Merzbow
Process 9611
FormatCDLabelSlowdown RecordsSeriesMerzbow Archive Series / Laptop Transition (1999-2000)GenreExperimental
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The clinical title emphasizes methodology over mysticism - appropriate for this period of technological transition when Akita was systematically exploring new tools' capabilities. "Process" suggests procedure, algorithm, step-by-step transformation. The numbered designation reflects systematic investigation as he developed fluency in his new digital language.
Unlike more poetically titled works, Process 9611 announces its interest in how sounds are made rather than what they mean. This transparency about method characterizes much of Akita's transitional work, as if he wanted to document the learning process itself.
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 | Process 9611-2 | 9:20 | |
| 2 | Process 9611-3 | 21:49 | |
| 3 | Process 9611-4 | 19:05 |
- Yasuyuki Nakamura
- A&R
- MA
- Artwork [Cover Art By], Composed By, Mixed By, Performer [Performed By]
- Kentaro Hayashi
- Mastered By
