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A Journal Of The Dark Arts

Watch Boris and Merzbow Summon the Sludge on “a buo a qu” from 20180628 at Unit

Merzbow‘s collaborations with Boris have become some of the most cherished treasures of his mountainous back-catalog. Here’s a chance to watch the quartet in action, performing “a bao a qu” … Continue reading

July 18, 2023 · Leave a comment

Merzbow Monday: CATalysis 猫媒 (Elevator Bath) album review

Masami Akita trades in his beloved birds for nature’s most perfect predator on this new one for Elevator Bath. It’s purrfection. Masami Akita‘s love of animals is well-known and well-documented. … Continue reading

May 8, 2023 · Leave a comment

Merzbow Monday: Merzbow – Tauromachine (Remastered) album review

An expanded version of one of Merzbow’s most essential releases gets a slick new mix and a much-needed vinyl pressing in honor of its 25th Anniversary. Merzbow’s mid-to-late ’90s albums … Continue reading

April 18, 2023 · Leave a comment

Merzbow Monday: Merzbow – Collection:001 album review

One of the earliest Merzbow recordings is also one of the most intriguing. Merzbow – Collection 001 album cover credit/@rateyourmusic Early ’80s Merzbow is an interesting beast. It seems more … Continue reading

January 16, 2023 · Leave a comment

Muslimgauze – Blinded Horses album review

On his fourth LP, Bryn Jones fully comes into his own as Muslimgauze while still containing some anomalies and retaining some atavistic traits of his earliest works. For those that … Continue reading

January 14, 2023 · Leave a comment

Low – I Could Live In Hope album review

Released on February 18, 1994, Low’s debut album is the Duluth, Minnesota trio in their purest state – quiet, sparse, haunting and chillingly beautiful. On November 5, 2022, the indie … Continue reading

November 7, 2022 · Leave a comment

Merzbow Monday: Merzbow – Bit Blues (Slowdown Recordings) album review

The most recent Merzbow album to receive the digital reissue treatment from Slowdown Records recalls the adage from the Scottish play “all sound and fury… signifying nothing.” Recently, Japan’s Slowdown … Continue reading

August 29, 2022 · Leave a comment

Merzbow Monday: Merzbow – Kotorhizome album review

Three brutal koto recordings get their first digital reissue on Slowdown Records on Kotorhizome. Merzbow never stops. He never sleeps, he just keeps pumping out pummeling, grinding, obliterating noise albums, … Continue reading

July 26, 2022 · Leave a comment

Merzbow Monday: Merzbow & Lawrence English – Eternal Stalker (Dais Records) album review

Two titans of noise music take us on a guided tour through a postindustrial purgatory on this essential collaboration for Los Angeles’ Dais Records Imagine finding yourself wandering through some … Continue reading

June 20, 2022 · Leave a comment

Merzbow Monday: Merzbow & Arcane Device – Merzbow & Arcane Device (Important Records) abum review

Two titans of ambient noise come together to show what’s possible with the genre on this new collab for Important Records Remix albums offer an opportunity to both showcase the … Continue reading

June 6, 2022 · Leave a comment

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