07 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Pulse Demon (1996) | |
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Studio | 1996-05-28 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Voice Pie / Man Is the Bastard Noise (1996) | |
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Split | 1996-11-19 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Rectal Anarchy (1997) | |
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Studio | 1997-04-15 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Hybrid Noisebloom (1997) | |
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Studio | 1997-06-10 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Tauromachine (1998) | |
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Studio | 1998-07-21 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Door Open at 8 AM (1999) | |
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Studio | 1999-06-01 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Dharma (2001) | |
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Studio | 2001-08-14 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Megatone (2002) | |
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Studio | 2002-04-26 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Merzbeat (2002) | |
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Studio | 2002-09-03 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Partikel (2004) | |
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Studio | 2004-07 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 04092001 (2005) | |
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Live | 2005-02-11 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Sun Baked Snow Cave (2005) | |
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Studio | 2005-12-05 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Partikel II (2007) | |
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Studio | 2007-02-09 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Walrus & Groon (2007) | |
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EP | 2007-05-01 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rock Dream (2007) | |
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Live | 2007-10-26 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Andre sider af Sonic Youth (2008) | |
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Studio | 2008-07-28 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Oh Lucy!!! / Tipping Foul into the Dirt (2010) | |
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Split | 2010-06 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Klatter (2011) | |
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Studio | 2011-02-23 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Partikel III (2013) | |
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Studio | 2013-05-23 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Full of Hell · Merzbow (2014) | |
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Studio | 2014-11-24 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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現象 Gensho (2016) | |
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Studio | 2016-03-18 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Sister Fawn (2016) | |
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EP | 2016-07-08 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Mukomodulator (2021) | |
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Studio | 2021-01-02 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Retribution by All Other Creatures (2022) | |
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Studio | 2022-07-21 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Fantail Vision (2022) | |
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Boxed set | 2022-12-15 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Mukotronics (2024) | |
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Studio | 2024-02-19 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Mukogenerator (2024) | |
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Studio | 2024-02-19 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Animal Matiere (2024) | |
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Studio | 2024-03-15 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Hinawave (2024) | |
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Studio | 2024-03-15 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Magnetic Rain (2024) | |
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Studio | 2024-03-15 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Tsubute Mosaic (2024) | |
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Studio | 2024-04-19 | - | 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.
The name is derived from Kurt Schwitters's "Merzbau", and is meant to be pronounced the same way.