Merzbow
Ecobondage (Another Mix)
LabelSlowdown RecordsSeriesMerzbow Archive Series / late '80sGenreExperimental
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The provocative title merges ecological and fetishistic imagery - characteristic Merzbow juxtaposition refusing easy interpretation. "Ecobondage" suggests nature constrained by human activity while carrying erotic connotations connecting to Akita's longtime engagement with transgressive sexuality through his Pornoise label and BDSM-influenced imagery.
Ecological themes would become increasingly central following his veganism adoption, but even here, years earlier, Akita demonstrates awareness of nature under duress. The "bondage" element suggests constraint, restriction, perhaps even pleasure in submission - complex emotional territory that Merzbow's noise explores without resolution or judgment. This "Another Mix" offers alternative perspective on material that remains challenging and multivalent.
Format
Recorded & Mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, Tokyo 1987
Mastered at Munemihouse, Tokyo 2018
(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 Mastered at Munemihouse, Tokyo 2018 (c) Merzbow 2019 Packaged in a folded paper cover. Track Durations from Windows Media Player
| Ecobondage | |||
| 1.1 | Prison Of Takaou | ||
| 1.2 | Blow Up | ||
| Ha Ha Ho Bari (Mari) | |||
| 2 | Balloon | ||
- Yasuyuki Nakamura
- A&R
- Masami Akita
- Music By
