Merzbeat

Merzbeat
Studio album by Merzbow
Released	October 2002
Recorded	2001–2002
Studio	Bedroom, Takinogawa
Genre	Noise
Length	60:43
Label	Important
Producer	Masami Akita
Merzbow chronology

Merzbeat is a studio album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It features beats sampled from rock, just like 1998's Aqua Necromancer. However, the beats are more prominent and the noise is simpler than earlier albums. "Promotion Man" samples the song of the same name and "I'll Do It All Again" by the 1970s hard rock band Highway Robbery. This is the first album to feature Minazo on the cover along with the reproduction of Azuchi Castle.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Dusted	favorable[2]
Pitchfork	6.7/10[3]
Stylus	B[4]

The first pressing includes a bonus remix of Amlux by Jack Dangers of Meat Beat Manifesto hidden on track 66 after several tracks with four seconds of silence. It was later included on Ikebana: Merzbow's Amlux Rebuilt, Reused and Recycled and removed on subsequent pressings of Amlux.

To celebrate the release of two seal-themed albums, 24 Hours – A Day of Seals and Merzbeat, an exhibition called Seal Exhibit (海豹展, Azarashi ten) was held October 10 – December 10, 2002 at Los Apson?, a record store in Tokyo. The exhibit featured eight seal-themed paintings.[5]

Reproduction of Azuchi Castle's main keep.

Track listing

All music is composed by Masami Akita.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Promotion Man"	8:58
2.	"Forgotten Land"	13:20
3.	"Shadow Barbarian (Long mix)"	11:49
4.	"Tadpole"	5:51
5.	"Looping Jane (Beat mix)"	8:26
6.	"Merzbow's Amlux Remixed by Jack Dangers (2nd Version)" (hidden track)	8:17

Personnel

Masami Akita – performer, artwork, photography
Jenny Akita – illustrations

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References

Couture, François. Merzbeat at AllMusic. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
Ben Tausig (October 20, 2002). "Dusted Reviews: Merzbow - Merzbeat". Dusted Magazine. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
Kim Shannon (February 20, 2003). "Merzbow: Merzbeat". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
Ed Howard (September 1, 2003). "Merzbow - Merzbeat - Review". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
"海豹展 October 10 - December 10, 2002". Merzbow - Official Site (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 5, 2002. Retrieved July 24, 2015.

External links

Merzbeat at Important Records
Merzbeat at Discogs (list of releases)
Merzbeat at MusicBrainz

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[1] Couture, François. Merzbeat at AllMusic. Retrieved June 11, 2012.

[2] Ben Tausig (October 20, 2002). "Dusted Reviews: Merzbow - Merzbeat". Dusted Magazine. Retrieved June 11, 2012.

[3] Kim Shannon (February 20, 2003). "Merzbow: Merzbeat". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved June 11, 2012.

[4] Ed Howard (September 1, 2003). "Merzbow - Merzbeat - Review". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved June 11, 2012.

[5] "海豹展 October 10 - December 10, 2002". Merzbow - Official Site (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 5, 2002. Retrieved July 24, 2015.