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Post by Offering on Jul 16, 2010 15:08:22 GMT -5
just found a company in the US with "untitled nov 1989" in stock so I've order a copy along with hair police “obedience cuts” on cassette as well. Looking forward to getting both. I saw the Hair Police in Bristol not so long ago, they were excellent. Thrench There is one up on Discogs too, pricey though! www.discogs.com/sell/list?release_id=2302830&ev=rb
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Post by thrench on Jul 17, 2010 17:20:29 GMT -5
Mine was through Mimaroglu $6.72. I haven't bought through them before but they've always got a healthy stock of noise, so if this goes OK I'll use them a bit more regularly.
Thrench
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Post by thrench on Aug 24, 2010 13:55:47 GMT -5
Two more releases shown on the Official Merzbow site: Live at Henie Onstad Art Centre (CD) Prisma Records, Norway prismarecords.blogspot.com/and Zara (10') Zaralicht-ung, Germany www.licht-ung.de/neither of the sites have got them on yet. finally, where is everyone? Thrench
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Post by Offering on Aug 24, 2010 15:41:34 GMT -5
Two more releases shown on the Official Merzbow site: Live at Henie Onstad Art Centre (CD) Prisma Records, Norway prismarecords.blogspot.com/and Zara (10') Zaralicht-ung, Germany www.licht-ung.de/neither of the sites have got them on yet. finally, where is everyone? Thrench Ha! This place has never exactly been a hive of activity, Thrench! Yeah, saw those releases and thought the same thing. Further to your post on his London show, are you making it down for Incapacitants / Hijokaidan in October? Three gods of Noise in one month, followed by Throbbing Gristle soon after! Bizarre.
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Post by thrench on Aug 25, 2010 8:17:24 GMT -5
Further to your post on his London show, are you making it down for Incapacitants / Hijokaidan in October? Three gods of Noise in one month, followed by Throbbing Gristle soon after! Bizarre. No I can't see myself coming over to see them. I generally only make the effort to visit London once a year, and that normally seems to be to see Naubauten. Bristol has generally got quite a good music scene so I venture out from the countryside to see bands there mostly. Got Zeni Geva coming up in Bristol in Oct, and Joanna Newsom next month. Thrench
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Post by Halcyon on Aug 26, 2010 15:05:26 GMT -5
finally, where is everyone? I'm still here. Just had to take a little break from Merzbow and related music. Listening to pulse demon on full volume really isn't too helpful when you try to write application letters. Still, I'm looking forward to that new Live CD. It's been a while since the last one. You can find some videos from that performance on Youtube and it sounds really good imo.
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Post by thrench on Sept 15, 2010 14:40:46 GMT -5
And another thing............................
MERZBOW & Z'EV - 'Spiral Right / Spiral Left' CD (Cold Spring CSR133CD)
In the planning (and many faxes, emails and discussions in person) for 20 years, finally this stunning collaborative release for Cold Spring from Japanese Noise king Merzbow and legendary elemental sound artist Z'EV is here. The tracks were created in London and Tokyo, with each artist remixing the other's original sounds. Two tracks weighing in at 22 minutes apiece! Dark Ambient Noise in a special textured card digisleeve.
Ships on the 8th Oct according to Coldspring
Thrench
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Post by Offering on Sept 24, 2010 15:33:01 GMT -5
“Merzbient” is a twelve CD collection of Merzbow’s previously unreleased ambient recordings. The music was recorded in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, at a time when Masamik Akita (Merzbow) was becoming famous for his live performances, which featured some of the harshest sounds ever heard. The records he released mirrored these peformances, and helped establish his reputation as the prime mover in the Japanese noise scene. The electronics he used for his recordings were the same ones he used for live shows. Out of necessity he toured with gear that was small, simple and portable. But all the while he was secretly recording quieter, more atmospheric music, and using a wide variety of acoustic instruments including an impractical monstrosity he describes as a “big handmade junk instrument made from a metal box with piano wires”, which he played with a violin bow. He made hours and hours of recordings, but kept them private and never released them, until they were eventually set aside and forgotten. He recently rediscovered the multi-track mastertapes in a box and remastered them for release on CD. And what a discovery they are! These twelve discs represent a side of Merzbow never before heard. The music bears many of the signature styles expected from Merzbow – think of the theme of long-form drones pierced by random bursts of sound, for example – but it’s enticingly different from what we’ve heard before, with spacious sounds evoking prehistoric misty landscapes, desolate abandoned industrial sites, and sci-fi/horror film soundtracks. If the familiar and traditional Merzbow is like a jet plane taking off at full-throttle then “Merzbient” is the hanger where the plane was built. Not a violent assault on the ears, but something more interior, more personal, and more gentle. The twelve CDs in this collection are presented in a custom-made hard-cover box with red foil block printing. Each disc is packed in its own slipcase. When the slipcases are arranged togther in a rectangle a large image is revealed. A large and heavy (5 x 11cm, 84 gm) die-cast metal medallion with the Kanji characters representing “Animal Liberation” completes the set, which is limited to 555 numbered copies. “Merzbient” is Merzbow’s third release for Soleilmoon, following “Ouroboros” (May 2010) and “Eucalypse” (July 2008). Masami Akita, recording under the name Merzbow, with more than 200 albums to his credit, is considered one of the preeminent artists in the field of noise music. In recent years his output has centered on animal themes, following his concern for the protection of animal rights. Albums for chickens, whales, seals and dolphins have been released on a variety of labels. Important Records of Newburyport, Massachusetts (USA) has released a series of thirteen CDs, each dedicated to a different Japanese bird.
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Post by jibberandtwitch on Sept 24, 2010 19:25:18 GMT -5
Sounds like an interesting set, but this "limited to 500 copies" (OK, a bit more than that in this case, though not much) is a real pain, given that second pressings don't usually appear. That means you have to hope you have the cash to spare at the time (and a 12CD set is going to cost a fair bit) - if you haven't, you miss out.
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Post by Offering on Sept 25, 2010 5:47:04 GMT -5
Sounds like an interesting set, but this "limited to 500 copies" (OK, a bit more than that in this case, though not much) is a real pain, given that second pressings don't usually appear. That means you have to hope you have the cash to spare at the time (and a 12CD set is going to cost a fair bit) - if you haven't, you miss out. Works out about £60, plus postage - not as much as I thought it would be. I was going to pre-order, but am wary of customs charges ordering such a big thing from the US ( had to pay £40 charge with my Merzbox ). EDIT - Cargo Records have it on pre-order over here - £84.99
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Post by jibberandtwitch on Sept 25, 2010 7:02:20 GMT -5
Sounds like an interesting set, but this "limited to 500 copies" (OK, a bit more than that in this case, though not much) is a real pain, given that second pressings don't usually appear. That means you have to hope you have the cash to spare at the time (and a 12CD set is going to cost a fair bit) - if you haven't, you miss out. Works out about £60, plus postage - not as much as I thought it would be. I was going to pre-order, but am wary of customs charges ordering such a big thing from the US ( had to pay £40 charge with my Merzbox ). EDIT - Cargo Records have it on pre-order over here - £84.99 I've e-mailed Justin at Cold Spring to ask if he'll be getting it, and if so at what price. If he does get it I'm betting his price will be nearer £60 than £85. And yes, ordering this from the US will incur a customs charge, which is usually calculated using their "think of a number and double it" formula.
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Post by Offering on Sept 25, 2010 22:22:10 GMT -5
I did exactly that too! He expects them next week apparently, didn't mention the price though.
Cold Spring are usually very fair, great little distro. I'll order it from them rather than Soleil Moon.
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Post by thrench on Sept 27, 2010 16:10:59 GMT -5
Well I won't be ordering it. I've got this total dislike of any Merzbow CD's with Merz used as a prefix, really annoying and silly!
Thrench
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Post by Offering on Sept 27, 2010 23:25:35 GMT -5
Well I won't be ordering it. I've got this total dislike of any Merzbow CD's with Merz used as a prefix, really annoying and silly! Thrench Some good releases that do though, Thrench. I think this box looks good, and the sample on the Soleil Moon site sounds great.
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Post by thrench on Sept 28, 2010 13:10:52 GMT -5
Sorry, that was a bit of Bahhh humbug going on there wasn't it. My mother in law is down all week and I'm in a foul mood!
Thrench
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