Merzbow

New single from the undisputed god of Japanese noise. Masami Akita - the man behind Merzbow - returns with two tracks recorded in February 2024 at Munemihouse, his legendary home studio in Tokyo. Two sides of pure sonic assault that swing just as the title suggests - "Pendulum, Part 1" and "Pendulum, Part 2" - masses of frequencies in constant motion, pendulums of noise crossing the sonic spectrum with the violence and precision that only Akita can orchestrate.

From 1979 to the present day, Merzbow has redefined the boundaries of what we can call music. Hundreds of releases - LPs, CDs, cassettes, collaborations, limited editions that drive collectors around the world insane. Yet every new release sounds as if it were the first and the last at the same time. No compromise, no concession to the market, no softening. After more than four decades, Akita continues to push noise into its most extreme and unexplored territories.

This 7" arrives at a moment of extraordinary prolificacy for Merzbow - the recent waves of material from Japan, particularly the monumental archival series on Slowdown Records, bear witness to an artist who has never stopped documenting and archiving his sonic research. A continuous flow of noise reaching the rest of the world from Japan.

The 7" format is perfect for this kind of frontal attack - direct, concentrated, brutal. No frills, no filler. Two tracks, two sides, a few minutes of total devastation.