Merzbow / Ladybird - Balance

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Merzbow / Ladybird
Balance

Album DE 1998 on Human Wrechords label
Dance (Noise, Experimental, Disco)

The album is virtually including 3 CDs in one: left channel is Merzbow album called "Floating Eloy" (38:38), right channel is Ladybird untitled album with 9 tracks (including 3 hidden bonus tracks) and in stereo mode it's called "Balance" - both records playing simultaneously. The actual playing time of the CD is 61:45. First track have silence in right channel (no Ladybird music). "Baby James" includes 3 hidden tracks by Ladybird after 10 minutes of silence: "Obsession (cover on "Obsession" by Army Of Lovers), "So Dizzy" (cover on "So Dizzy" by Rehab) and "Give It To Me (All Your Love)" (cover on "Give It To Me" by The Troggs). Left channel is muted on this tracks (no Merzbow music), but for the last 2 minutes the music is stereo again (Merzbow + Ladybird). Hidden tracks aren't named on the cover. Some songs on the album by Ladybird are parody renditions of famous pop tracks: "It Only Takes A Boy" - "It Only Takes a Minute" by Take That mixed with a famous "Popcorn" melody "I Feel Summer" - "I Feel Love" by Donna Summer "Netlove" - "Computer Love" by Kraftwerk Merzbow's Floating Eloy recorded & mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, February 1997.

Musicians

	Merzbow , *1979 JP album by
	Ladybird , album by
	Masami Akita syn, *1956 JP artwork, performer, merzbow, theremin, noises, noise electronics, keyboards, ems synthi 'a', moog 'the rouge'
	Tanja Kopecky key, perc, artwork, vocals
	Dr. Zastrow bass, whistling basses
	Thies Mynther org, *1968 DE featuring, hidden instruments
	Brezel Göring , *1967 DE featuring, musical degeneration
	John Raw featuring, musical developments
	Dr. Halb featuring, musical environments
	Disco Hobby featuring, musical invitations
	Nasser Al Shihabi human beatbox
	Moe , zither

Producers

Luther Blisset art direction, concept & production, executive-producer, concept & production

Gundula Schmitz backing vocals

Düse photography by, photo

Claude Debussy sleeve, design

Album Tracks

No	Title	Artist	Duration
1	Merzbow: Floating Eloy (Left Channel) Ladybird: Untitled (Right Channel)	Merzbow / Ladybird
2	Floating Eloy	Merzbow	0:11
3	Floating Eloy It Only Takes A Boy	Merzbow / Ladybird	2:58
4	Floating Eloy Automatic Latino	Merzbow / Ladybird	3:40
5	Floating Eloy King Of Shame	Merzbow / Ladybird	4:08
6	Floating Eloy I Feel Summer	Merzbow / Ladybird	3:43
7	Floating Eloy Netlove	Merzbow / Ladybird	4:53
8	Floating Eloy You Lift Me Up	Merzbow / Ladybird	4:21
9	Floating Eloy 25 Ears	Merzbow / Ladybird	3:55
10	Floating Eloy Janie	Merzbow / Ladybird	4:36
11	Floating Eloy Baby James	Merzbow / Ladybird	29:20
12	Obsession	Ladybird
13	So Dizzy	Ladybird
14	Give It To Me (All Your Love)	Merzbow / Ladybird

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