Merzbow
Pig AY
FormatCDLabelSlowdown RecordsSeriesMerzbow Archive Series / Computer Era (2001-2003)GenreExperimental
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Pig AY extends animal-themed titles becoming prominent following Akita's veganism adoption in 2003. The pig - intelligent, social, routinely abused by industrial agriculture - would become a recurring figure in later work. This early reference suggests themes gestating before full ideological commitment.
Pigs possess intelligence comparable to dogs and young children, yet endure conditions unthinkable for companion animals. Akita's interest in pigs reflects both their abuse by human systems and their status as thinking, feeling beings deserving moral consideration.
Format
Packaged in a folded cardboard cover.
Recorded & mixed at Bedroom, Tokyo March 2001.
Remastered at Munemihouse, Tokyo 2020.
©Merzbow 2020.
Mastered at Kentaro Hayashi, Osaka, Japan.
Release notes
Packaged in a folded cardboard cover. Recorded & mixed at Bedroom, Tokyo March 2001. Remastered at Munemihouse, Tokyo 2020. ©Merzbow 2020. Mastered at Kentaro Hayashi, Osaka, Japan.
| 1 | Voice Of Pig For ID Part 1 | 21:07 | |
| 2 | Voice Of Pig For ID Part 2 | 12:33 | |
| 3 | AY.....AY | 27:46 |
- Yasuyuki Nakamura
- A&R
- Masami Akita
- Composed By, Mixed By, Performer [Performed By]
- Kentaro Hayashi
- Mastered By
