Turmeric

Turmeric is a quadruple CD + mini-CD release by Merzbow, released on 2006. The set was limited to 900 copies and was contained in a four-CD box with a white and silver slipcase, with the mini-CD Black Bone, Part 5 sold separately. A special edition containing the mini-CD was housed in a metal Merzbow lunchbox this edition includes the four-CD Turmeric boxset, supplemental 3″CD, Turmeric shirt, four Turmeric art postcards and two Turmeric vinyl stickers. This box was limited to 100 hand-numbered copies.

CD 1

 * 1) Black Flesh, Part 1 - 3:48
 * 2) Black Flesh, Part 2 - 9:46
 * 3) Black Flesh, Part 3 - 19:36
 * 4) Black Flesh, Part 4 - 17:14

CD 2

 * 1) Black Bone, Part 1 - 18:23
 * 2) Black Bone, Part 2 - 15:16
 * 3) Black Bone, Part 3 - 16:15
 * 4) Black Bone, Part 4 - 5:47

CD 3

 * 1) Deaf Composition No. 002 - 34:12
 * 2) Deaf Composition No. 0003 - 23:20

CD 4

 * 1) Black Blood, Part 1 - 20:16
 * 2) Black Blood, Part 2 - 6:59
 * 3) Black Blood, Part 3 - 12:02
 * 4) Black Blood, Part 4 - 15:00

Artist Edition
See: Black Bone, Part 5

The special edition of the box set contained another album that was also sold individually.
 * 1) Black Bone, Part 5 - 16:21

Credits

 * Masami Akita - Music
 * Graham Moore - Artwork [Layout And Design]
 * Jenny Akita - Photography
 * Recorded & Mixed at Bedroom, Tokyo Nov-Dec 2005