Standing next to two deafening Merzbow originals ("Eat Beat Eat 1," "Eat Beat 2"), remixersAutechre,Jim O'Rourke,PanasonicandRussell Haswellcan't help but come off a bit muted. ...more about Merzbow
In a career as long as Merzbow’s, it comes as a surprise that the undisputed king of Japanoise still has the capacity to pull an unexpected move. ...more about Merzbow
As much as I enjoyMinazo, I just wish I’d heard it before reading Merzbow’s emotive piece of writing in the liner notes on the death of the only male elephant seal in Japan. ...more about Merzbow
There are circles of noise elitists (or anti-elitists, as they would have you believe) who really can’t stand the thought of anything even remotely intelligent or sophisticated “ruining†...more about Merzbow
Merzbow's second American release offers more of the deafening white noise that is his trademark, mastered for maximum loudness. Not for the faint of heart, but ideally suited for the hard of hearing. ...more about Merzbow
Having heard 15 Merzbow releases give or take, which is probably on the order of 7% of his output, I'm probably not qualified to make any pronouncements about Masami Akita's body of work. ...more about Merzbow