Merzbow
Crash For Hi-Fi Tapes
FormatCDLabelSlowdown RecordsSeriesMerzbow Archive Series / 1991 SeriesGenreExperimental
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A wry commentary on audiophile culture, Crash For Hi-Fi Tapes revels in deliberate destruction of fidelity. While enthusiasts pursue ever-more-transparent reproduction, Merzbow embraces distortion, clipping, and overload as expressive tools. The title suggests violence directed at the medium itself - tapes crashed, pushed beyond design parameters.
High-fidelity recording promised perfect reproduction; Akita responds by demonstrating that imperfection and degradation carry their own aesthetic values. The "crash" might be system failure or deliberate collision, accident or attack. Either way, the result transforms pristine technology into something raw and unpredictable.
Format
Packaged in a folded paper cover.
Recorded & Mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, Tokyo 1991.
Remastered at Munemihouse, Tokyo 2019.
(c) Merzbow 2019.
Release notes
Packaged in a folded paper cover. Recorded & Mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, Tokyo 1991. Remastered at Munemihouse, Tokyo 2019. (c) Merzbow 2019.
| 1 | May 91 Hi-Fi Mix | 25:24 | |
| 2 | 91~~~Mix | 19:59 | |
| 3 | 1991 A1 | 21:21 |
- Yasuyuki Nakamura
- A&R
- Masami Akita
- Music By
