Metal Acoustic Music
Encyclopedia
Metal Acoustic Music is a studio album by the Japan
ese noise music
ian Merzbow
. The name was inspired by Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music
album. It was the earliest recorded Merzbow material available until OM Electrique (recorded ) was included in the Merzbox
in 2000.
It was first released on cassette
in 1981 and reissued in 1989 as a remixed version "processed through the feedback system with digital effects". It was finally reissued as a single unedited track on the Merzbox in 2000.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese noise music
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...
ian Merzbow
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...
. The name was inspired by Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music
Metal Machine Music
Metal Machine Music, subtitled *The Amine β Ring, is the fifth solo album by Lou Reed. It was originally released as a double album by RCA Records in 1975...
album. It was the earliest recorded Merzbow material available until OM Electrique (recorded ) was included in the Merzbox
Merzbox
Merzbox is a box set compilation by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow, released in 2000 by Extreme Records. It consists of 50 CDs, spanning Merzbow's career from 1979–1997; 30 discs are taken from long out of print releases, while 20 are composed mainly of unreleased material...
in 2000.
It was first released on cassette
Compact Cassette
The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel...
in 1981 and reissued in 1989 as a remixed version "processed through the feedback system with digital effects". It was finally reissued as a single unedited track on the Merzbox in 2000.
Cassette version
CD version
Personnel
- Masami Akita – Merztronics, tape recorder, recorded percussion, damaged cassette deck with pre-recorded tapes