Houjoue (album)

Houjoue (放生会) is a box set album by Japanese noise musician Merzbow.[2] It was recorded while Masami Akita was writing Cruelty Free Life, a book about vegetarianism and animal rights. The title itself come from the hōjōe ceremony, where captive animal are released back into the wild.[3]

Houjoue
Box set by
Merzbow
ReleasedDecember 2, 2005 (2005-12-02)
RecordedJanuary–August 2005 at Bedroom, Tokyo; October 24, 2004 at Konserthus, Västerås, Sweden
GenreNoise
Length311:30
LabelDirter
ProducerMasami Akita
Merzbow chronology
Live in Geneva
(2005)		 Houjoue
(2005)		 Turmeric/Black Bone, Part 5
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Musique Machine[1]

CDs 1–3 were recorded at the same time as Merzbuta and Senmaida. CDs 4–5 are studio recordings of Merzbow's live material of the period. CD 4 features variations of material from Frog and Animal Magnetism. CD 5 was originally made for "Acousmatic Live", February 2005 in Tokyo. CD 6 is a live recording from Sweden, a studio recreation appears as "Untitled for Vasteras" on Sphere.[3]

It comes packaged in a thick keep case, and is limited to 1,000 copies.

Track listing

All music is composed by Masami Akita.

CD 1
No.TitleLength
1."Action for Green 1"14:26
2."Action for Green 2"5:20
3."Action for Green 3"26:27
Total length:46:13
CD 2
No.TitleLength
1."Rice 1"9:35
2."Rice 2"6:11
3."Rice 3"19:16
4."Rice 4"16:15
Total length:51:17
CD 3
No.TitleLength
1."Houjoue 1"13:13
2."Vegetarians Festival"15:07
3."Houjoue 2"16:46
Total length:45:06
CD 4
No.TitleLength
1."Frog Variation 0505"38:36
2."Animal Magnetism Variation 0305"19:08
Total length:57:44
CD 5
No.TitleLength
1."Blizzard for Acousmonium 1"36:55
2."Blizzard for Acousmonium 2"21:46
Total length:58:41
CD 6
No.TitleLength
1."Rising Sun"53:29

Personnel
  • Masami Akita – performer, artwork
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References
  1. Batty, Roger. "Review: Houjoue". Musique Machine. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
  2. "Merzbow - Houjoue (CD)". Discogs. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  3. Roger Batty (April 4, 2006). "Animal instincts". Musique Machine. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
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