Venereology [PA]

Performer: Merzbow
Producer: Masami Akita
Distributor: Ryko Distribution

Notes: Composer: Masami Akita. Audio Mixer: Masami Akita. Recording information: Yaneura II (01/1994-02/1994); ZSF Produkt Studio (01/1994-02/1994); ZSF Produkt Studo (01/1994-02/1994). Be forewarned, the end of days isn't happening, it's just Merzbow. The four tracks on this reissue of a 1994 CD aren't just loud or noisy, they push the envelope so far they challenge the very definition of music. Despite the unholy racket, Merzbow is, unbelievably, composed of only one man, Japanese mastermind Masami Akita. While he's not a household name in the West, Merzbow is perhaps the most well-known artist in the Japanese noise community. His tendency to create tracks that last 30 minutes (the album's opener) and contain almost no discernable melody--opting instead for bangs, skronks, squeaks, and blistering feedback--can make even the most ardent noise fans feel like they're being tested rather than entertained. The three other tracks here are shorter, but no less demented. For true noise fans, this could very well be the Holy Grail of extreme music.

Merzbow, aka Masami Akita, is one of the most important figures in the Japanese noise music movement. Releasing an astounding amount of work since the early 1980s, Merzbow's sound is a brutal amalgamation of electronically generated screeches, squeals, and drones that while certainly not accessible in any traditional sense is often beautifully entrancing in its unrelenting brutality. Skewing convention on every creative level, Merzbow released the enormous 50-CD box set MERZBOX in 2000.

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