Merzbird Variation

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	1.	Bird Variation Mix 1 - 04/8 Including. Victoria Crowned Pigeon & Emu 20:06
	2.	Bird Variation Mix 2 - 05/1 Including. Black Swan & Mantra 32:40

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The Merzbow Archive series by Slowdown Records, which has released nine editions so far, enters its tenth edition. This edition contains recording material from 2004 to 2005. Merzbow was very busy during this period, releasing a huge number of works including "Merzbird", "Sphere", and "Turmeric", and performing overseas. As a result, there were not many sound sources that had been completed and unreleased, so this edition contains mainly edited rehearsal sound sources for live performances. The rehearsal sound sources were composed with live performances in mind, and included patterns that were used repeatedly in live performances at the time, but the overlapping parts were edited out to ensure the individuality of the work. Other than the live rehearsals, the album contains re-issues from the very few edition works at the time, long mixes of previously released songs, and outtakes. Merzbow started to use laptops as well as self-made instruments and analog equipment in his live performances around the latter half of 2005, so the period of this edition can be seen as the culmination of his laptop-only performances and productions that he have been attempting since 1999. In 2003, he became a Vegan in ideology, and the theme of his music production shifted toward Veganarchism (Vegan Anarchism), and many animal motifs appeared in his artwork and titles.
This album, "Merzbird Variation", is a collection of rehearsals for live performances in Japan and abroad, and uses the rhythm and bass patterns of the songs from "Merzbird" and "Merzbuddha". These albums were characterized by undulating grooves that emphasized bass sounds and were similar to acid house, and the rehearsal recordings on this album also reflect these characteristics in their danceable content.

yorosz(aka Shuta Hiraki)

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released December 26, 2021

Composed, Mixed, Performed by – Masami Akita
Recorded at Bedroom, Tokyo 2004-2005.
Remastered at Munemihouse, Tokyo 2020.
Mastered at Kentaro Hayashi, Osaka, Japan.
Yasuyuki Nakamura (slowdown records) : A&R

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