Merzbow

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Born:
1956, he's 56 and Japanese.
Names:
Birthname: Masami Akita. Also releases as: Masami Akita.
Snapshot:
An Artist with 124 releases under 2 pseudonyms, and credited once on others' music. 16 collaborations.

Biography

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is a noise project created in Tokyo, Japan in 1979 under the direction of noise technician . Since 1979, he 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 and post-modern culture. His more renowned works have been on the topics of BDSM and fetish culture. Other artforms Akita has been interested in include film director and Butoh dance.

The name "Merzbow" comes from German artist Kurt Schwitters' artwork, "Merzbau”. This was decided upon to reflect Akita's dada influence and junk art aesthetic. In addition to this, Akita has cited a wide range of influences from various progressive rock artists such as Frank Zappa and King Crimson to Japanese bondage.

In 2000, Extreme Records released the 50 CD box set known as the Merzbox. Since 2004 he has been a supporter of PETA which has influenced a number of animal-themed releases as well as Akita becoming vegan.

Akita's work has been the subject of several remix albums and at least one tribute album. Akita is prolific and has produced over 200 releases since 1980.

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Noise, Experimental, Industrial. Vote on Genres

Discography

125 releases – 121 under his own name, 3 under 1 pseudonym and 1 credit on others' music Edit
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