King
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Merzbox
Sept 6, 2007 17:10:25 GMT -5
Post by King on Sept 6, 2007 17:10:25 GMT -5
Does anyone have this? Must be a ridiculous amount of noise.
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Merzbox
Sept 7, 2007 1:37:38 GMT -5
Post by Offering on Sept 7, 2007 1:37:38 GMT -5
Does anyone have this? Must be a ridiculous amount of noise. Skuj has it, he comes on here sometimes. Ive often been tempted, but even I cant justify the price! Even at half the price I just cant part with that amount of money.....I would love it though, it looks like a horrible lump of noise, thats for sure.........grrr...... |
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Merzbox
Sept 7, 2007 22:44:09 GMT -5
Post by King on Sept 7, 2007 22:44:09 GMT -5
Yeah. $440 is a fuck load of cash, but it looks so enticing. I'd love to hear some really early Merzbow.
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Merzbox
Sept 8, 2007 5:14:30 GMT -5
Post by Offering on Sept 8, 2007 5:14:30 GMT -5
Yeah. $440 is a fuck load of cash, but it looks so enticing. I'd love to hear some really early Merzbow. Age Of 369 / Chant 2 is a great example, and alot cheaper than shelling out for a Merzbox! It gets ragged on by some efficionados, but I like it. You picked another good early Merz in Music For Bondage Vol 1 too..... |
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Merzbox
Sept 8, 2007 14:35:57 GMT -5
Post by King on Sept 8, 2007 14:35:57 GMT -5
Will look out for that one then. This Merzbow-interest is going to be very expensive... just like Zorn and Zappa.
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Merzbox
Sept 11, 2007 17:20:55 GMT -5
Post by Skuj on Sept 11, 2007 17:20:55 GMT -5
Yeah, I got it. And I have to say I am atounded / floored by it's monumentally high quality throughout. It's easy to believe that a 50CD collection must have tons of filler/throwaways. This is so not the case with The Merzbox. I listen to one of the CDs most days. It really is a hugely diverse collection of sound/styles. Every CD is different. I've been through it several times now, and each time brings surprises. I'll never completely grasp/absorb it all. William Bennett would say this is a problem - not being able to actually assimilate the "music" into your brain. But for me, that is one of the great joys of this absolutely impeccable collection. Yep, $440 US is a lot, and I'm not rich. But damn, less than $9 per CD? That's a steal, especially when the CDs are so good!
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Merzbox
Sept 11, 2007 18:09:17 GMT -5
Post by King on Sept 11, 2007 18:09:17 GMT -5
*very tempted*
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Merzbox
Sept 11, 2007 23:22:53 GMT -5
Post by Skuj on Sept 11, 2007 23:22:53 GMT -5
And, it comes with extras, like a cool shirt and stickers and such....plus a book, which I think is totally fucking great. (Can I say "fuck" here?) The book alone is priceless to a serious Merzfan, in my opinion....it's superb. Roger at Extreme should be knighted for this.
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Merzbox
Sept 12, 2007 3:42:27 GMT -5
Post by Offering on Sept 12, 2007 3:42:27 GMT -5
Yeah, I got it. And I have to say I am atounded / floored by it's monumentally high quality throughout. It's easy to believe that a 50CD collection must have tons of filler/throwaways. This is so not the case with The Merzbox. I listen to one of the CDs most days. It really is a hugely diverse collection of sound/styles. Every CD is different. I've been through it several times now, and each time brings surprises. I'll never completely grasp/absorb it all. William Bennett would say this is a problem - not being able to actually assimilate the "music" into your brain. But for me, that is one of the great joys of this absolutely impeccable collection. Yep, $440 US is a lot, and I'm not rich. But damn, less than $9 per CD? That's a steal, especially when the CDs are so good! Re your William Bennett theory, I disagree too. It brings us back to Zappa / Piano People / Lumpy Gravy / Civilization Phaze III - Spider: We can get our strength up by making some music John: That's right Monica: Yeah . . . yeah John: But the thing is, you know what? Spider: What? John: We don't even understand our own music Spider: It doesn't, does it matter whether we understand it? At least it'll give us . . . strength John: I know but maybe we could get into it more if we understood it Spider: We'd get more strength from it if we understood it? John: Yeah Spider: No, I don't think so, because -- see I think, I think our strength comes from our uncertainty. If we understood it we'd be bored with it and then we couldn't gather any strength from it John: Like if we knew about our music one of us might talk and then that would be the end of that |
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Merzbox
Sept 12, 2007 3:43:24 GMT -5
Post by Offering on Sept 12, 2007 3:43:24 GMT -5
And, it comes with extras, like a cool shirt and stickers and such....plus a book, which I think is totally fucking great. (Can I say "fuck" here?) The book alone is priceless to a serious Merzfan, in my opinion....it's superb. Roger at Extreme should be knighted for this. And yes, you can say "fuck" here skuj....! |
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