Merzbow Discography

This is a list of recordings by the Japanese noise musician Masami Akita under the name Merzbow, and other aliases.

2004
See: Year 2004
 * Tamago (Plan DX-17, USA, CD)
 * Last of Analog Sessions (Important Records, USA, 3xCD)
 * Offering (Tantric Harmonies, Russia, CD)
 * Yoshinotsune (Clu Clux Clam, Canada, CD)
 * Electro Magnetic Unit (Los Apson?, Japan, CD)
 * Merzbird (Important Records, USA, CD)
 * Mini Cycle / Yoshino Tamago / Yonos Bigfoot (OHM Records, Norway, CD3")
 * Sha Mo 3000 (Essence Music, Brazil, CD)
 * 1633 (En/Of, Germany, LP)

Collaborations

 * 04092001 (with Boris) (Inoxia Records, Japan, LP)
 * Rondo 7Phases Blowback (with Kim Cascone) (Sub Rosa, Belgium, CD)
 * Partikel (with Nordvargr) (Cold Spring, UK, CD)
 * Oumagatoki (with The New Blockaders) (Hypnogogia, UK, 10")
 * The Ten Foot Square Hut (with The New Blockaders) (Hypnogogia, UK, CD)

Compilation tracks

 * "Baliken (Vers. 01)" on 2x5" (Punk Kein Rock, Germany, CDr+5")
 * "Requiem" on 2xH vs. HHR Vol. 1 "Where Is My Robotic Boot?" (Hydra Head Records/Double H Noise Industries, USA, 2xCD)
 * "Fear Of God" on The End Of The Fear Of God (Tochnit Aleph, USA, CD)
 * "Birds And Warhorse" on An Anthology Of Noise & Electronic Music / Third A-Chronology 1952-2004 (Sub Rosa, Belgium, 2xCD)
 * "Bariken (Loft Version)" on 日本のロック名鑑 1 (Media Factory, Japan, DVD)

Appearances

 * Remix: "Janik Top II / Angel Choirs" on Dogma V: Decomposing Dogma by Asterisk* (Lady Godiva Operations, Sweden, 12")

2005
See: Year 2005


 * Bariken (Blossoming Noise, USA, CD)
 * Dust of Dreams (Thisco, Portugal CD)
 * Rattus Rattus (Scarcelight Recordings, USA, CD)
 * Merzbuddha (Important Records, USA, CD)
 * Sphere (Tzadik USA, CD)
 * Early Computer Works / Scene (Waystyx, Russia, 2xCD)
 * Senmaida (Blossoming Noise, USA, CD)
 * Merzbuta ( Important Records, USA, CD)
 * Live in Geneva (Walnut + Locust, France, CD)
 * Houjoue (Dirter Promotions, UK, 6xCD)

Collaborations

 * Sun Baked Snow Cave (with Boris) (Hydra Head Records/Double H Noise Industries, USA, CD)
 * Free Piano (with John Wiese) (Misanthropic Agenda, USA, 7")
 * Multiplication (with John Wiese) (Misanthropic Agenda, USA, CD)

Compilation tracks

 * "Untitled For John" on Epitaph For John (Korm Plastics, Netherlands, CD)
 * untitled on Blank Field (Alien8 Recordings, Canada, CD)
 * "Excerpt From Death Of 250,000 Chickens" on Improvised Music From Japan 2005 (Improvised Music from Japan, Japan, 2xCD)
 * "1633a (Edit)" on En/Of 001-030 (En/Of, Germany, 3xCD)

Appearances

 * Remix: "The Inalienable Dreamless (Complete)" on Our Last Day by Discordance Axis (Hydra Head Records, USA, CD)
 * Source Material: on Kommerz - Merzbow In The Hands Of Origami Replika by Origami Replika (Segerhuva, Sweden, CD)
 * Featuring: on Sirocco by Daniel Menche (Important Records, USA, CD)

2006
See: Year 2006


 * Turmeric (Blossoming Noise, USA, 4xCD)
 * Black Bone, Part 5 (Blossoming Noise, USA, CD3" embedded in 5" disc)
 * Minazo Vol. 1 (Important Records, USA, CD)
 * Minazo Vol. 2 (Important Records, USA, LP)
 * Bloody Sea (Vivo Records, Poland, CD)
 * F.I.D. (Fourth Dimension Records, UK, 2xCD)
 * Metamorphism (Very Friendly, UK, CD)

Collaborations

 * Merzbow vs. Tamarin (with Tamarin) (Artificial Music Machine, USA, CD)
 * Merzdub (with Jamie Saft) (Caminante Recordings, USA, CD)
 * Merzbow & The Haters (with The Haters) ( Banned Production, USA, reissue CD)

Compilation tracks

 * "のはるか" on Belly of the Whale (Important Records, USA, CD)
 * "Partikel MN2" (with Nordvargr) on Swarm (Cold Spring, UK, CD)
 * "Oumagatoki Part 3" on Viva Negativa! - A Tribute To The New Blockaders Vol.2 (Vinyl-On-Demand, Germany, 4xLP)
 * untitled track on Yokomono 03: 55 Lock Grooves (Staalplaat, Germany, LP)
 * "Hrum" and "Murcle / Kpeth" on Rough Music: The Hands To Library (AARC, USA, 46xCD)
 * "De-Soundtrack No. 1" and "Ram Me, Ream Me, You Lusty Cunts" on Ne - The Anthology (Banned Production, USA, 2xCD)

Appearances

 * Remix: "Agorzbow Merzbleed Mix" on PCP Torpedo/ANbRX by Agoraphobic Nosebleed (Hydra Head Records/Double H Noise Industries, USA, CD3"+CD)
 * Prepared Acoustic Guitar, Ring Modulator, Computer, Synth 'A': "November 1952" on Folio and Four Systems by Earle Brown (Tzadik, USA, CD)

2007
See: Year 2007
 * Merzbear (Important Records, USA, CD)
 * Coma Berenices (Vivo Records, Poland, CD)
 * Zophorus (Blossoming Noise, USA, CD)
 * Peace for Animals (Quasipop, Ukraine, CD)
 * Live Destruction at No Fun 2007 (No Fun Productions, USA, CD)
 * Higanbana (Vivo Records, Poland, CD)

Collaborations

 * Partikel II (with Nordvargr) (Cold Spring, UK, CD)
 * Walrus/Groon (with Boris) (Hydra Head Records, USA, 12")
 * Electric Dress (with Carlos Giffoni and Jim O'Rourke) (No Fun Productions, USA, CD)
 * Synth Destruction (with Carlos Giffoni) (Important Records, USA, CD)
 * Rock Dream (with Boris) (Diwphalanx, Japan, 2xCD) (also released by Southern Lord, USA, 2xCD; 3xLP, 2008)

Compilation tracks

 * "September, 06" on Radio Interference From Unknown Orgasm (Somnimage, USA, CD)
 * "Flower, Sun, Rain" on Within The Church Of Thee Overlords II (Southern Lord, USA, CD)
 * "Green Rice" on Updated Edition With A New Preface (Smell The Stench, Australia, CD)

2008
See : Year 2008


 * Here (L.White Records, Germany, CD)
 * Arijigoku (Vivo Records, Poland, CD)
 * Dolphin Sonar (Important Records, USA, CD)
 * Eucalypse (Soleilmoon, USA, CD)
 * Anicca (Cold Spring, UK, CD)
 * Protean World (Noiseville Records, USA, LP)
 * Dead Leaves (aka Kareha) (licht-ung/Punk Kein Rock, Germany, CD)
 * Tombo (Fellacoustic Records, USA, CD)
 * Hodosan (Vivo Records, Poland, CD)

Collaborations

 * SYR8: Andre Sider Af Sonic Youth (with Sonic Youth and Mats Gustafsson) (Sonic Youth Recordings, USA, CD)
 * Keio Line (with Richard Pinhas) (Cuneiform Records, USA 2xCD) (also released by Dirter Promotions, UK, 3xLP)
 * And the Devil Makes Three (with Porn) (Southern Records/Truth Cult, UK, CD/LP)

Splits

 * The Celebration Of The Lizard / March Of The Myriapoda (with Band Of Pain) (Dirter Promotions, UK, LP)
 * Split (with Sutcliffe Jügend and Satori) (Cold Spring, UK, CD)

Compilation track

 * "Habeus Corpus" on Paper & Plastic (Suitcase, USA, 2xCD)
 * "Voices of Animals" on Manifesto Rumorarmonico Post Futurista (Old Europa Cafe, Italy, 2xLP)

Appearances

 * Featuring: "&lt;羽毛に纏わる水滴無限循環&gt; Dedicated to アヒル (Duck)" on Zoundtrack by Ukawanimation! (Avex Trax, Japan, CD+DVD)
 * Remix: "Cold World vs Merzbow" on Hands Off Our Music by Cold World (Short Fuse Records, Australia, 2x7")

2009
See: Year 2009




 * Camouflage (Essence Music, Brazil, CD)
 * Somei (Low Impedance Recordings, Greece, CD)
 * 13 Japanese Birds (Important Records, USA, 13xCD)
 * 13 Japanese Birds Vol. 1: Suzume (Important Records, USA, CD)
 * 13 Japanese Birds Vol. 2: Fukurou (Important Records, USA, CD)
 * 13 Japanese Birds Vol. 3: Yurikamome (Important Records, USA, CD)
 * 13 Japanese Birds Vol. 4: Karasu (Important Records, USA, CD)
 * 13 Japanese Birds Vol. 5: Uzura (Important Records, USA, CD)
 * 13 Japanese Birds Vol. 6: Kamo (Important Records, USA, CD)
 * 13 Japanese Birds Vol. 7: Kujakubato (Important Records, USA, CD)
 * 13 Japanese Birds Vol. 8: Kokuchou (Important Records, USA, CD)
 * 13 Japanese Birds Vol. 9: Hiyodori (Important Records, USA, CD)
 * Hiranya (Noiseville, USA, LP)
 * Tempi / Matatabi (Dot Dot Dot Music, Ireland, 7")
 * Don't Steal My Goat (No Music Recrds, Russia, CD)

Appearances

 * Featuring: "Killing Friends" on Our Earth's Blood IV by Bastard Noise (Cathartic Process, USA, 5xCD)

Forthcoming

 * 13 Japanese Birds (Important Records, USA, 13 CD series)
 * 13 Japanese Birds Vol. 10: Niwatori (Important Records, USA, CD) [Release date: 2009-10-27]
 * 13 Japanese Birds Vol. 11 (Important Records, USA, CD) [Release date: 2009-11-10]
 * Micro Kosmos (Blossoming Noise, USA, LP+Book)
 * Micro Kosmos Vol. 1
 * Micro Kosmos Vol. 2
 * Micro Kosmos Vol. 3
 * Micro Kosmos Vol. 4
 * Micro Kosmos Vol. 5
 * Mellow Peak (with Boris) (Troubleman Unlimited, USA, LP)
 * Partikel III (with Nordvargr) (Cold Spring, UK, CD)
 * Five Times Fifteen (with Band Of Pain, Li Chin Sung, Freiband and Zenial) (Fourth Dimension Records, UK, CD)

As Kikuri
With Keiji Haino
 * Pulverized Purple (Les Disques Victo, Canada, CD, 2008)

As Merzbannon
With Racebannon
 * Merzbannon (Tizona, USA, LP, 2009)