MAZK
Encyclopedia
MAZK is a collaborative noise
group between musicians Masami Akita
and Zbigniew Karkowski
for several releases. MAZK is an abbreviation for the names of each composer (Masami Akita, Zbigniew Karkowski).
Noise music
Noise music is a term used to describe varieties of avant-garde music and sound art that may use elements such as cacophony, dissonance, atonality, noise, indeterminacy, and repetition in their realization. Noise music can feature distortion, various types of acoustically or electronically...
group between musicians Masami Akita
Merzbow
is the main recording name of the Japanese noise musician , born in 1956. Since 1979 he has released in excess of 350 recordings.The name "Merzbow" comes from German artist Kurt Schwitters' artwork, "Merzbau”. This was chosen to reflect Akita's dada influence and junk art aesthetic...
and Zbigniew Karkowski
Zbigniew Karkowski
Zbigniew Karkowski was born in 1958 in Krakow, Poland. He studied composition at the State College of Music in Gothenburg, Sweden, aesthetics of modern music at the University of Gothenburg's Department of Musicology, and computer music at the Chalmers University of Technology...
for several releases. MAZK is an abbreviation for the names of each composer (Masami Akita, Zbigniew Karkowski).
Discography
- Sound Pressure LevelSound Pressure Level (album)Sound Pressure Level is an album by MAZK. The album was released without a booklet in a clear jewel case. A green paper disk on the back contains information about the release.-Credits:*Engineer - Michinao Onishi*Mastered By - Denis Blackham...
(OROr RecordsOr Records is a small British independent record label company, established in 1998 and based in London. They specialize in electronic music and experimental music, and are distributed by Touch Music...
, UK, CD, 1998) - (untitled) (Tigerbeat6Tigerbeat6Tigerbeat6 is a San Francisco and Berlin based independent and electronic record label run by Kid606. The name reflects Kid606's obsession with cats, which also comes to light in the catalogue numbers, all of which start with MEOW, and is also a loose reference to the top-selling teen magazine,...
, USA, CD, 2001) - (untitled) (Noise Asia, Hong Kong, CD, 2001)
- Equilibratura ElettronicaEquilibratura ElettronicaEquilibratura Elettronica is a live music DVD by MAZK and Ogino Knauss. The performance was recorded live in Rome, Italy on October 25, 2003 at the Sonicity Festival. Additional filming took place in August and of October 2003 by Ogino Knauss. 20 pictures are also presented in a gallery on the DVD....
(with Ogino Knauss) (AV Recordings, Italy, DVD, 2005) - In Real TimeIn Real Time (MAZK album)In Real Time is an album by MAZK. The album was recorded in Venice, Italy, and Frankfurt Am Main, Germany. The material was reedited and mastered at Compound Studios, San Francisco Artwork by Felix Rosier....
(Ytterbium, France, CD, 2005)