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Dying Mapa Tapes (3CD Box)

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Recorded and mixed at Lowest Music & Arts, Tokyo April & May 5 1982 Masami Akita -Tapes, Guitar, Drum Machine, Noise, Effects, Percussions, Rhythm, Radio, TV, Electronics, Junk, Bass Guitar + Kiyoshi Mizutani - Violin, Percussion Originally released on cassette (Aeon, USA )1983 Later released on CD as part of the ‘Merzbox’ (Extreme,Australia) 2000. Re-mastered at Munemihouse, Tokyo 2018 This is the first installment of the Dying Mapa trilogy inspired by the Nyingmapa school of Tibetan Buddhism. Musically, the whole trilogy is made with different equipment and instruments than other recordings of the same period. It also features instruments recorded on tape and then either slowed down or played backwards.
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File under: Japan
Cat. number: LH123
Year: 2019

This edition

3 CD with printed wallets in Jute bag with 2 pins. Edition of 200 copies

Format

CD1 recorded and mixed at Lowest Music & Arts, Tokyo 28 April & May 5 1982.

CD2 recorded and mixed at Lowest Music & Arts, Machida, Tokyo 27 April 1982.

CD3 recorded and mixed at Lowest Music & Arts, Machida, Tokyo, 28 April 1982.

Re-mastered at Munemihouse, Tokyo 2018.

Originally released on cassette as [r=433716], [r=3171746], [r=1855406] (Aeon, USA) 1983

Later released on CD as part of the [r=100630] (Extreme, Australia) 2000

3 CD with printed wallets in Jute bag with 2 pins.

Edition of 200 copies.

Track durations printed on release are taken from the Merzbow release except for 2-1 and are slightly different.

Release notes

CD1 recorded and mixed at Lowest Music & Arts, Tokyo 28 April & May 5 1982. CD2 recorded and mixed at Lowest Music & Arts, Machida, Tokyo 27 April 1982. CD3 recorded and mixed at Lowest Music & Arts, Machida, Tokyo, 28 April 1982. Re-mastered at Munemihouse, Tokyo 2018. Originally released on cassette as [r=433716], [r=3171746], [r=1855406] (Aeon, USA) 1983 Later released on CD as part of the [r=100630] (Extreme, Australia) 2000 3 CD with printed wallets in Jute bag with 2 pins. Edition of…

Tracklist
Dying Mapa Tapes I
1-1Denegation 10:10
1-2Indifferent Part 1 6:23
1-3 Indifferent Part 2 8:03
1-4Opinion For Satva Karman - (Sprashutavia) - Decoup 21:46
Dying Mapa Tapes II
2-1Dharma Kamarage 22:20
2-2Sukha-Chanda-Tanno-Kless 23:28
Dying Mapa Tapes III
3-1Genetic Erotique (Sie Wird Weiß) 23:00
3-2Rejet-Ictus-Connotation-Accompagnement-Penisersatz-Stigma Indelabile Etc. 23:15
Credits
Masami Akita
Tape [Tapes], Effects, Percussion, Noises [Noise] (2-1, 2-2), Tape [Tapes], Guitar, Drum Machine, Noises [Noise] (1-1 to 1-4), Tape [Tapes], Guitar, Drum Machine, Noises [Noise], Effects, Percussion [Percussions], Performer [Rhythm], Performer [Radio], Performer [TV], Electronics, Performer [Junk], Bass Guitar, Tape [Tapes], Performer [Rhythm, Radio, TV, Junk], Electronics, Guitar, Bass Guitar (3-1, 3-2)
Kiyoshi Mizutani
Violin, Percussion