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Masami Akita

Real Name:
秋田 昌美 (Akita Masami)
Profile:
Japanese noise musician and writer. Born December 19, 1956 in Tokyo. Graduated from the arts department of Tamagawa University. Since 1979 has worked primarily under the name Merzbow.
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Discography

Releases:
Collaboration Through The Mail 83/84 (Cass, C60)   DMA2 1987
Mirror Pulse (Cass)   Extreme 1990
The Prosperity Of Vice The Misfortune Of Virtue (CD, Album, Dig)   i 1996
Ich Schnitt Mich In Den Finger (12")   Mego 1997
Uterus And Human (CD, Album)   Alchemy Records (2) 2000
Satanstornade (Album) (3 versions)   Warp Records 2002
Remixes:
Dutch Tour 1989 (2xCass) Side A + B + C V2_Archief 1992
The Science Of Dissecting Society (LP, Ltd)   Praxis Dr. Bearmann 1994
Storm The Studio R.M.X.S. (CD, Comp, Dig) God O.D. - Parts 2 (Me... Tino Corp. 2003
Production:
抜刀隊 With Memorial Gadgets (2xLP)   RRRecords 1986
Untitled (Cass, C60)   ZSF Produkt 1987
Great American Nude / Crash For Hi-Fi (CD, Album)   Alchemy Records (2) 1991
Weedhead E.P. (7", EP)   Wild West Records (3), Alchemy Records (2) 1992
Metalvelodrome (Exposition Of Electro-Vivisection) (4xCD, Album, Ltd + Box)   Alchemy Records (2) 1993
Untitled (Ten) (CD, Comp + CD, Mixed) Decomposition 002.1.1 Extreme 1997
Multiplication (CD, Dig)   Misanthropic Agenda 2005
...And The Devil Makes Three. (Album) (2 versions)   Truth Cult 2008
Mix:
Cloud Cock OO Grand (CD, Ltd)   ZSF Produkt 1990
Documentation / Collaboration (LP) Live At Radio Rataplan... Korm Plastics 1990
Continuum (LP, Ltd)   Cheeses International 1993
Akasha Gulva (CD, Ltd)   Alien8 Recordings 1996
3:Flight Of The Behemoth (Album) (3 versions) O))) Bow 1, O))) Bow 2 Bisect Bleep Industries ... 2002
Appears On:
Dying Mapa 1 (Cass)   Not On Label 1982
Dying Mapa III (Cass)   Not On Label 1982
The Cop Killers (Cass, Ltd, C60)   Trax 1982
Yantra Material Action (2 versions)   ZSF Produkt ... 1982
2 (Cass, RE, C60)   ZSF Produkt 1983
Kibbutz (Cass)   ADN 1983
Le Cuisinier (Cass)   Stratosphere Music 1983
Material Action 2 N.A.M. (LP)   Chaos (2) 1983
Will (Album) (3 versions)   S/M Operations ... 1983
3 (Cass, RE, C60)   ZSF Produkt 1984
Age Of 369 (2 versions)   ZSF Produkt ... 1984
B-Semi Live: 24th May 1984 (Cass)   ZSF Produkt 1984
Deus Irae (Cass)   Nux Organization 1984
Sexorama 1 (Cass, Comp, C90)   ZSF Produkt 1984
Sexorama 2 (Cass, C90)   ZSF Produkt 1984
Musick From Simulation World (Cass)   Lowest Music & Arts 1985
Sadomasochismo (2 versions)   ZSF Produkt 1985
Ecobondage (2 versions)   Distemper ... 1987
Vratya Southward (Cass, Ltd)   ZSF Produkt 1987
Whitehouse / You Don't Have To Say Please (7") Whitehouse RRRecords 1987
Collaborative (LP + 7", Ltd) Jointed Extreme 1988
Crocidura Dsi Nezumi (Cass, C46)   ZSF Produkt 1988
Live In Khabarovsk, CCCP "I'm Proud By Rank Of The Workers" (LP)   ZSF Produkt 1988
Paradoxa Paradoxa (Cass, C46)   ZSF Produkt 1988
Storage (LP, Ltd)   ZSF Produkt 1988
Dadavida 1984 (Cass, C46)   ZSF Produkt 1989
Live Drum Ensemble - 1984 (Cass, C46)   ZSF Produkt 1989
Metal Acoustic Music (2 versions)   Loawai Tapes ... 1989
Motop 1 (LP, Ltd, Comp) Untitled IF Records (3) 1989
Scissors For Cutting Merzbow (2xLP, Ltd)   ZSF Produkt 1989
Severances (Cass, C60)   Discordia/Concordia, ZSF Produkt 1989
Solonoise (Cass, C46)   ZSF Produkt 1989
0607131089 (Cass, Ltd, Comp, C60 + Cass, Ltd, Comp, C90) Untitled Sounds For Consciousness Rape 1990
Cloud Cock OO Grand (CD, Ltd)   ZSF Produkt 1990
Documentation / Collaboration (LP) Live At Radio Rataplan... Korm Plastics 1990
Lowest Music 2 (Cass, C60)   Extreme 1990
Rainbow Electronics (CD, Album)   Alchemy Records (2) 1990
Artificial Invagination (CD, Mini)   Vanilla Records 1991
Great American Nude / Crash For Hi-Fi (CD, Album)   Alchemy Records (2) 1991
Live Deformation/Holland / Bordeaux (LP)   Midas Music 1991
Music For Bondage Performance (CD, Album)   Extreme 1991
Windom (CD, Album) Live 910608 Alchemy Records (2) 1991
X-X Section (CD) Hiturbo No. 4 Extreme 1991
Dutch Tour 1989 (2xCass)   V2_Archief 1992
Lamerican Sextom (Acetate, 7", Ltd)   ZSF Produkt 1992
Weedhead E.P. (7", EP)   Wild West Records (3), Alchemy Records (2) 1992
Batztoutai With Material Gadgets (2 versions)   RRRecords 1993
Dedication -Zweite Auslese- (CD, Ltd) Cancer Of Music Artware Production 1993
Deus Irae (CD)   Nux Organization 1993
Gomi-Akuta (Cass, Comp, Ltd) Untitled Coquette 1993
Neo Orgasm (7", Blu)   Vertical (2) 1993
Rod Drug 93 (7")   The Way Out Sound 1993
Sleeper Awakes On The Edge Of The Abyss (CD)   Streamline 1993
Space Desia (CD, Ltd)   Charnel Music 1993
Eternal Blue Extreme: An Asian Tribute To Derek Jarman (CD) Marfan Syndrome For Blue Somnus 1994
Flare Gun (12", Ltd)   Ten Bob Swerver 1994
Hole (CD, Ltd)   Heel Stone Records 1994
Junkie (Cass, Ltd, C46) Untitled Deadline Recordings 1994
Junkie / Meat (Lathe, S/Sided, 7", Ltd)   Deadline Recordings 1994
Music For The Dead Man 2: Return Of The Dead Man (7", Ora)   Robot Records 1994
Music From Man With No Name (7")   Fusetron, Stuart Records 1994
Noisembryo (CD, Album)   The Releasing Eskimo 1994
Venereology (CD, Album)   Release Entertainment 1994
White Blues (7")   Self Abuse Records 1994
Wohlstand (CD, Comp) Ooga Booga Human Wrechords 1994
Dadarottenvator (LP, Ltd, Gre)   Praxis Dr. Bearmann 1995
Dang Dong (CD, Maxi) Dang Dong Media Remoras 1995
Electroknots (7", Pic, Ltd)   Cold Spring, Dirter Promotions 1995
Green Wheels (CD + 5")   Self Abuse Records 1995
Horn Of The Goat (CD)   Freek Records 1995
Indiscreet Stereo Test Record (CD, Comp) Elephants Memory Discreet/Indiscreet, Discreet/Indiscreet 1995
Macrocephalous Compost II° (VHS, Comp) Live At P3 Art & Envir... Old Europa Cafe 1995
Pinkream (2x10")   Dirter Promotions 1995
Rectal Grinder EP (7", EP, Blu)   Mangrove 1995
Wakantanka / Aboriginie of Anniversary 50 Years After War (7", Ltd)   Syntactic 1995
A Fault In The Nothing (2xCD) Sound Check For Doushi... Ash International 1996
Age Of 369 / Chant 2 (2xCD)   Extreme 1996
Akasha Gulva (CD, Ltd)   Alien8 Recordings 1996
Destructible Foundation / Drain (2 versions) Drain Self Abuse Records ... 1996
Disco Sucks (CD) Iro Moyo Ché Trading 1996
Electric Salad (CD)   Etherworld 1996
Live July 5th, 1995 (VHS)   Selektion 1996
Meat Set (2xCass, C60 + Box, Ltd) Untitled Deadline Recordings 1996
Music For Bondage Performance 2 (CD)   Extreme 1996
Nation Of Rhythm Slaves (CD)   Rail Recordings 1996
Oersted (CD, Album, Dig)   Vinyl Communications 1996
Pulse Demon (Album) (2 versions)   Release Entertainment 1996
Split (7", EP, Ltd, Red) Fist Rock Jazzassin Records 1996
Voice Pie / Untitled (CD)   Release Entertainment 1996
Ferocity Of Practical Life (10")   Fourth Dimension Records 1997
Hybrid Noisebloom (CD, Album)   Vinyl Communications 1997
Jouhou (LP) Nikola Tesla Devour 1997
Merzbow Mixed Total (Cass, Ltd)   Sterilized Decay 1997
Merzbox Sampler (CD, Smplr)   Extreme 1997
Milanese Bestiality / Drunk On Decay (LP, Ltd, Yel)   Old Europa Cafe 1997
Music For Hyper Meat Performance (LP, Ltd, Pic)   Membrum Debile Propaganda 1997
Necropolitan (7", Ltd)   HG Fact 1997
Pinkream (CD, Album, RE)   Dirter Promotions 1997
Psychorazer (CD)   Kubitsuri Tapes 1997
Rectal Anarchy (CD, Album)   Release Entertainment 1997
Scumtron (CD, Comp) Eat Beat Eat #2, Eat B... Blast First 1997
Sound Of The Sea (7", Ltd, Red)   Xn Recordings 1997
Space Metalizer (CD) Space Metalizer Pt.1, ... Alien8 Recordings 1997
Sónar 97 (3xCD, Comp) Schnitt So Dens 1997
Tint (CD, Maxi)   Vinyl Communications 1997
1930 (CD, Album)   Tzadik 1998
Balance (CD) Floating Eloy Human Wrechords 1998
Mort Aux Vaches: Locomotive Breath (CD, Album, Ltd)   Mort Aux Vaches 1998
Root (2 versions) National Enhancer, Nat... Lo Recordings 1998
Sound Pressure Level (CD)   OR 1998
Tauromachine (CD, Album)   Release Entertainment 1998
Coalescence (CD, Comp) Redskin Alien8 Recordings 1999
Collapse 12 Floors (CD)   [OHM] Records 1999
Door Open At 8 AM (CD)   Alien8 Recordings 1999
Live At Liquid Room 2.22.1997 (CD, Album)   Zero Gravity (Japan) 1999
Monde Bruits (CD, Album) Hallelujah Alchemy Records (2) 1999
Music For Man With No Name (CD) The Good, The Bad & Th... Blackbean And Placenta Tape Club 1999
She (CD, Album)   Ipecac Recordings 1999
Turntable Solos (CD, Comp) Batztoutai - The Night... Amoebic 1999
Big Boobs / 私の胸でおねむりなさい (CD, Album) 子宮と人 Alchemy Records (2) 2000
Decomposition (2xCD) Decomposition 001, Dec... Extreme 2000
Merzbox (50xCD + 2xCD-ROM + Box, Ltd)   Extreme 2000
Mort Aux Vaches: Meltdown Of Control (CD, Album, Ltd)   Mort Aux Vaches 2000
Necro 2000 / Reality Is Much Worse (7", Ltd)   Klanggalerie 2000
Crash Of The Titans (CD, Ltd)   Merciless Core Records, Napalmed 2001
Dharma (CD, Album, Dig)   Double H Noise Industries, Hydra Head Records 2001
Flutter (CD, Album) Serene Tzadik 2001
Hard Lovin' Man (CD)   Anoema Recordings 2001
Jazzkammer vs. Merzbow (CDr, Ltd)   Brumm 2001
Live At Molde International Jazz Festival (CD, Album)   Smalltown Supersound 2001
Puroland (CD)   [OHM] Records 2001
Split (CD)   Tigerbeat6 2001
Amlux (CD, Album)   Important Records (2) 2002
Deprogramming Music Volume One (CD) Bamboo Honey Sacred Noise 2002
Frog+ (2xCD, RE, Enh)   Misanthropic Agenda 2002
Heavy Rocks (CD, Album) Death Valley Quattro/UK Discs 2002
Megatone (CD)   Inoxia Records 2002
Merzbeat (Album) (2 versions)   Important Records (2) 2002
1993-2003: 1st Decade In The Machines (CD) Wow Me Ibrzu Jester Records 2003
Cycle (CD, Album, Dig)   Very Friendly 2003
Elegy Sampler 30 (CD, Smplr) The Destroyer And Merzbow Elegy 2003
Live CBGB's NYC 1998 (CD, Ltd)   Digital Hardcore Recordings (DHR) 2003
Timehunter (4xCD, Mini, Promo)   Ant-Zen 2003
V (CD, Album)   Les Disques Victo 2003
Electro Magnetic Unit (CD)   ¿Los Apson? 2004
Merzbird (CD, Dig)   Important Records (2) 2004
Mini Cycle / Yoshino Tamago / Yonos Bigfoot (CD, Mini)   [OHM] Records 2004
Oumagatoki (10")   Hypnagogia 2004
Partikel (CD, Album)   Cold Spring 2004
Sha Mo 3000 (CD, Album, Ltd, Dig)   Essence Music 2004
Yoshinotsune (CD, Album, Ltd)   Clu Clux Clam 2004
Bariken (CD, Ltd)   Blossoming Noise 2005
Epitaph For John (CD) Untitled For John Korm Plastics 2005
Equilibratura Elettronica (DVD-V)   AV Recordings 2005
Free Piano (7", Pic, Ltd)   Misanthropic Agenda, Helicopter 2005
Improvised Music From Japan 2005 (2xCD) Excerpt From Death Of ... Improvised Music From Japan 2005
Live At Fuji-Rock 2001 (DVDr)   Not On Label (Alec Empire Self-released) 2005
Merzbuddha (CD, Album)   Important Records (2) 2005
Merzbuta (CD, Album)   Important Records (2) 2005
Multiplication (CD, Dig)   Misanthropic Agenda 2005
Scene (CD, Ltd)   Waystyx 2005
Senmaida (CD, Ltd)   Blossoming Noise 2005
Sphere (CD)   Tzadik 2005
Sun Baked Snow Cave (CD, Album)   Hydra Head Records, Double H Noise Industries 2005
Absolute Noise Ensemble (2xCD, Album, Car) Live @ Sonar 2000, Bar... Blossoming Noise 2006
Folio And Four Systems (CD, Album) November 1952 Tzadik 2006
Hidden Doors (CD, Album, Ltd) Part IV Mondes Elliptiques 2006
Merzdub (CD)   Caminante Recordings 2006
3:Flight Of The Behemoth (2xCD, Album) O))) Bow 3, O))) Bow 3... Daymare Recordings 2007
Coma Berenices (CD, Album, Dig)   Vivo 2007
Electric Dress (CD)   No Fun Productions 2007
Higanbana (CD, Album)   Vivo 2007
Live Destruction At No Fun 2007 (CD)   No Fun Productions 2007
Merzbear (CD, Album)   Important Records (2) 2007
Partikel II (CD, Album, Dig)   Cold Spring 2007
Rock Dream (2xCD, Album)   Diwphalanx Records, Daymare Recordings 2007
Synth Destruction (CD)   Important Records (2) 2007
Walrus / Groon (12", EP, Ltd, Gat)   Double H Noise Industries, Hydra Head Records 2007
...And The Devil Makes Three. (Album) (2 versions)   Truth Cult 2008
Anicca (CD, Album)   Cold Spring 2008
Arijigoku (CD, Album)   Vivo 2008
Dead Leaves (CD, Album, Dig)   Punk Kein Rock 2008
Here (CD, Album, Ltd, Dig)   L. White Records 2008
Hodosan (CD, Album, Car)   Vivo 2008
Protean World (2 versions)   Noiseville 2008
Sixteen Years Of Video Material (Comp) (2 versions)   Eat Your Heart Out ... 2008
The Celebration Of The Lizard / March Of The Myriapoda (LP, Pic, Ltd)   Dirter Promotions 2008
ぶっ壊れた紫色 [Pulverized Purple] (CD, Album)   Les Disques Victo 2008
Camouflage (Album) (2 versions)   Essence Music 2009
Fukuro: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 2 (CD, Album, Ltd)   Important Records (2) 2009
Hiranya (LP, Ltd)   Noiseville 2009
Hiyodori: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 9 (CD, Album, Ltd)   Important Records (2) 2009
Kamo: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 6 (CD, Album, Ltd)   Important Records (2) 2009
Karasu: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 4 (CD, Album, Ltd)   Important Records (2) 2009
Kokuchou: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 8 (CD, Album, Ltd)   Important Records (2) 2009
Kujakubato: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 7 (CD, Album, Ltd)   Important Records (2) 2009
Niwatori: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 10 (CD, Album, Ltd)   Important Records (2) 2009
Shirasagi: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 11 (CD, Album, Ltd)   Important Records (2) 2009
Somei... (CD)   Low Impedance Recordings 2009
Supernova 2 (2 versions) 1339 Interstellar Records 2009
Suzume: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 1 (CD, Album, Ltd)   Important Records (2) 2009
Tempi / Matatabi (2x7", Ltd)   Dot Dot Dot Music 2009
Uzura: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 5 (CD, Album, Ltd)   Important Records (2) 2009
Yurikamome: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 3 (CD, Album, Ltd)   Important Records (2) 2009
Live Performance (Cass)   ZSF Produkt  
Tracks Appear On:
Lucky Bag Tapes (Cass, C90) T.V. Ring 5th Column Tapes, The 1983
Mail Music Project (LP, Comp, Ltd) Untitled Armadio Officina Audio Editions 1983
0607131089 (Cass, Ltd, Comp, C60 + Cass, Ltd, Comp, C90) Untitled Sounds For Consciousness Rape 1990
Gomi-Akuta (Cass, Comp, Ltd) Untitled Coquette 1993
Sónar 97 (3xCD, Comp) Schnitt So Dens 1997
Modulation & Transformation 4 (3xCD, Comp) The Full Tide In Crimson Mille Plateaux 1999
Sonic City (CD) Ikebukuroà Dadatexture Arc En Rêve 2000
Ikebana: Merzbow's Amlux Rebuilt, Reused And Recycled (2xCD, Comp, Gat) Looping Jane Important Records (2) 2003
An Anthology Of Noise & Electronic Music / Third A-Chronology 1952-2004 (2xCD, Comp) Birds And Warhorse Sub Rosa 2004
Merzbow & The Haters (CD, RE) Untitled Collaboration Banned Production 2006
Que Faisiez-Vous Derrière L'Oreille ? N° 4 (Cass, Comp) Collaboration Through ... Que Faisiez-Vous Derrière L'Oreille ?  
Unofficial Releases:
Tape Art Sampler - Feilenreiniger Aus Messingblech (Angehämmert) (Cass, Unofficial, Smplr) Untitled Not On Label 1982
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