Merzbow
Sphere Sessions
FormatCDLabelSlowdown RecordsSeriesMerzbow Archive Series / mid 2000s (2003-2005)GenreExperimental
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Sphere Sessions suggests three-dimensional sound constructions - recordings enveloping listeners in dense, immersive noise environments. Akita's spatial awareness reached new sophistication in these mid-2000s productions - creating environments rather than merely sequences of events.
The sphere represents perfection, completeness, infinite symmetry - yet these sessions likely explode such ideals, fragmenting smooth surfaces into jagged shards. The tension between geometric perfection and sonic chaos animates these recordings.
Format
Packaged in a folded cardboard cover.
Recorded at Bedroom, Tokyo 2004.
Mixed & Remastered 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. Mixed & Remastered at Munemihouse, Tokyo 2020. ©Merzbow 2020. Mastered at Kentaro Hayashi, Osaka, Japan. [sic]
| 1 | Sphere Pt.1 (Another Take 1) | 13:38 | |
| 2 | Sphere Pt.1 (Another Take 2) | 8:46 | |
| 3 | Sphere Pt.1 (Another Take 3) | 8:25 | |
| 4 | Fragment | 4:13 | |
| 5 | Sphere Pt.3 (Long Mix) | 21:54 |
- Yasuyuki Nakamura
- A&R
- Masami Akita
- Composed By, Mixed By, Performer
- Kentaro Hayashi
- Mastered By
