Kakapo (album)
Kakapo is a studio album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It was released on September 14, 2016 by Oaken Palace Records as an LP. The album is dedicated to the kakapo, a critically endangered parrot of New Zealand, and all profits from the release will be donated to the Kakapo Recovery program.[2][3] The recording has a drone element.[3] A track called "Kakapo 2" later appeared on the album Hanakisasage.
| Kakapo | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 14, 2016[1] | |||
| Recorded | April 2016 | |||
| Studio | Munemihouse, Tokyo | |||
| Genre | Noise, drone | |||
| Length | 32:45 | |||
| Label | Oaken Palace | |||
| Producer | Masami Akita | |||
| Merzbow chronology | ||||
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Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Echoes and Dust | favourable[4] |
| Terrorizer | 7.5[5] |
Kakapo received a positive review by Gareth Watkin for Echoes and Dust.[4] Kez Whelan of Terrorizer wrote that Kakapo is "one of his most hypnotic and focused efforts in recent years".[5]
Track listing
All music is composed by Masami Akita.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kakapo Pt. 1" | 16:42 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kakapo Pt. 2" | 16:03 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Quantity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | September 14, 2016 | Oaken Palace | LP | OAK-010 | 500 | "Kakapo-green" colored vinyl |
| October 12, 2016 | 20 | black vinyl, alternative artwork[6] |
References
- "Oaken Palace Records". Facebook. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- "OAK-010: MERZBOW". Oaken Palace Records. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- Driesche, Sander van den (June 28, 2016). "Interview: Sven Lohrey and Owen Coggins from Oaken Palace Records". Echoes and Dust. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- Watkin, Gareth (9 September 2016). "Merzbow – Kakapo". Echoes and Dust. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- Whelan, Kez (October 2015). "Merzbow 'Kakapo'". Terrorizer. No. 275. United Kingdom: Dark Arts Ltd.
- "MERZBOW – KAKAPO DELUXE EDITION". Oaken Palace. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
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