Merzbow
小品集 (Selected Small Works) Vol.2
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Volume 2. Unlike earlier Archive installments sourced from cassette masters, this series was remastered from original DAT tapes, ensuring superior audio quality. These volumes collect shorter pieces - concentrated bursts of Akita's most celebrated period. The decision to release "small works" separately reflects curatorial sensitivity; these pieces might otherwise be lost as bonus tracks.
They demonstrate that Merzbow's genius operates at any duration - brevity concentrates rather than diminishes impact. Some of noise music's most memorable moments occur in short bursts, and these "small works" prove that Akita could achieve devastating effect in compressed timeframes.
Format
Packaged in a folded paper cover.
1-6 Recorded & Mixed at ZSF Produkt 1994
7&8 Recorded & Mixed at ZSF Produkt 1995
Re-Mastered at Munemihouse, 2019.
Release notes
Packaged in a folded paper cover. 1-6 Recorded & Mixed at ZSF Produkt 1994 7&8 Recorded & Mixed at ZSF Produkt 1995 Re-Mastered at Munemihouse, 2019.
| 1 | G-Rider | 5:27 | |
| 2 | Phillo-Jazz Grind | 10:06 | |
| 3 | SB 1 | 4:54 | |
| 4 | Freizeitfick | 4:59 | |
| 5 | Elephant Memory | 6:25 | |
| 6 | Pretties For You | 6:09 | |
| 7 | Untitled Voice 1 | 4:22 | |
| 8 | Untitled Voice 2 | 5:37 |
- Yasuyuki Nakamura
- A&R
- Masami Akita
- Music By
