Merzbox

~ Release by Merzbow (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Limited edition of 1,000 numbered copies. Packaged in a black leatherette case with a numbered metal tag.

The case contains 50 CDs, 2 CD-ROMs, 6 circular cards, 6 circular stickers, a poster, a long-sleeved t-shirt, a medallion, and a hardcover book. The CDs, cards, and stickers are packed in a CD binder. One CD-ROM is the Merzrom, with an interactive multimedia program by Troy Innocent, the other contains an Extreme catalog and press materials. The book is Merzbook: The Pleasuredome of Noise by Brett Woodward and contains notes for all of the discs.

Preorders also received the release Decomposition and two additional posters. These were then made available with orders from Extreme for an additional fee.

Annotation last modified on 2017-09-06 22:22 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: OM Electrique
2▶CD: Metal Acoustic Music
3▶CD: Remblandt Assemblage
4▶CD: Collection Era, Volume 1
5▶CD: Collection Era, Volume 2
6▶CD: Collection Era, Volume 3
7▼CD: Paradoxa Paradoxa
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1Paradoxa Paradoxa, Part 1
recording engineer:
Masahiro Kurose (on 1981-03-22)
alto saxophone, drum machine [Dr. Rhythm], electronic instruments [feedback], electronic instruments [Merztronix] and electronic instruments [radio]:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow) (on 1981-03-22)
organ [Solar Organ] and piano:
Kiyoshi Mizutani (Japanese noise / field recording artist) (on 1981-03-22)
tape and violin:
Kiyoshi Mizutani (Japanese noise / field recording artist) (on 1981-03-22) and Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow) (on 1981-03-22)
recorded at:
Kid Ailack Art Hall in Matsubara, Setagaya (Setagaya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1981-03-22)
compilation of:
[untitled] (live, 1981-03-22: Kid Ailack Art Hall, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan) by Merzbow (Japanese noise project) and [untitled] (live, 1981-03-22: Kid Ailack Art Hall, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan) by Merzbow (Japanese noise project)
live recording of:
Paradoxa Paradoxa, Part 1 (on 1981-03-22)
46:15
2Paradoxa Paradoxa, Part 2
recording engineer:
Masahiro Kurose (on 1981-03-22)
alto saxophone, drum machine [Dr. Rhythm], electronic instruments [feedback], electronic instruments [Merztronix], electronic instruments [radio] and organ [Solar Organ]:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow) (on 1981-03-22)
piano:
Kiyoshi Mizutani (Japanese noise / field recording artist) (on 1981-03-22)
tape and violin:
Kiyoshi Mizutani (Japanese noise / field recording artist) (on 1981-03-22) and Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow) (on 1981-03-22)
recorded at:
Kid Ailack Art Hall in Matsubara, Setagaya (Setagaya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1981-03-22)
live recording of:
Paradoxa Paradoxa, Part 2 (on 1981-03-22)
26:09
8▶CD: Material Action for 2 Microphones
9▶CD: Yantra Material Action
10▶CD: Solonoise
11▶CD: Expanded Music
12▶CD: Nil Vagina Tape Loops
13▶CD: Material Action 2 N.A.M
14▶CD: Mechanization Takes Command
15▶CD: Dying Mapa Tapes 1–2
16▶CD: Dying Mapa Tapes 2–3
17▶CD: Agni Hotra
18▶CD: Pornoise/1kg, Volume 1
19▶CD: Pornoise/1kg, Volume 2
20▶CD: Pornoise/1kg, Volume 3
21▶CD: Pornoise Extra
22▶CD: Sadomasochismo / The Lampinak
23▶CD: Mortegage / Batztoutai Extra
24▶CD: Enclosure / Libido Economy
25▶CD: Vratya Southward
26▶CD: Live in Khabarovsk, CCCP (I’m Proud by Rank of the Workers)
27▶CD: Storage
28▶CD: Fission Dialogue
29▶CD: Collaborative
30▶CD: Crocidura Dsi Nezumi
31▶CD: KIR Transformation
32▶CD: SCUM Vol. 1
33▶CD: SCUM Vol. 2
34▶CD: Severances
35▶CD: Steel CUM
36▶CD: Cloud Cock OO Grand
37▶CD: Newark Hellfire, Live on WFMU, 1990
38▶CD: Hannover Cloud
39▶CD: Stacy Q, Hi‐Fi Sweet Leaf
40▶CD: Music for True Romance, Volume 1
41▶CD: Brain Ticket Death
42▶CD: Sons of Slash Noise Metal
43▶CD: Exotic Apple
44▶CD: Liquid City
45▶CD: Red Magnesia Pink
46▶CD: Marfan Syndrome
47▶CD: Rhinogradentia
48▶CD: Space Mix Travelling Band
49▶CD: Motorond
50▶CD: Annihiloscillator