ZaRa is a 10" EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 by the Japan

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...

. This is his second release for the label after Dead Leaves

Dead Leaves (Merzbow album)

Dead Leaves or also known as Kareha is a studio album by the noise artist Merzbow, released on 2008 in Germany. The album was made available as a regular CD but also 100 copies were made and were enclosed into a wooden homemade boxes.-Track listing:...

. It is limited to 290 copies and comes in a silkscreened cover with a postcard and sticker. 30 copies have slightly colored printing.

It was announced on Merzbow's blog in August 2010 and available from two stores linked from the Merzbow site (Los Apson? and Doppelganger), but wasn't available for general purchase until early 2011.

Track listing