Merzbow
Necro 2000
FormatCDLabelSlowdown RecordsSeriesMerzbow Archive Series / Laptop Transition (1999-2000)GenreExperimental
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As the millennium turned, Necro 2000 marked both ending and beginning - death imagery presiding over Merzbow's laptop era birth. The "Necro" prefix invokes death and decay; the year "2000" signals apocalyptic transition. Y2K anxieties, millennial dread, end-of-history discourse - all contributed to the moment's charged atmosphere.
These morbid associations belie the forward-looking nature of recordings demonstrating that digital transition maintained continuity with Merzbow's essential characteristics. The old Merzbow died; the new Merzbow rose from its ashes, carrying the same spirit in transformed form.
Format
Packaged in a folded cardboard cover.
Recorded & mixed at ZSF Produkt 1998.
Remastered at Munemihouse, Tokyo 2019.
Mastered at Kentaro Hayashi, Osaka, Japan.
Release notes
Packaged in a folded cardboard cover. Recorded & mixed at Bedroom, Tokyo 1999. Remix & remastered at Munemihouse, Tokyo 2019. ©Merzbow 2020. Mastered at Kentaro Hayashi, Osaka, Japan.
| 1 | Necro 2000 Version 1 | 7:33 | |
| 2 | 1822 Max Front | 9:54 | |
| 3 | Necro 2000 Version Demo | 9:54 | |
| 4 | 1822 Max Back | 7:03 | |
| 5 | Necro 2000 Long Mix | 11:38 |
- Yasuyuki Nakamura
- A&R
- MA
- Artwork [Cover Art By], Composed By, Mixed By, Performer [Performed By]
- Kentaro Hayashi
- Mastered By
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