Metalvelodrome is a box set of 4 CDs released by the noise artist 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...

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The box set was released on 1993 and contains unreleased songs, as well as song released on the album Rod Drug 93

Rod Drug 93

Rod Drug 93 or also referred as The Art of Merzbow is an album released by the noise artist Merzbow. The album was released on 1993 on vinyl, there was a limited edition of 150 copies in a letterpress printed sleeve....

, and songs from compilations like "Travelling" from Noise Forest (1992), and "HGL Made A Race For The Last Brain" from Altered States Of Consciousness (1991).

The album packaging included a cardboard slip-cover and double-sided colour poster, there was a limited edition of this box set also of 700 copies.

Track listing

CD1
CD2
CD3
CD4

Credits

• Abtechtonics - Artwork [Art Direction]
• Masahiko Ohno - Artwork [Visual & Logo Interpretation For Production]
• Antoine Bernhart - Photography
• Hanayo Nakajima - Photography
• Harrison Marks - Photography
• Masami Akita - Photography and Producer
• Naomi Hosokawa - Photography
• Yoshihisa Takase - Photography

• Mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, October 1993.
• Good Alchemy Series Volume 3, Part 4.
• Track 2 from album 2 appeared on Noise Forest.
• Track 4 from album 2 appeared on Altered States Of Consciousness.
• Tracks 5, 6, and 7 of album 2 appeared on Rod Drug 93
  Rod Drug 93
  Rod Drug 93 or also referred as The Art of Merzbow is an album released by the noise artist Merzbow. The album was released on 1993 on vinyl, there was a limited edition of 150 copies in a letterpress printed sleeve....
  
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