Risultati di ricerca
Merzbow (メルツバウ, Merutsubau) is a Japanese noise project started in 1979 by Masami Akita (秋田 昌美, Akita Masami), best known for a style of harsh, confrontational noise. Since 1980, Akita has released over 500 recordings and collaborated with numerous artists.
Vegan Straight Edge Noise Project. by Masami Akita. 秋田昌美によるヴィーガン・ストレイト・エッジ・ノイズ・プロジェクト。 80年代初頭のノイズ・インダストリアル・シーンに参加し海外のレーベルを中心にリリースを始める。 90年代にはグラインドコアの影響を受けデスメタルのレーベルRelapseからアルバムをリリース。 2000年代にはmegoの「punkなcomputer music」に共鳴、ラップトップによるライブ手法を採用した。 2003年頃から「動物の権利」(アニマルライツ)の観点からヴィーガン(完全菜食主義)を実践している。 「捕鯨反対」「イルカ漁反対」「毛皮反対」等をテーマに作品を制作している。
Merzbow (メルツバウ?, Merutsubau), nome d'arte di Masami Akita (秋田 昌美?, Akita Masami) (Tokyo, 19 dicembre 1956), è un musicista rumorista giapponese. Dal 1979 ha realizzato più di 350 registrazioni.
This is a comprehensive discography of the Japanese noise musician Masami Akita, best known for his project Merzbow. Since 1980 he has released hundreds of recordings, collaborated with dozens of musicians, contributed over two hundred exclusive tracks to compilations, and made numerous guest appearances on recordings by other artists.
YearTitleLabelNote1981Pornoise Vol. 1 [2]Lowest Music & Artsaka Por#1&2 Vol. 11981Pornoise Vol. 2 [2]Lowest Music & Artsaka Por#1&2 Vol. 21982Tatoo JunkStratosphere Musicwith Masaki1983Le Sang et la RoseZSF Produktwith Lotus ClubTaking inspiration from junk art and, among others, animal rights and environmentalism, Akita, aka MERZBOW is considered one of the most important artists in the noise genre, although, on some of his more recent releases - including the mesmerising Merzbuddha or the improvised sound art spaces of Merzbient - have considerably expanded that term ...
For any serious music lover, Masami Akita (known as Merzbow) needs no introduction. The Japanese noise/avant-garde musician, born in 1956, studied literature and visual arts in college, where he discovered psychedelic rock, free jazz and the aesthetics of Dada.