1930

~ Release by Merzbow (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Cover: Art Deco light installation at Isetan Department Store, Shinjuku.

The title of track 5 appears as "Iron, Glass, Blocks & White Lights" on the back cover and as "Iron, Glass, Blocks And White Lights" in the booklet.

Annotation last modified on 2021-08-02 15:29 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Intro
electronic instruments [noise electronix], Moog [Moog the Rogue], synthesizer [EMS Synthi-A], synthesizer [EMS VCS 3] and tape [tapes]:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Tzadik (in 1998)
recorded at:
ZSF Produkt Studio in Takinogawa, Kita (Kita-ku), Tokyo, Japan
mixed at:
ZSF Produkt Studio in Takinogawa, Kita (Kita-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1997-12-24)
recording of:
Intro (1930)
composer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow)
2:39
21930
electronic instruments [noise electronix], Moog [Moog the Rogue], synthesizer [EMS Synthi-A], synthesizer [EMS VCS 3] and tape [tapes]:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Tzadik (in 1998)
recorded at:
ZSF Produkt Studio in Takinogawa, Kita (Kita-ku), Tokyo, Japan
mixed at:
ZSF Produkt Studio in Takinogawa, Kita (Kita-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1997-12-24)
recording of:
1930
composer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow)
19:40
3Munchen
electronic instruments [noise electronix], Moog [Moog the Rogue], synthesizer [EMS Synthi-A], synthesizer [EMS VCS 3] and tape [tapes]:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Tzadik (in 1998)
recorded at:
ZSF Produkt Studio in Takinogawa, Kita (Kita-ku), Tokyo, Japan
mixed at:
ZSF Produkt Studio in Takinogawa, Kita (Kita-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1997-12-24)
recording of:
Munchen
composer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow)
2:02
4Degradation of Tapes
electronic instruments [noise electronix], Moog [Moog the Rogue], synthesizer [EMS Synthi-A], synthesizer [EMS VCS 3] and tape [tapes]:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Tzadik (in 1998)
recorded at:
ZSF Produkt Studio in Takinogawa, Kita (Kita-ku), Tokyo, Japan
mixed at:
ZSF Produkt Studio in Takinogawa, Kita (Kita-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1997-12-24)
recording of:
Degradation of Tapes
composer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow)
12:30
5Iron, Glass, Blocks and White Lights
electronic instruments [noise electronix], Moog [Moog the Rogue], synthesizer [EMS Synthi-A], synthesizer [EMS VCS 3] and tape [tapes]:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Tzadik (in 1998)
recorded at:
ZSF Produkt Studio in Takinogawa, Kita (Kita-ku), Tokyo, Japan
mixed at:
ZSF Produkt Studio in Takinogawa, Kita (Kita-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1997-12-24)
recording of:
Iron, Glass, Blocks and White Lights
composer:
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow)
21:51

Credits

Release

photography:Wild Don Lewis (photographer) (task: merzbow photos)
Masami Akita (Japanese noise musician; Merzbow) (task: cover photo)
graphic design:Ikue Mori
associate producer:Kazunori Sugiyama (producer and engineer)
executive producer:John Zorn
copyrighted (©) by:Tzadik (in 1998)
glass mastered by:Nimbus (disc manufacturer “mastered by”)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/53116 [info]
ASIN:US: B0000067WP [info]
purchase for mail-order:http://www.tzadik.com/index.php?catalog=7214 [info]
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/album/0WcKLJtXCD5SSFUh6iUWgA [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0000012654 [info]