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
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
Merzbow Monday: Merzbow – Red 2 Eyes album review
Red 2 Eyes is an early exploration with the EMS Synthi but its as noisy as you please. When you hear the phrase “modular synth,” you might think of clean, … Continue reading
Merzbow Monday: Merzbow – Rainbow Electronics (Alchemy, 1990) album review
Culled from 21 hours of archival recordings, Merzbow’s Rainbow Electronics is a noise symphony in 4 movements. Noise albums can come in two varieties – major and minor releases to … Continue reading
Merzbow Monday: Merzbow – Collection Era Vol. 3 (Merzbox Disc 6, 1981)
This collection of the Collection era, compiled as disc 6 of the Merzbox, is more of a historical curiosity than essential listening. Before the harsh noise, the sheets of damaging … Continue reading
Merzbow Monday: Merzbow – E-Study album review
Like walking through a forest of rebar, getting caught in the crossfire of some BB battle, 1981’s E-Study is about as far from Harsh Noise as you can get in … Continue reading
rEcaP: Perc & Einsturzende Neubauten – Stahldub Interpretations + Prostitutes – Shatter And Lose
Welcome to another edition of rEcaP, where we feature some of our favorites of the EP format. EPs are vital to the musical ecosystem; they are often more focused, more … Continue reading
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