Variations for Electric Fan
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Variations for Electric Fan is an album by the Japan
ese noise musician Merzbow
. It is released on cassette
and is limited to 200 copies.
The label page says the album was recorded in 1993, but this is contradicted by the sleeve notes which states it was recorded in September 1988 at ZSF Produkt Studio. A 1 minute sample was posted with the release of the album.
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 musician 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...
. It is 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...
and is limited to 200 copies.
The label page says the album was recorded in 1993, but this is contradicted by the sleeve notes which states it was recorded in September 1988 at ZSF Produkt Studio. A 1 minute sample was posted with the release of the album.