AKITA MASAMI & EIKO ISHI
2016. On this album prolific Japanese artist Masami Akita, a.k.a. Merzbow, teams up with session musician, producer and singer-songwriter Eiko Ishibashi for a work that showcases another side to Akita's monumental o..
HAINO KEIJI / AKITA MASAMI
DAVIS GARETH/MERZBOW
2020. Following on from their 2016 Moving Furniture release, 'Atsusaku', 'Broken Landscapes' is another collaboration between Gareth Davis (Oiseaux Tempete, Scanner, Elliott Sharp, Machinefabriek) and Merzbow, Japan..
PORN & MERZBOW
2008. A split album between PORN (formerly known as Men Of Porn) and MERZBOW. PORN is the demented child of one Tim Moss. Originally from Omaha, Nebraska, Moss fronted the cult band Ritual Device, forging links with..
MERZBOW
2009. "Vol. 2 : Owl". Merzbow's 13 Japanese Birds is a 13-month series of releases inspired by Olivier Messaien's "Catalogue D'Oiseaux." Author, activist, painter, & sound artist Masami Akita..
MERZBOW
2018. 'Merzopo' is a collaborative 2CD album of Japanese noise legend Masami Akita alias Merzbow and a Czech seven-member ensemble called Opening Performance Orchestra, based in Prague. The first CD contains four co..
MERZBOW & OREN AMBARCHI
2019. 'Cat's Squirrel' is a live recording of a 2012 performance in Sydney, Australia, featuring Japanese noise and industrial artist Masami Akita (a.k.a. Merzbow) and Oren Ambarchi. Although Akita and Ambarchi, who..
MERZBOW/DEDALI
2018. 'L'Age D'Or' is the collaborative album by prolific extreme Japanese noise pioneer Merzbow (Masami Akita) and Italian experimental sound artist Dedali (Alessandro Bosello), who birthed the project in 2007. The..
MERZBOW & AMBARCHI OREN
2013. Cat's Squirrel presents a live recording of Masami Akita and Oren Ambarchi's performance in Campbelltown, Australia in May 2012. Although Akita and Ambarchi have known one another since 1993 and performed toge..
MERZBOW
2016. A rather unusual album if you know Merzbow by his trademark wall of pure noise. Recorded back in 1983, 'Escape Mask' reveals a well hidden side of Masami Akita. Psychedelic atonal guitar-driven noise, samples,..
MERZBOW
2021. Re-release for the first time ever on (double) CD of two legendary, historical Merzbow tapes, documenting the first Japanoise era! Special guest on 'Solonoise 1': Kiyoshi Mizutani. This albums offers pure &quo..
HOLY SONS
2009. On the flagship release to his 13 month/13 cd series Masami Akita, herein known as Merzbow, returns to his drumset to accompany his complex analogue noise. His prowess as a drummer rivals his abilities as a no..
MERZBOW & LAWRENCE ENGLIS
2022. On their first official collaboration, Japanese noise pioneer Masami Akita also known as Merzbow and Australian sound sculptor Lawrence English present a harrowing, surrealist portrait of nocturnal industrial ..
MERZBOW & LAWRENCE ENGLIS
2022. On their first official collaboration, Japanese noise pioneer Masami Akita also known as Merzbow and Australian sound sculptor Lawrence English present a harrowing, surrealist portrait of nocturnal industrial ..
MERZBOW
2022. As a life-long campaigner of animal rights, Masami Akita has delivered a brutal assault on those that cage and murder animals. 'Animal Liberation - Until Every Cage Is Empty' is 5 tracks (49 minutes) of total ..
MERZBOW & LAWRENCE ENGLIS
2022. On their first official collaboration, Japanese noise pioneer Masami Akita also known as Merzbow and Australian sound sculptor Lawrence English present a harrowing, surrealist portrait of nocturnal industrial ..
MERZBOW
2024. A documentation of prolific Japanese noise master Merzbow's double show at London's Cafe OTO in October 2016. Rhythm-driven and rammed with highly sculpted frequencies, Masami Akita's sound is entirely remorse..
MERZBOW - HAINO - PANDI
2019. Japanese noise legend Merzbow (Masami Akita), fellow countryman Keiji Haino and Hungarian drummer Balazs Pandi teamed up in the studio and then let wonderful telepathy take over. 'Become The Discovered, Not..
MERZBOW KEIJI HAINO BALAZS PAN
2019. Japanese noise legend Merzbow (Masami Akita), fellow countryman Keiji Haino and Hungarian drummer Balazs Pandi teamed up in the studio and then let wonderful telepathy take over. 'Become The Discovered, Not Th..
MERZBOW - GUSTAFSSON - PANDI
2020. The DOUBLE-ALBUM 'Cuts Open' is a brain-rattling sonic assault, recorded by Japanese noise legend Masami Akita (a.k.a. Merzbow), Swedish saxophone aggressor Mats Gustafsson and blistering Hungarian drummer ..
MERZBOW - GUSTAFSSON - PANDI
2020. The DOUBLE-ALBUM 'Cuts Open' is a brain-rattling sonic assault, recorded by Japanese noise legend Masami Akita (a.k.a. Merzbow), Swedish saxophone aggressor Mats Gustafsson and blistering Hungarian drummer Bal..
MERZBOW
2013. This limited vinyl release release (STRICTLY 299 copies only!) represents a true gem for all Merzbow fans. The tracks included on this lush 180 gram vinyl will take listeners by surprise, showcasing a new and..
HOUSE OF LOW CULTURE
2011. Like many a musical endeavor before it, HOUSE OF LOW CULTURE began as an experiment. In this case, Aaron Turner was making guitar recordings in his bedroom in the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachus..
SUN RA & MERZBOW
2016. Officially licensed from Irwin Chusid of the Sun Ra estate, Cold Spring's Justin Mitchell negotiated rare and unreleased tracks from the Sun Ra archive to be remixed and treated by Masami Akita. The tracks inc..
MERZBOW
2012. "Merzbient" was originally released in 2010 as a box set of twelve compact discs. The edition of 555 numbered copies, which sold out within weeks of its release, was hailed by fans as some of Merzbow..
CORTINI ALESSANDRO AND M
2017. Alessandro Cortini (Nine Inch Nails) and Japanese noise legend Masami Akita (Merzbow) share a mutual love for the EMS Synthi, a British synthesizer from the early '70s that's notorious for its patch matrix, po..
SUNN O
1992. The third album from this molten rock charged drone and doom supergroup featuring Steve O'Malley (ex-BURNING WITCH, current LOTUS EATERS & KHANATE) and Greg Anderson (GOATSNAKE). A thundering sludge of ult..
SONIC YOUTH/MATS GUSTAFSS
2008. Improvised live performance from the 2005 Roskilde Festival in Denmark, feat. Sonic Youth (with Jim O'Rourke) & guests Swedish saxophonist Mats Gustafsson & Japanese sound artist Masami Akita (a.k.a. M..
MERZBOW
2009. Brazilian import. The elemental excitement for each new Merzbow album remains intact among the people at Essence and, after four long years, the undisputable master returns to Essence Music with a new installm..
MERZBOW
2011. There is no need to argue: Merzbow stands as the most important artist in noise music. Akita began to bring about his own brand of noise music in 1979, and since then he's been constantly changing the very fo..
MERZBOW VS NORDVARGR
2013. The third and final part of the Partikel trilogy is finally here! Another beautifully constructed collaboration from the two noise giants - Japanoise King Masami Akita (aka Merzbow) and Swedish Overlord Henrik..
MERZBOW
2017. This 2017 release from Merzbow sees a totally new direction for this true innovator. Whatever you may have been expecting, this will surprise and thrill. With much more of a foot in free improvisation, than th..
MILLER SCOTT
2013. 'No Closure' is the collaborative output of ex-Sutekh Hexen members Scott Miller and Lee Camfield, with Japanese noise mastermind, Masami Akita, a.k.a. Merzbow. Mixing elements of psychedelia, black metal, doo..
MERZBOW
2015. Four blistering sonic assaults from the depths of Masami Akita's nauseating fluorescent cosmos. Throbbing machine screams and screeches, pulsating analog rhythms and piercing frequencies. Looped and layered wi..
MERZBOW/RAVEN/DAO DE NOIZ
2016. 'Animal Liberation' features three characteristically powerful tracks of varying harshness and noise intensities, with themes strongly focusing on animal rights. The journey into the audio slaughterhouse begin..
MERZBOW
2016. Renowned Japanese electronic maestro Merzbow (a.k.a. Masami Akita) joins forces with his fellow countryman Keiji Haino and Hungarian drummer Balázs Pándi for another outing of extreme sonic ex..
MERZBOW
2016. Deluxe edition in a grey juta bag, containing the double-CD, a gold pin, a pendant, a postcard and a bonus CD with unreleased tracks. 'Hatobana' is a complex harmonic sculpture featuring squealing tribal sound..
MERZBOW
2016. Merzbow is back with a marvelous concept DOUBLE-CD. 'Hatobana' is a complex harmonic sculpture featuring squealing tribal sounds and characteristic ethnic noise. Masami Akita keeps us on our toes by offering ..
SUN RA/MERZBOW
2016. Officially licensed from Irwin Chusid of the Sun Ra estate, Cold Spring's Justin Mitchell negotiated rare and unreleased tracks from the Sun Ra archive to be remixed and treated by Masami Akita. The tracks inc..
MERZBOW & BALAZS PANDI
2016. The king of Japanese noise, Merzbow, was joined on stage by Hungarian drummer extraordinaire, Balázs Pándi (known for his work with The Sun Ra Arkestra, Bill Laswell, Justin Broadrick, Bong-Ra, V..