Merzbow
Merzbird Variation
FormatCDLabelSlowdown RecordsSeriesMerzbow Archive Series / mid 2000s (2003-2005)GenreExperimental
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Merzbird (Important Records, 2004) stands among the most celebrated laptop-era releases. This "Variation" offers alternate perspectives on that material - different plumage for the same sonic creature. Bird imagery connects to Akita's growing animal rights consciousness while invoking bird-inspired composition traditions from Olivier Messiaen to contemporary field recording.
The bird represents freedom, flight, song - yet also vulnerability, threatened ecosystems, species extinction. Merzbow's bird contains all these associations, singing harsh songs about liberation and endangerment.
Format
Packaged in a folded cardboard cover.
Recorded at Bedroom, Tokyo 2004-2005.
Mixed at Munemihouse, Tokyo 2020.
©Merzbow 2020.
Mastered at Kentaro Hayashi, Osaka, Japan. [sic]
Release notes
Packaged in a folded cardboard cover. Recorded at Bedroom, Tokyo 2004-2005. Mixed at Munemihouse, Tokyo 2020. ©Merzbow 2020. Mastered at Kentaro Hayashi, Osaka, Japan. [sic]
| 1 | Bird Variation Mix 1 - 04/8 Including. Victoria Crowned Pigeon & Emu | 20:06 | |
| 2 | Bird Variation Mix 2 - 05/1 Including. Black Swan & Mantra | 32:40 |
- Yasuyuki Nakamura
- A&R
- Masami Akita
- Composed By, Mixed By, Performer
- Kentaro Hayashi
- Mastered By
