Frog (album)

Frog is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow.[2] It was inspired by frogs and utilizes their sounds. Masami Akita exhibited the audio and images at Yokohama Triennale 2001 in an installation called "Moss Garden" (苔庭, kokeniwa).[3][4] It was reissued on CD in 2002, retitled Frog+, with a bonus disc of additional material and a screensaver.

Frog
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 2001 (2001-10)
RecordedFebruary 2001–2002
StudioBedroom, Tokyo
GenreNoise
Length33:58 (LP)
92:26 (CD)
LabelMisanthropic Agenda
ProducerMasami Akita
Merzbow chronology
Dharma
(2001)
Frog
(2001)
Puroland
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Merzbow continued the frog theme on A Taste Of..., Puroland and Houjoue.

The album was used as source material for the remix album Frog Remixed and Revisited.

Track listing

All music is composed by Masami Akita.

CD 1
No.TitleLength
1."Suzumebachi No Rinbu"9:15
2."Hikigaeru Ga Kuru"6:28
3."Denki No Numa"7:42
4."Kaeru No Shima"6:18
5."Catch 22"4:14
Total length:33:58
CD 2
No.TitleLength
1."Black Frog"18:04
2."Track777"16:01
3."Track555"9:04
4."Frog Variation No.2"15:20
Total length:58:31

Personnel

  • Masami Akita – performer, photos, collage art
  • Jenny Kawabata – design, support

Release history

Region Date Label Format Quantity Catalog
United States 2001 Misanthropic Agenda LP 1000 MAR 003
2002 CD unknown MAR 004
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References

  1. Frog at AllMusic. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  2. "Merzbow - Frog+ (CD)". Discogs. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
  3. "Merzbow/Fennesz/Antenna Farm". Friend of the Devil. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
  4. "Artist data sheet". The Japan Foundation. 2001. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
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