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Post by Offering on Sept 11, 2007 3:22:08 GMT -5
Sure, it's great to hear other people's opinions on this Merzbow thing. I know in my case there ain't many people out there who want their ears chewed off by me talking about Merzbow, let alone the music itself doing the chewing. Caminante's list is interesting in its privileging of laptop material - not too many lists go all out like that, which is great. My guess is he got into Merzbow around the time of early laptop and things like Live at Radio 100 and Hard Lovin Man are some of the first things he got into. Tamago is THE album I don't have and would really like. I see the three Caminante discs are right up there, of course. Good for him! Keep releasing them - the more the merrier! Damn right, keep up the good work I say too! Re Tamago, I got my copy quite by fluke. I was online, and went to Rough Trade, and saw it was on their site. Like alot of rare Merz, I didnt believe they still had it, so I called em up. The guy went to look to see if they had, and said " Is that the one shaped like an egg? Yeah, weve got one ".....I couldnt believe it man, cos as you know, then ( and now ) Tamago is one of the most sought after Merzbow cds ever ( I think it was a pressing of 350? ). Naturally I bought it, and it arrived the next day as R.T. are only an hour away from me in London. I only paid £15 for it too ( about $30 ). It is definitely a gem in my Merz collection, but that full accolade must go to my sealed copy of Timehunter. It is strange though, cos there are certain Merz releases that are EVERYWHERE for their first year of release, and then just disappear, only to be sought after by those that didnt buy them when they came out.
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Post by ax on Sept 26, 2007 11:55:01 GMT -5
uh oh.. let's not be too quiet on the new king of noise's message board!!
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Post by Offering on Sept 26, 2007 12:23:37 GMT -5
Ive tried my best to recruit Merzbow enthusiasts, but it doesnt seem to have worked too well so far!!!
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Post by Skuj on Sept 26, 2007 12:32:39 GMT -5
Ive tried my best to recruit Merzbow enthusiasts, but it doesnt seem to have worked too well so far!!! Have faith! It'll take some time. I think you've done well over the span of a few weeks. I haven't checked the official Merzsite lately. Anything new coming up? Time to start my way thru The Box again today....CD#1 cometh.....
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Post by aaxx on Sept 30, 2007 11:45:00 GMT -5
apparently nothing coming up, as far as all sources are concerned.. for a while (last year) i thought this meant he was up to something biig (though that was a scent wafting from the houjoue and turmeric double effort). now i'm resolute in that he's just taking more time away from the noise thing..
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Post by Offering on Oct 1, 2007 1:34:31 GMT -5
He is touring Spain and Italy in the coming months I see....No hint of any UK shows sadly....For now anyway, I can but hope.....
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Post by T on Nov 21, 2007 0:52:57 GMT -5
Uh, as of right this minute, off the top of my head and in no particular order:
1930 Tamago Storage Cloud Cock 00 Grand 24 Hours - A Day of Seals Oersted Offering Magnesia Nova Pulse Demon Rainbow Electronics
I normally don't bother with the collaborations but "Sleeper..." with Christoph Heemann is my honorary Number 11. I go through phases with my Merzbow records, so this list is subject to change at any moment. Lately, I've been on a bit of a Merz-hiatus, so maybe these are just the ones that stick out to me right now...
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Post by Halcyon on Dec 24, 2007 6:14:13 GMT -5
Here are my current favourites:
1. Puroland (I absolutely love this album) 2. 1930 3. Cycle 4. Sha Mo 3000 5. Offering 6. Space Metalizer 7. Merzbeat 8. Electro Magnetic Unit 9. Metamorphism 10. Fantail
I decided to not include any Merzbox discs on that list, as I still have to listen to the last 17 discs.
As for collaborations, my favourite one is probably the Merzbow / Pan Sonic disc. Very atmospheric stuff.
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Post by noisembryo on Dec 29, 2007 16:19:59 GMT -5
Alphabetical 10+1:
1930 Amlux Door Open at 8 am Horn of the Goat (w/Consumer Electronics) Hybrid Noisebloom Merzdub (w/Jamie Saft) Merzzow Noisembryo Pulse Demon Space Metalizer Venereology
A large chunk of the Merzbox is pretty sweet as well..
Have to give some of the newer releases more spins; I went through my biggest Merzphase in the late 90's.
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Post by thrench on Feb 29, 2008 17:21:18 GMT -5
Guess I should add my 10 as well. Actually I was hoping that I had already done it awhile back and could compare it with now, but no such luck. Anyway here goes
1. Pinkream 2. all of houjoue 3. Pornoise 4. 1930 5. Aqua Necromancer 6. Hard Lovin Man 7. Frog 8. Dharma 9. Music for Bondage Performance 2 10. Artificial Invagination
These aren't in any order and will change by tomorrow.
It is truthfully an impossible task.
Thrench
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Post by Offering on Dec 24, 2008 8:36:09 GMT -5
It is truthfully an impossible task. Absolutely. I just checked my list, which is from August 2007, and my list would be totally different now....
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Post by Halcyon on Mar 19, 2009 18:14:34 GMT -5
Impossible task, indeed. These are my current top 10 -> 1. Sha Mo 3000 2. Higanbana 3. Merzzow 4. 1930 5. 24 Hours - A Day of Seals 6. Cycle 7. Hybrid Noisebloom 8. Pornoise 9. Tamago 10. Eucalypse
From the recent free drum releases, my favourite is clearly Somei so far.
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Post by bassface on Jul 16, 2009 20:54:15 GMT -5
Yes I'll agree SCSI Duck is underrated. I think Amlux is incredibly overrated. Age and Chant don't do it for me, they're like the half brother of later, bigger and better things. The Enclosure, Vratya, Storage, Ecobondage material appeals to me more from the 80s, due to it being unique and complete in itself, unsurpassed in its own quality. As for my top 10, not in any order: Aqua Necromancer, Rattus Rattus, SCSI Duck, A Taste Of, Merzbear, Red Magnesia Pink, Pulse Demon, Oersted, Dharma, Springharp. The next ten: Minazo, Cycle, Space Metalizer, 1930, Sha Mo, Sphere, Cloud Cock (that's your #36 Skuj), Venereology, Zophorus, Animal Magnetism. The next ten: Bariken, Scene, Turmeric Disc 1, Merzzow, Houjoue Disc 3, Houjoue Disc 1, Door Open, Medamaya, Hybrid Noisebloom, Noisembryo. And the next ten: Turmeric Disc 2, Frog, Coma Berenices, Metamorphism, Exotic Apple, Electric Salad, Houjoue Disc 5, Collapse 12 Floors, FID Disc 1, Day of Seals Disc 2. You get my point...? * * * I think a list of the ten worst could be easier to condense, so here's a crack at it: Amlux, Merzbeat, EMU, Hard Lovin Man, Age 369, Chant 2, Dust of Dreams, Merzbird, Tentacle, Yoshinotsune. Now that wasn't so easy! I don't really have many of the live ones, so couldn't put down an album like Noizhead on the 'worst' list, seeing as I haven't heard it, despite it often being mentioned in the league. Live Merzbow - the good ones are Houjoue disc 6, Synth Destruction, Akasha Gulva (though that's definitely an overrated disc), Mini Cycle is not too bad. As for the live show, seems now is a great time to check him out live. When I saw him in '04 in front of 2 laptops, the man didn't move at all for an hour. Now he gets up and gets into it, which goes with his change of setup/instrumentation. Keep enjoying the 'bow y'all. Interesting. Merzbird, Amlux and Merzbeat all in your worst list, cos they are all great IMO....!!!I really dig Merzbeat, I think its a true original, for Merz himself and for music in general. Initially I thought it just got ragged on cos of his use of rythym, but alot of people seem to really hate it, which I find strange. Also Senmaida, gets the same treatment. re Live albums, Id agree with you. Live In Geneva was my most recent live acquisition, and it isnt anything to write home about IMO.... Really? I really dug Live in Geneva, it's actually probably one of my favorite of his albums.
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Post by bassface on Jul 16, 2009 20:59:07 GMT -5
I also really like these: Merzbear Disc 2 from the Merzbox (Metal Acoustic Music) Oersted Bloody Sea Houjoue
These are to me the most "musical" of Merzbow's albums, and that's why I like them, which is weird because I don't usually consider Merzbow's recordings to be "music," at least not in a conventional. However, I definitely enjoy listening to them (not at ear-splitting levels though, as it seems so many seem to enjoy.)
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Post by bassface on Jul 16, 2009 21:02:19 GMT -5
Oh, and any of his albums on Tzadik and most of his albums on Important.
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