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Merzbow
Merzbox

Album AU 2000 on Extreme label
Electronic (Drone, Experimental, Noise)

Fifty CDs and two CD-ROMs packaged together with four sets of circular artwork cards in a custom 56-CD binder. Packaged together with a Merzdalion (a bronze medallion), long-sleeve shirt, poster, and book in a custom black case. The case's zipper is wired shut with a custom numbered fob. Released in an edition of 1000 copies. The CDs contain reissues of many early Merzbow recordings, along with unreleased recordings. The first CD-ROM contains an Extreme catalogue and various Extreme and Merzbox press material. The second CD-ROM, the MerzRom, contains an interactive program, video, and sound. OM Electrique Recorded at Home, 27 December 1979. Remastered from original cassette, November 1996. Previously unreleased. Metal Acoustic Music Recorded & mixed at Home, January 1980. Remastered November 1996. Previously unreleased. Remblandt Assemblage Recorded at Home, 1980. Mixed at Lowest Music & Arts, 1980. All tracks from Remblandt Assemblage (Lowest Music & Arts, 1981). Track 02 "Voice Of Scwitters" is mistyped, should be "Voice Of Schwitters". On the original release appears as "Voice Of Switters". Collection Era Vol. 1 Recorded at various locations. Mixed at Ylen/Gap Works, Tokyo, 3 June 1981. Tracks 1 & 2 from Collection 001 cassette (Lowest Music & Arts, 1981). Track 3 from Collection 002 cassette (Lowest Music & Arts, 1981). Collection Era Vol. 2 Recorded at various locations. Mixed at Lowest Music & Arts, 1981. Merztronics tape used on tracks 6 & 7. Tracks 1-4 from Collection 007 cassette (Lowest Music & Arts, 1981-82). Track 5 from Collection 009 cassette (Lowest Music & Arts, 1981-82). Tracks 6-7 from Collection 010 cassette (Lowest Music & Arts, 1981-82). Collection Era Vol. 3 Recorded & mixed at Lowest Music & Arts, 1981-82. Tracks 1-7 from Collection 008 cassette (Lowest Music & Arts, 1981). Track 8 from Tridal Production cassette (Lowest Music & Arts, 1982). Paradoxa Paradoxa Recorded live at Kid Airak Hall, 22 March 1981. Mastered from original live recording. Pt. 1 was originally released on Paradoxa Paradoxa cassette (Lowest Music & Arts, 1982). Pt. 2 is previously unreleased. Material Action For 2 Microphones Recorded live at Mizutani Home Studio, Kasai, July 1981. Mixed at Lowest Music & Arts Studio, 1981. All tracks from Material Action For 2 Microphones cassette (Lowest Music & Arts, 1981). Yantra Material Action Recorded at various locations, 1981. Mixed at Junktion Music Works, 1981. All tracks from Yantra Material Action cassette (Lowest Music & Arts, 1983; Anomalous Records, 1993). Solonoise Recorded & mixed at Lowest Music & Arts, 1982. Tracks 1 & 2 from Solonoise cassette (Lowest Music & Arts, 1982). Track 3 from Solonoise 2 cassette (Lowest Music & Arts, 1982). Expanded Music Recorded & mixed at Lowest Music & Arts, 1982. Tracks 1-8 from Expanded Music 2 cassette (Lowest Music & Arts, 1982). Track 9 from Musick For Simulation World cassette (Lowest Music & Arts, 1983; Produktion 1983). Nil Vagina Tape Loops Recorded & mixed at Lowest Music & Arts, 1982. Track 1 from Solonoise 2 cassette (Lowest Music & Arts, 1982). Tracks 3 & 4 from Lowest Music 2 cassette (Lowest Music & Arts, 1982). Material Action 2 (N.A.M) Recorded & mixed at Junktion Music Work, Tokyo, September - October 1982. All tracks from Material Action 2 LP (Eastern Works, 1983). Mechanization Takes Command Recorded at original Merz-bau Studio, Machida & ZSF Produkt Studio, Asagaya, 1982-1983. Mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, Asagaya, March 1983. All tracks from Mechanization Takes Command C-90 (ZSF Produkt, 1983). Dying Mapa Tapes 1-2 Recorded & mixed at Merz-bau, Tokyo, 27 & 28 March & 5 May 1982. Produced by Lowest Music & Arts, 1982. All tracks from Dying Mapa cassettes (Aeon, 1983). Dying Mapa Tapes 2-3 Recorded & mixed at Merz-bau, Tokyo, 27 & 28 March 1982. Produced by Lowest Music & Arts, 1982. All tracks from Dying Mapa cassettes (Aeon, 1983). Agni Hotra Recorded & mixed at ZSF Produkt, Asagaya, 1984-85. Tracks 1-4 are previously unreleased and from the Agni Hotra first master. Track 5 is previously unreleased and from the Agni Hotra second master. Track 6 is a previously unreleased alternate mix of the track that appeared on the Ushi-tra cassette (Cause & Effect, 1985). Track 7 is a previously unreleased extra track from the Ushi-tra recording. Pornoise / 1kg Vol. 1 Recorded & mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, Asagaya, December 1984. Tracks 2-4 used taped typesetting machine. All tracks selected from Pornoise 1KG 5 cassettes (ZSF Produkt, 1984; RRRecords, 1993). Pornoise / 1kg Vol. 2 Recorded & mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, Asagaya, December 1984. All tracks selected from Pornoise 1KG 5 cassettes (ZSF Produkt, 1984; RRRecords, 1993). Pornoise / 1kg Vol. 3 Recorded & mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, Asagaya, December 1984. All tracks selected from Pornoise 1KG 5 cassettes (ZSF Produkt, 1984; RRRecords, 1993). Pornoise Extra Recorded & mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, Asagaya, December 1984. All tracks from Pornoise Extra cassette (ZSF Produkt, 1985). Sadomasochismo / The Lampinak Recorded & mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, Asagaya, 1985. Tracks 1-3 from Sadomasochismo cassette (ZSF Produkt, 1985). Tracks 4-6 from Lampinak cassette (ZSF Produkt, 1985). Mortegage / Batztoutai Extra Recorded & mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, Asagaya, November 1984. Parts of this recording appeared on Batztoutai With Memorial Gadgets double LP (RRRecords, 1986). Parts of tracks 1 & 3 appeared on Red Eyes 10" (V-2). Enclosure / Libido Economy Recorded & mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, July 1987. Tracks 1-3 from Enclosure cassette (ZSF Produkt, 1987). Track 4 recorded 1988. Originally released on Neue Munster compilation cassette (Tonspur, 1989). Track 5 recorded November 1989. Originally appeared on Enkele Gemotiveerde Produktiemedewerkers compilation cassette (Midas Music, 1990). Track 6 recorded November 1989. Originally appeared on Network 77 compilation cassette (Network 77, 1990). Vratya Southward Tracks 1-2 recorded & mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, Asagaya, 1987. Tracks 1-2 from Vratya Southward cassette (ZSF Produkt, 1987). Track 3 recorded & mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, July 1988. Previously unreleased. Live In Khabarovsk, CCCP Recorded live at AMUR Jazz & Experiment Music Festival, Khabarovsk, far east of Russia. Live PA recordings by Russian staff. Remastered from original recording. Originally released on Live In Khabarovsk, CCCP LP (ZSF Produkt, 1988). Storage Recorded & mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, February - April 1988. Original long version. Remastered from original chrome cassette master. All tracks from Storage LP (ZSF Produkt, 1988). Fission Dialogue Tracks 1-2 recorded & mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, Asagaya, 1987. Track 3 recorded & mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, Asagaya, 1988. Previously unreleased. Collaborative Track 1 recorded at ZSF Produkt on 8 March 1988. Merzbow worked with raw materials submitted by Achim Wollscheid. Track 2 produced by Achim Wollscheid, 1988. Track 3 recorded at ZSF Produkt (Live) on 1 May 1988. Tracks 1 & 2 originally released as Collaborative LP (Extreme, 1988). Track 3 originally released on a bonus 7" with the Collaborative LP (Extreme, 1988). Crocidura Dsi Nezumi Tracks 1-2 recorded & mixed as ZSF Produkt, August 1987. Tracks 1-2 from Crocidura Dsi Nezumi cassette (ZSF Produkt, 1988; Banned Productions, 1988). Track 3 recorded & mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, August 1988. Previously unreleased. KIR Transformation Composed and produced live, 1989. Edited 1997. Previously unreleased. Scissors For Cutting Merzbow Vol. 1 Recorded & mixed May - December 1988 at ZSF Produkt Studio and various rehearsal studios. Remastered from original cassette. The order of this CD is the same as the original master tapes. Tracks 2-5 previously unreleased. All other tracks from Scissors For Cutting Merzbow double LP (ZSF Produkt, 1989). Scissors For Cutting Merzbow Vol. 2 Recorded & mixed May - December 1988 at ZSF Produkt Studio and various rehearsal studios. Remastered from original cassette. The order of this CD is the same as the original master tapes. Tracks 4 previously unreleased. All other tracks from Scissors For Cutting Merzbow double LP (ZSF Produkt, 1989). Severances Recorded & mixed as ZSF Produkt Studio, 2 July 1989. Drum track on Rap The Khabarovsk was recorded live in Russia. All tracks from Severances (Discordia Concordia, 1989). Steel CUM Recorded at various locations. Mixed as ZSF Produkt Studio, 1989. All tracks from Steel CUM cassette (ZSF Produkt, 1990). Some parts appeared on Steel Cum EP (Vertical, 1992). Cloud Cock OO Grand Recorded at ZSF Produkt during October 89 - January 90. Mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, 17 April 1990. Track 4 was mixed and recorded live at V2, s'Hertogenbosch & Diogenes, Nijmegen, Holland, September 1989. All tracks from Cloud Cock OO Grand CD (ZSF Produkt, 1990). Newark Hellfire Recorded live at WFMU Radio Studio, New Jersey, USA on 23 September 1990. Remastered from original recording at ZSF Produkt Studio. Previously unreleased. Hannover Cloud Recorded & mixed at ZSF Produkt, 1990. Tracks 1 & 2 are outtakes from Hannover Interruption LP (Dom, 1990). Track 3 is an outtake from the Cloud Cock OO Ground sessions. Track 4 is a different mix of a track that appeared on the Cloud Cock OO Ground CD. Previously unreleased. Stacy Q, HI FI Sweet Leaf Track 1 recorded & mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, April 1991. No editing. Track 2 recorded & mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, May 1991. No editing. Previously unreleased. Music For True Romance Vol. 1 Recorded & mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, May 1992-93. Tracks 1-4 originally made for True Romance first private video Blood Orgy of the She Dolls soundtrack in 1992. Track 5 originally made for True Romance performance Isis and Secret Army Hyper Vivisection and Moma, Kyoto, 1993. Previously unreleased. Brain Ticket Death Recorded & mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, 1993. Previously unreleased. Sons Of Slash Noise Metal Track 1 recorded & mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, 1992. Track 2 recorded & mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, February 1993. Track 3 recorded & mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, March 1993. All tracks remastered from original master tape, no editing. Previously unreleased. Exotic Apple Mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio. Track 1 recorded 1992. Appeared on Melt compilation CD (Work In Progress, 1992). Track 2 recorded 1993. Appeared on The Land Of The Rising Noise compilation CD (Charnel House, 1993). Tracks 3-6 recorded 1994. Previously unreleased. Liquid City Recorded & mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, December 1994 - January 1995. Track 3 appeared on Entertainment Through Pain compilation CD (RRRecords, 1995). All others previously unreleased. Red Magnesia Pink Recorded & mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, April - August 1995. Previously unreleased. Marfan Syndrome Recorded & mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, September 1994 - January 1995. Tracks 1 & 2 remastered in original order from master tape. Track 1 is a different mix of the track that appeared on Eternal Blue Extreme compilation CD (Somnus, 1994). Track 4 appeared in a shorter version on the Coruscanto cassette (Nekoisis, 1995). All others previously unreleased. Rhinogradentia Tracks 1 & 2 recorded & mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, 1995. Remixed 1997. Track 3 recorded & mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, 1996. Remixed 1997. Previously unreleased. Space Mix Travelling Band Raw materials of tracks recording during 1994-1996. Final mix, 1997. A different mix of track 3 was used for raw material of collaboration with John Watterman on Brisbane-Tokyo Interlace CD (Cold Spring, 1995). Previously unreleased. Motorond Track 1 recorded live at Guilty, Tokyo, 30 March 1997. Track 2 recorded at ZSF Produkt Studio, January 1997. All remixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, April 1997. Previously unreleased. Annihiloscillator Track 1 recorded & mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, March 1997. Track 2 raw material recorded live in California, 1995. Recorded & mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, January 1997. Track 3 recorded & mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, January 1997. Tracks 4 & 5 recorded & mixed as ZSF Produkt Studio, December 1996. Track 4 originally appeared on Merzbow/Kadef split 10" (Dreizehn, 1997). All others previously unreleased.

Musicians

	Merzbow , *1979 JP album by
	Achim Wollscheid g, *1959 DE edited by, performer, featuring, raw materials
	Kiyoshi Mizutani g, performer
	Masami Akita syn, *1956 JP performer
	Reiko Azuma vn, voc, performer
	Tetsuo Sakaibara voc, JP performer
	SCUM , performer on track

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