Merzbow
Crocidura Dsi Nezumi
LabelSlowdown RecordsSeriesMerzbow Archive Series / late '80sGenreExperimental
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The title references the Japanese white-toothed shrew (Crocidura dsinezumi) - an early indication of animal themes that would become prominent following Akita's veganism adoption in 2003. The shrew exists in perpetual urgency, eating constantly or dying - a quality resonating with Merzbow's relentless intensity. These tiny creatures live at the edge of metabolic possibility, their hearts beating impossibly fast.
This prescient animal reference - predating Akita's formal commitment to animal rights by over a decade - suggests that ecological and zoological concerns were present in his work from relatively early stages. The shrew's frantic energy mirrors the recordings' restless movement, sounds scurrying through the mix like small creatures through underbrush.
Format
Recorded & Mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, Tokyo 1987
Remastered at Munemihouse, Tokyo 2018
Originally released cassette tape on ZSF Produkt & Banned Productions 1988
Later released CD part of '[r=100630]' on 2000
(c) Merzbow 2019
Packaged in a folded paper cover.
Track Durations from Windows Media Player
Release notes
Recorded & Mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, Tokyo 1987 Remastered at Munemihouse, Tokyo 2018 Originally released cassette tape on ZSF Produkt & Banned Productions 1988 Later released CD part of '[r=100630]' on 2000 (c) Merzbow 2019 Packaged in a folded paper cover. Track Durations from Windows Media Player
| 1 | Mustela Erminea Nippon | 22:39 | |
| 2 | Mustela Sixasa Namiyei | 23:26 |
- Yasuyuki Nakamura
- A&R
- Masami Akita
- Music By
