Dolphin Sonar
Dolphin Sonar is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow.[3] The album is a protest against the annual slaughter of dolphins in Taiji, Japan. Masami Akita is a supporter of Sea Shepherd and Dolphin Sonar includes liner notes by founder Paul Watson.[4]
| Dolphin Sonar | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 26, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | December 2007 – January 2008 | |||
| Studio | Bedroom, Tokyo | |||
| Genre | Noise | |||
| Length | 63:56 | |||
| Label | Important | |||
| Producer | Masami Akita | |||
| Merzbow chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Brainwashed | favorable[1] |
| Musique Machine |   |
The cover was named one of the worst covers of 2008 by Pitchfork Magazine.[5]
Track listing
All music is composed by Masami Akita.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Part 1" | 24:04 |
| 2. | "Part 2" | 20:54 |
| 3. | "Part 3" | 18:58 |
Personnel
- Masami Akita – music
- Jenny Akita – cover art
- Paul Watson – liner notes
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References
- Kealy, John (September 28, 2008). "Merzbow, "Dolphin Sonar"". Brainwashed. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
- Batty, Roger (September 22, 2008). "Merzbow - Dolphin Sonar [Important Records - 2008]". Musique Machine. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
- "Merzbow - Dolphin Sonar (CD, Album)". Discogs. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
- "imprec205 Merzbow, Dolphin Sonar". Important Records. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
- Maher, David (December 10, 2008). "The 20 Worst Album Covers of 2008". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
Further reading
- Edwards, James Rhys (2011). "Silence by my noise: An ecocritical aesthetic of noise in Japanese traditional sound culture and the sound art of Akita Masami". Green Letters. 15: 89–102. doi:10.1080/14688417.2011.10589093.
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