King
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Post by King on May 8, 2008 22:00:44 GMT -5
Seems like the Merzbox is quite an experience. Wish I had disposable income to justify its purchase.
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Post by Offering on May 8, 2008 23:24:27 GMT -5
Seems like the Merzbox is quite an experience. Wish I had disposable income to justify its purchase. It certainly is. Buying it ranks among the best things Ive ever done in my life..... |
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Post by Halcyon on May 10, 2008 11:08:04 GMT -5
Right now I'm listening to Magnesia Nova for the first time. Absolute killer record; so far it's my favourite Merz recording from 1995. The booklet is also pretty nice.
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Post by Offering on May 10, 2008 13:32:28 GMT -5
Right now I'm listening to Magnesia Nova for the first time. Absolute killer record; so far it's my favourite Merz recording from 1995. The booklet is also pretty nice. Thats one that keeps getting away from me! Ill nab the sucker one day though! |
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Post by guneral on May 13, 2008 0:13:50 GMT -5
mag nova didn't do it for me.. green wheels packs a stronger punch (tho not that great in itself) and pinkream has more bubbly appeal (tho again not that great in itself). 1996 is where the shit is! pulse demon, mercurated, oersted, and to a lesser (tho greater than the 95 album's case) akasha, electric salad and spiral honey..
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Post by guneral on May 13, 2008 0:14:44 GMT -5
tho the mag nova sleeve is one of the more generous/informative ones out there..
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Post by Offering on May 13, 2008 10:35:27 GMT -5
SCUM / Steel Cum and Cloud Cock OO Grand
Cloud Cock... is utterly devastating. Fucking excellent album.
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Post by thrench on May 13, 2008 16:56:29 GMT -5
I have to disagree with Guneral, Pink Ream is up there in the top ten. It really is what Merzbow is all about, very technical noise rather than noise for noise sakes.
Orthic Thrench
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Post by guneral on May 14, 2008 18:30:44 GMT -5
I just don't find the musical content on Pinkream as persuasive as on say Oersted, Pulse, Mercurated.. it's a good point about the 'technical' side to the album, but this makes me also think of say 'technical death metal' and how in 9 out of 10 times the 'technical' aspect overshadows the actual musical content, if you know what i mean. i'd be inerested to know which moments in particular hold the album up for you thrench. sure it's a nice listen, in particular w some nice tonal variety (which always makes merzbow stand out from 'noise for noise sake' artists where the sound if often very grey throughout), i just don't think it's one of his best structured pieces..
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Post by thrench on May 15, 2008 16:34:21 GMT -5
I find it hard to justify why I particularly like Pinkream, it's just a CD that seems to be right, everything just sits very nicely (I'm not gonna win any arguments with that one am I).
Whilst we're on the subject of structure probably the finest structured Merzbow CD is 1930, for me this is almost a modern classical piece (and please don't ask me to explain, I don't think I can) it almost feels composed. However, for me Pulse Demon, although seen as a classic, if not THE classic Merzbow CD, never really holds me. In fact I can't even recall any moments of it in my head (I must revisit it tomorrow!!).
Orthic Thrench
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Post by thrench on May 15, 2008 16:37:54 GMT -5
Today I'm mostly listening to Scene which turned up yesterday, along with Early Computer Works. I have to say that I am getting on with Scene very well, I've also have one listen to ECW it's very choppy but might work with further listens.
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Post by Offering on May 18, 2008 15:45:34 GMT -5
Great American Nude / Crash For Hi-Fi
Crash For Hi-Fi I enjoyed in particular...
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Post by Offering on May 23, 2008 2:11:14 GMT -5
Artificial Invagination
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Post by thrench on May 24, 2008 16:16:03 GMT -5
Oh that's a cracker, I love that little CD. It's a perfect size visually and aurally
Orthic Thrench
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Post by Offering on May 27, 2008 3:24:44 GMT -5
Oh that's a cracker, I love that little CD. It's a perfect size visually and aurally Orthic Thrench Agreed. Always pleasurable! Today - Brain Ticket Death. Another monster from the Merzbox. The actual piece, Brain Ticket is superb, but the whole album is fantastic..... |
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