Merzbow

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Years Active
1979 – present (47 years)
Founded In
Tokyo, Japan
Merzbow (メルツバウ) is an experimental music project created in Tokyo in 1979 under the direction of musician Masami Akita (秋田昌美). Since 1979, Akita has formed two record labels and has contributed releases to numerous independent record labels. As well as being a prolific artist, he has also written a number of books and has been the editor of several magazines in Japan. He has written about a variety of subjects, mostly about art, avant-garde music and post-modern culture. His more renowned works have been on the topics of BDSM and fetish culture. Other artforms Akita has been interes… read more
Merzbow (メルツバウ) is an experimental music project created in Tokyo in 1979 under the direction of musician Masami Akita (秋田昌美). Since 1979, Akita has formed two record labels and has contributed releases to numerous independent record labels. As well as being a prolific artist, he has also wri… read more
Merzbow (メルツバウ) is an experimental music project created in Tokyo in 1979 under the direction of musician Masami Akita (秋田昌美). Since 1979, Akita has formed two record labels and has contributed releases to numerous independent record labels. As well as being a prolific artist, he has also written a number of books and has been the editor of several magazines in J… read more

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1 Play track Pulse Demon Woodpecker No. 1
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 309 listeners
2 Play track Pulse Demon Woodpecker No. 2
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 117 listeners
3 Play track Pulse Demon Spiral Blast
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4 Play track Merzbeat Promotion Man
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5 Play track Pulse Demon My Station Rock
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6 Play track Pulse Demon Ultra Marine Blues
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7 Play track Pulse Demon Tokyo Times Ten
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8 Play track Venereology Slave New Desart
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9 Play track Merzbeat Forgotten Land
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10 Play track Venereology I Lead You Towards Glorious Times
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Albums

  1. 102,998 listeners

    28 May 1996 · 8 tracks

    Pulse Demon
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  2. 55,227 listeners

    2006 · 5 tracks

    Merzbeat
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  3. 32,020 listeners

    22 Jul 2016 · 7 tracks

    An Untroublesome Defencelessness
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  4. 23,225 listeners

    18 May 1998 · 5 tracks

    1930
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