our first release for a quite long quiet time:
a fine 10" by Merzbow
in a black silkscreened Cover, designed by Nora
(limited edition of 290 / about 30 covers are slightly coloured printed)
.
But Merzbow, now, he proof me right about Licht-ung I guess. I believe its not his
first release on this label. Its been some time since I last heard Merzbow too
actually, and perhaps for the very same reason as I didn't hear post rock or ambient
house: maybe after a while you heard it. And believe me, I heard a lot of Merzbow. Now
that hear this 10", I realize I missed that too, but perhaps that is due to the fact
that there is something about this record which reminded me of some older Merzbow, the
'SCUM' double LP. On that LP Masami Akita cuts up his own old work and re-assembles
it. The a-side starts out with similar cut-ups, before going into what seems to be an
improvised guitar recording, filtered through the EMS Synthi-A. On the b-side drumming
pops up, reminding the listener of the fact that Akita started out as a drummer, and
did also play the drums on his 'Live In Khabarovsk' LP. Akita is on both sides in a
totally free improvisation mode, and his tools of the trade - noise - is apparent, but
not the main driving force of this record. It appears here, in the middle of his free
play of improvised playing. Here too its a call out to play more, old, Merzbow. Said
records for instance, and then 'Zara' again.
[Frans de Waard, vital weekly #774]
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