Merzbow
Tauro-O1
FormatCDLabelSlowdown RecordsSeriesMerzbow Archive Series / late 90s (1996-1998)GenreExperimental
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The "Tauro" albums contain outtakes from the 1998 masterpiece Tauromachine (Relapse/Release) and unused material from the same period - the "O" in the title standing for "Outtakes." While the 10CD box Merzmorphosis (Youth Inc., 2012) previously compiled much unreleased 1996-97 material, it excluded recordings related to 1930 and Tauromachine. This "Tauro" material appears here for the first time.
The equipment list reveals Akita's expanding palette: Moog Rogue, Theremin, Novation Bass Station, TR-606, and the EMS Synthi 'A' acquired in late 1994. An unusual addition is the BIAS Rockaku-Kun EXD Electronic Drum Unit. Tauro-O1 includes a long version of "Cannibalism of Machine" from Tauromachine, offering extended immersion in one of the era's defining compositions.
Format
Packaged in a folded cardboard cover.
Recorded & mixed at ZSF Produkt 1997.
Remastered at Munemihouse, Tokyo 2019.
Mastered at Kentaro Hayashi, Osaka, Japan.
The tracks are Outtakes (as indicated by the "O" in the title) from the [r=23337] release.
Release notes
Packaged in a folded cardboard cover. Recorded & mixed at ZSF Produkt 1997. Remastered at Munemihouse, Tokyo 2019. Mastered at Kentaro Hayashi, Osaka, Japan. The tracks are Outtakes (as indicated by the "O" in the title) from the [r=23337] release.
| 1 | Cannibalism Of Machine (Mix 2) | 20:07 | |
| 2 | Heads Of Clouds #2 | 7:53 | |
| 3 | Caudex Caudex | 11:25 | |
| 4 | Tauro Extra 9712 | 10:05 |
- Yasuyuki Nakamura
- A&R
- Kentaro Hayashi
- Mastered By
- Masami Akita
- Music By
