Masami Akita
Also Known As: Merzbow, 秋田昌美
Biography: Masami Akita, better known by his stage name Merzbow, is a Japanese noise musician. He is best known for his style of harsh, confrontational noise exemplified on his 1996 release, Pulse Demon. Since 1980, he has released over 400 recordings, and has collaborated with various artists. (Wikipedia)
Department: Sound
Place of Birth: Tokyo
Adult: No
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Beyond Ultra Violence: Uneasy Listening by Merzbow
Overview: Documentary about and with the Japanese electronic composer and artist Merzbow.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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Nor Noise
Overview: Nor Noise is the first norwegian documentary about noise music. Movie Maker Tom Hovinbøle has from the start in 2001 interviewed a number of artists in the noise genre. The artists relay their thoughts on the phenomenon of noise music - what is it, where does it come from, what is the trade off when replacing traditional harmony and melody for pure audio experience, which possibilities can be explored? The movie explains the historical context of the genre, from the movement of Futurism and Luigi Russolo from before WWI to electronic experiments in the fifties, avantgarde in the sixties, industry and punk in the seventies to the final establishment of the noise genre at the end of the seventies in Japan. Adding to the flavour are concert performances.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-07-01
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Hell Bento: Uncovering the Japanese Underground
Overview: An exploration of underground Japanese counter-culture including the Yakuza, the nationalists, the gay and lesbian community, the bikers and the homeless.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-12-12
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Kingdom of Noise: Japanese Noise Selection
Overview: Various life performances by Japanese Noise acts: Aube - Low Spin Drift / Incapacitants - Live At 20000V / Dislocation - Writing And Masturbation / Masonna - Live At Bears And La Mama / Seed Mouth - Twilight City / Violent Onsen Geisha - Night Of Unlcean Water / Solmania - Live At Living Room / Merzbow - Piss For Yves Klein / C.C.C.C. - Loud Sounds Dopa / Hijokaidan - Live At La Mama.
Genres: Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-01-01
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Oh! Moro Volume 5
Overview: Kansai New Art Video Magazine - Noise Collection. Rare noise compilation of some of Japan's top musicians in 1992. The first part includes an interview about the Japanese Noise scene by David Hopkins. Aube playing a parking garage installation using halogen lamps as sound source, Merzbow playing a small village in Korea as the townspeople look on bewildered, Incapacitants Live in the Mountains of Tajima, Japan.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-10-01
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Signal to Noise
Overview: Short documentary on Japanese noise artist Merzbow by South African filmmaker Aryan Kaganof. Filmed on location at the Kamakura Temple, Japan, 1997.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-06-29
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Good Alchemy Video
Overview: Performances by Japanese Noise acts: Masonna, Incapacitants, Merzbow, Solmania, Hijokaidan.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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Merzbow: Live at Middle East Cafe Boston 21 Sep 1990
Overview: Live concert recorded at the Middle East cafe in Boston, MA on September 21, 1990.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-02-01
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Merzbow: Live July 5th, 1995
Overview: Live concert recorded at Brückenkopf in Mainz, Germany on July 5, 1995.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-01-01
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Merzbow: Live in Germany 1996
Overview: Live concert recorded on the MS Stubnitz in Rostock, Germany on April 6, 1996.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-01-01
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日本のロック名鑑①
Overview: Live footage and interviews with Japanese acts Kirihito, U.G MAN, ECD, Merzbow, and S×O×B
Genres: Music
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2004-05-26
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