Wednesday, June 9, 2010

fin.

editing this later.

my GOD i am tired.

Annihiloscillator

FINAL ALBUM AND I AM TIRED SO THIS SHIT BETTER NOT BE ANNOYING

Hair Gun (13:18):
-0:05: FUCK IT IS ANNOYING WHAT A SURPRISE
-1:18: pew pew pew. i noticed that merzbow started using PEW PEW sounds a lot more at around the 40 album mark. guess that's when some idiot gave him a good computer or something.
-2:15: i guess he saved his LOUDEST FUCKING ALBUM for last. FUCK YOU MERZBOW
-4:38: merzbow is definitely my favourite music to play pokemon to!!
-7:14: can't be a merzbow album without a good SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Kyoko Hamara Air Clyster (12:14):
-0:19: sounds like the vocalist on Motorond Pt. 2 is back
-1:19: this is ridiculously loud and it's on very low volume. starting to get a headache.

Black Brain Of Piranese (13:26):
-0:01: HSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHH
-7:09: DRRRRRRRMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

Soft Parts 1 & 2 (17:30):
-0:05: JUST WHAT I NEEDED, MORE PEW PEW AND NOISE
-0:34: actually hard to believe this is the second last merzbow song i will probably ever listen to. and the next one's only 3:50!
-10:42: THIS SONG IS TOO LOUD AND GOES FOR TOO LONG
-15:20: EPIC CLIMAX OF SCREECHING
-16:16: BLEEPIDY BLEEPIDY BLOOP
-16:55: GLORIOUS GLITCH HARMONY
-17:09: it's... it's finishing...

Wild Pair (3:52):
-0:01: OH RIGHT I FORGOT ABOUT THIS kshslHSHFISDOHFIOSDHFIHSDOFHIOSDHFENJKND
-1:06: SHUT THE FUCK UP MERZBOW
-2:41: NO REALLY THIS IS A SHIT SONG TO END YOUR ENTIRE MERZBOX ON YOU FOOL
-3:52: IT FINISHED SO ABRUPTLY I CAN HARDLY BELIEVE IT

VERDICT: WHO THE FUCK CARES

Motorond

Part 1 (27:53):
-0:40: HSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
-12:16: annoying
-23:03: LOUD KSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHH

Part 2 (31:23):
-0:30: jet engine. there is very little to say about this album as it is pretty much the same as the last 5 i've listened to... that, and i'm really tired of describing this shit, so i'm just settling with sound effects.
-4:24: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOH BLEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHH
-5:54: sounds like yamantaka eye on vocals.
-13:23: left for 5 minutes with the music running. came back, it sounded EXACTLY THE SAME
-23:06: either the song is dying down a bit or my hearing is going
-25:44: god this vocalist is hilarious. BROOGH BRAAAAAAAAARGH
-29:03: song is finally dying down again...
-30:04: no never mind this song is not going to give my ears a rest

VERDICT: SOUNDS LIKE HALF THE ALBUMS IN THIS COMPILATION

Space Mix Travelling Band

Travelling 1997 (20:06):
-0:14: SCREEEEEEEEE
-10:32: extremely distorted beats (?). sort of interesting.

Floating Manhattan (14:06):
-0:47: PEW PEW PEW PEW PEW PEW
-1:53: DRRRRRRRRRRRMMMMMMMMMMM
-4:00: distorted beats. it's alright.
-10:57: more distortion and WEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOO

Hongkong Suite (24:53):
-0:13: lovely classical music sample. so romantic~
-0:36: BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG
-4:13: CLASSICAL MUSIC IN ONE EAR + KSSSSSSSSSH IN THE OTHER EAR = BEST MUSICAL COMBINATION EVER
-14:40: some time ago this degenerated into mindless noise.

VERDICT: some parts were okay but for the most part this is a very 'whatever' album

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Rhinogradentia

Rinogradentia (14:52):
-0:18: hey this has a beat. maybe it won't be terrible.
-4:11: beat is gone, more KSSSSSH. not as abrasive as the last few songs though.
-14:02: boring

Silver Scintillator (16:34):
-1:59: PEW PEW PEW PEW PEW PEW
-5:36: KSSSSSSSH EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEIIIIIIKSSSSSSSSHHHHH

Narco (24:03):
-2:09: ambient bleeps and bloops so far
-7:52: after a relatively peaceful opening, JACKHAMMER NOISES AND FEEDBACK EVERYWHERE
-13:39: droooooooooooone
-19:59: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

VERDICT: whatever

Marfan Syndrome

Marfan Syndrome For Blue (Remix) (7:09):
-7:01: this was basically all KSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHH

Olderbergs Soft Gun (18:27):
-2:23: this is a lot quieter than the past few songs. a bit droney though.
-11:20: BOOP BOOP BOOP BOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBO

Spider Nest Castle (12:28):
-7:56: KSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHH


Un Br Che (11:24):
-2:47: KSSSSSSSHHHHHH and screaming
-9:57: at least it's quiet now...

Yosef Voice (2:13):
-0:53: ok so this is basically like the last song... and the last 20 songs before that.

VERDICT: whatever

Red Magnesia Pink

Minus Zero (5:56):
-0:02: KSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
-0:47: some PEW PEW PEW noises.
-5:20: the PEWPEWPEWPEWPEW noises combined with the KSSHHHHHHHH are more distracting than regular harsh noise

Etic (4:08):
-0:33 pretty much sounds like the last song
-1:12: lol classical sample

Delta X (4:35):
-0:15: more KSSSSSSSSH with some high pitched squeaky noises. annoying.

Tremolo Man (10:27):
-0:18: not a wall of sound, instead it's just annoying guitar riffs along with bleep bloops.
-2:06: music has turned into a wall of high pitched noises and HSSSSSH
-4:21: EEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
-9:37: yep, this is annoying

Euclids Pickel (13:48):
-0:50: hey this sounds the same as the last 10 songs i listened to, WHAT A SURPRISE
-3:38: PEW PEW PEW PEW PEW PEW PEW PEW
-7:07: THANK GOD, IT'S QUIET
-10:32: merzbow decides to use a guitar to make... feedback, amongst a ton of electronic feedback. i bet that sure was worth it

Chameleon Body (9:18):
-0:05: ambience...?
-0:20: nope never mind. i guess it's a bit quieter than the last songs
-0:47: RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
-3:59: KSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSH
-6:42: BWEE BWEE BWEE BWEE BWEE BWEE

Little Bang! (7:39):
-2:18: take a guess as to what this sounds like. a little less KSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHH and a bit more droney than the last songs though.
-6:37: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

You - Bahn (5:27):
-1:40: KSSH - EEE -KSSH - EEE -KSSH -EEE

VERDICT: YOU WANT TO MAKE MY LAST DAY HARD, DO YOU MERZBOW? YOU'RE ON, MOTHERFUCKER

Liquid City

Liquid City 17-1-95 (19:11):
-0:05: KSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
-16:19: this entire song is NOTHING but harsh noise. even after 43 other albums, this is difficult to listen to.

Dalitech Filters (21:08):
-4:53: continuation of the last song, so MORE HSSSSSSSSSSSSH FUCKING HELL
-12:13: KSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHH jesus this is too loud

Tiabguls (9:16):
-8:40: GUESS WHAT, IT'S NOISE though i guess there are some interesting bleeps and bloops in here.

Cheese Car Commando (7:34):
-0:10: awesome song name. unfortunately this sounds just like the last 3 songs. KSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
-7:16: yep sounds exactly the same as the other 3 songs

VERDICT: ear rape

Exotic Apple

Sunohara Youri Is Suzanna Erica (10:16):
-2:49: distortion and cut up samples, but not on the same scale as the last album. much less noisier with some drums.
-10:05: song dies down when SUDDENLY, EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Moon Over The Bwana A (5:30):
-0:15: tribal drums with looping industrial shit
-1:51: at least this song has some sense of melody...

Apple Rock 1 (14:22):
-0:01: APPLE ROCK? THAT'S MY FAVORITE KIND OF ROCK
-0:16: VWOOP VWOOP VWOOP VWOOP
-1:22: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
-3:28: vocal samples. BON VOYAGE, MY FRIEND
-7:32: THIS SONG IS NOT VERY ROCKIN'
-11:34: guitar solo? i guess overall this was pleasant.

Apple Rock 2 (16:18):
-1:14: FUCK YEAH THIS SONG IS BANGIN'
-5:52: weedlyweedlyweedly guitar solo
-9:20: same thing has been looping for about 5 minutes

Apple Rock 3 (7:25):
-0:18: HELL YES IS THIS SOME VIDEO GAME MUSIC
-0:56: getting faster and more high pitched. noise kicks in.

Apple Rock 4 (7:50):
-5:43: amidst all the sampling and noisy guitars i didn't notice that the track had changed! oops. anyway this is pretty good, decent guitar riffs with electronics that aren't overly annoying.

VERDICT: i'll probably be keeping this, it's good. for merzbow, at least.

Sons Of Slash Noise Metal

In-A-Gaddah-Da-Vedda (16:53):
-1:26: distorted drums and KSSSSSSSH
-8:57: wall of sound

Cross Toad (11:57):
-0:20: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
-9:35: entire song is varying levels of KSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Slash Embryo (32:35):
-0:05: KSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSH
-14:10: KSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSH
-31:15: KSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSH

VERDICT: painful

Brain Ticket Death

Metal Of Doom (6:37):
-0:28: metal of KSSSSSSSSSSSH
-1:55: washing machine sound in the background with SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Electric Peekaboo (3:46):
-0:05: feedback
-2:32: ...feedback

Iron Caravan (5:33):
-0:05: intense, even by merzbow standards. a bit more interesting than the usual noise he puts out too.
-0:43: gets boring around here. still ridiculously loud.
-5:16: somewhat interesting for noise...

Brain Ticket Death (34:01):
-0:30: droney electronics
-2:23: the noise equivalent of meshuggah. CHUGGA CHUGGA CHUGGA CHUGGA
-4:20: some sample of a girl screaming, from a TV show or something
-5:13: DON'T BELIIIIIIIIEVE MEEEEEEEEEEEE
-10:44: PEW PEWWWWWW PEW PEW PEWWWWWW
-18:43: bass strumming?
-18:47: KSSSSSSSH mixed with a bit of PEW PEW PEW

VERDICT: whatever

day 8 end

40/50

HOME STRETCH

I AM DEFINITELY GOING TO GET THIS DONE BY TOMORROW, I AM SICK OF KSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Music For True Romance Vol. 1

True Romance Theme (3:54):
-0:05:a looping drum sample coming from what sounds like a marching band sure is romantic~
-3:54: uh yeah that's the whole song.

Music Cave (2:27):
-0:16: distorted irish music (?) accompanied by a flute (? no idea). this is kind of cool...

She Floating (Preparation) (15:44):
-0:39: feedback. i was hopeful after the last two reasonably creative songs as well :(
-14:01: some guitar strumming accompanied by KSSSSSSSH at certain intervals. this song is pretty terrible.

She Mutilation (Main Ritual) (15:19):
-0:05: same drum loop from the first song
-7:33: classical music samples. i really have no idea what's going on in this song tbh
-11:30: noise

Injured Imperial Soldiers Marching Song (22:30):
-2:09: HELL YEAH DISTORTED TRADITIONAL JAPANESE MUSIC
-12:31: uh... yeah... most of this is distorted military music or whatever. it's pretty cool actually.
-17:30: song descends into glitchy electronics for a minute. then more samples!!!
-19:43: trumpets distorted so badly that they sound more like bagpipes.

VERDICT: aside from the two tracks that take up half of the album, this isn't too bad!

Stacy Q, Hi-Fi Sweet Leaf

Decomposed Cockoo (26:29):
-1:42: noise
-12:04: great, another track of ear rape

Stacy Q, Hi-Fi Sweet Leaf (26:29):
-0:18: distorted electronics which are mildly interesting.
-3:23: i think this is the second bass guitar that i've heard throughout the entire merzbox.
-3:41: sounds like he's actually sampling a motorbike revving... or possibly a chainsaw!
-5:09: this funk sample would have been a lot more appropriate on those "music for funk arts" songs
-6:22: IDM-ish beat amongst samples. this song is decent. much better than anything on the past few albums at least.
-14:21: song is a lot less interesting

VERDICT: second song is alright.

Monday, June 7, 2010

Hannover Cloud

Magnetic Void (20:35):
-0:01: OH GOD INSTANT KSSSSSSSSSSSSSH
-12:32: props for being the loudest merzbow song i've listened to, i guess?

Rocket Bomber (15:16):
-0:01: this track has an awesome name so i'm hoping it will be good!!
-0:15: DRUMS! this possibly won't be terrible.
-2:42: drums are gone, more ridiculously loud noise. and a guy shouting something incomprehensible.
-12:50: shit

Untitled Cock (6:30):
-1:41: basically all noise so far, although noticeably less harsh than the last two songs
-3:16: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Autopussy Go No Go 2 (13:24):
-2:59: again, less noise than the first two songs. somewhat interesting electronic fuckery i guess.
-8:14: hissing and loops. whatever.

VERDICT: loudest merzbow album i've listened to yet. and that's saying something. recommended if you feel like blowing out your ears!

Newark Hellfire - Live On WFMU, 1990

Newark Hellfire (58:45):
-2:41: doesn't sound like this is going to be any good, unlike his other live album
-14:08: HSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHH
-30:04: more than half way through now. so far it's just been screeching nonsense.
-41:05: sounds like a jet engine. i imagine this would be impressive to hear live, but sitting at a computer... not so much

VERDICT: annoying

Cloud Cock OO Grand

jesus thsi album is like an hour and 20 minutes long...

Brain Forest For Metal Acoustic Concert (23:36):
-1:03: random cut up classical (?) music and distortion
-14:15: boring

Spinnozaamen (24:01):
-1:20: KSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
-18:05: somewhere around the 10 minute mark there was some droney KSSHHHHHHHHH instead of high pitched KSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSH but now there's more high pitched KSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Autopussy No Go No (7:38):
-0:17: tons of cut up shit playing for about a second at a time. i guess this could be good
-4:26: nope, more KSSSSSSSSSH

Modular (15:13):
-0:14: drone.
-2:14: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Postfix (8:26):
-0:11: more interesting than the last four songs but still annoying.
-6:38: never mind it's shit

VERDICT: stupidly long and composed entirely of noise. terrible

day 7 end

35/50. never really was close to finishing in a week so i'm not too crushed.

should only take me 2, 3 days tops to finally finish this off. thank GOD.

SCUM/Steel Cum

Mona (2:52):
-0:04: DRUMROLL
-0:23: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
-1:21: guitar wankery with drums. decent track

Great Nude Variation No. 3 (5:59):
-0:26: noise. boring
-5:08: WEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEIIIIIIIIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUU

Duck Exercies (17:16):
-0:13: more drums!
-2:44: electronics, distortion etc.
-10:21: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Blues In C Minor (24:24):
-3:56: FEEEEEEEEEEEEDBACK
-7:50: BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Body (6:10):
-0:05: continuation of the previous song, so basically more BRRRRRRRZHHHHHHHHHHHH

VERDICT: i guess the first track was good...

SCUM/Severances

another album that is missing a song :(((

UP Steel CUM (16:23):
-0:05: DRRRRRRRRRRRRM and dark ambient nonsense
-1:37: finally, a song with drums. they aren't exactly fitting compared to the rest of the song, but it's interesting
-9:04: drums gone, harsh noise in their place.

Catabolism Variation Stereo No. 1 (14:01):
-2:41: noise. kind of interesting.
-6:44: this part of the song is surprisingly calm...
-7:00: the fuck is this? sounds like music from the wii
-7:31: pleasant electronic music drowned out by KSSSSSSSSSSH :(
-10:54: weird beat and something that sounds like explosions.

VERDICT: this was decent. probably because the 30 minute song was missing.

Sunday, June 6, 2010

SCUM - Scissors For Cutting Merzbow Vol. 2

Music For Funk Arts No. 1 (22:49):
-6:55: distortion and sampling and shit. you know the deal
-19:29: whatever

Music For Funk Arts No. 2 (22:10):
-5:13: this is just... mindless
-14:28: tappa tappa tappa tappa tappa tappa tappa tappa tappa

Great Nude Variation No. 1 (12:02):
-0:05: RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
-10:00: this entire album is the definition of 'whatever'

Extract 5 (3:19):
-entire song: HSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSH

VERDICT: whatever

SCUM - Scissors For Cutting Merzbow Vol. 1

apparently this download is missing a song: Yeah, But That Was Just Dyke Stuff Great Nude Variation No.2. how will i ever live knowing i have missed out on this gem???

Cockchola (12:56):
-1:28: sounds like the album i listened to last night, KIR transformation. not a good thing.
-5:41: sounds like something hrvatski would make... except without any sort of beat at all.
-9:39: yeah this is completely unremarkable

Extract 1 (4:23):
-0:19: i loooove distorted classical music
-3:16: entire song is aforementioned classical music and screeching industrial shit.

Extract 2 (5:49):
-0:33: more screeching

Extract 3 (1:18):
-1:18: i guess this sounded the same as the last track because i completely missed it!

Extract 4 (5:48):
-4:32: completely unremarkable

Kinetic Environment (11:47):
-2:07: something that sounds like a xylophone. i think. also, distortion and shit.
-10:18: industrial nonsense finally dies down.
-10:34: NEVER MIND THERE IT IS

VERDICT: boring

day 6 end

31/50. another productive day. last album i listened to was TERRIBLE which was a bad end to the day.

not much else to say really.

KIR Transformation

Kir Transformation (40:41):
-1:05: RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
-12:42: sounds exactly the same as 1:05
-23:41: i guess this sounds a bit different. still very RRRRRRRRRRR though

VERDICT: RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Crocidura Dsi Nezumi

Mustela Erminia Nippon (23:00):
-4:54: scratching and banging noises with a violin in the background. that's about it

Mustela Sixasa Namiyei (23:50):
-2:54: pretty nice beat going on here
-18:30: this song is very repetitive. doesn't catch my interest.

Strange Strings (16:17):
-0:05: KSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
-1:15: while the past two songs were listenable, this is just annoying
-1:29: white noise has died down. now it's just... scraping.
-2:50: screaming and more KSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHH

VERDICT: whatever. sounds like a lot of his other releases, the novelty is wearing off.

Collaborative

Joint (20:50):
-1:38: so this is a collaboration? so far it just sounds like a typical merzbow album, albeit more ambient.
-5:53: so far this album is mostly static.
-10:07: hey there's a distorted guitar riff here.
-17:17: i guess the guitar that played for about a minute was the artist he's collaborating with, because the rest of the song is just KSSSSSSSSSH. oh, and there was a bit of screaming at around 5 minutes but i think that was just a sample.

Code-Gerausch-Aggregate (20:12):
-3:07: random tinging sounds and spacey synths or something i don't know. it randomly stops and starts as well.
-16:08: for about 4 minutes, there has been nothing but a scraping sound.

Jointed (7:07):
-4:33: weedlyweedlyweedly guitar solo
-6:59: this is mostly noise

VERDICT: whatever

Fission Dialogue

White Gamlan (16:28):
-0:05: drums, ~dark ambience~
-5:56: plinging guitars. drums are still going.
-15:10: EEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Fission Dialogue (9:07):
-0:05: KSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHH
-5:45: DRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRM
-7:16: PSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Inside Tangues In Tera Spec (32:11):
-2:38: distorted guitar... i think? might just be more electronics
-4:09: distorted, chopped up synth.
-8:37: KSSSSSSSSSSSH and a WEE WOO WEE WOO WEE WOO sound.
-18:57: it's harsh noise... nothing else to say

VERDICT: pretty typical and boring noise

Storage

War Storage Pt. 1 (23:02):
-0:26: pots and pans
-5:02: this song has some neat percussion too, obviously not as good as the last song i listened to but it's reasonably interesting
-9:59: suddenly, ANNOYING SOUNDS EVERYWHERE
-17:11: screeching violins, tap tap tap

War Storage Pt. 2 (23:46):
-4:29: sounds pretty much exactly like the last song...
-9:05: random noises. BEST SONG EVER

War Storage Pt. 3 (21:08):
-1:10: KSSKSKSKSKKSKSKSHHHHKHKHKHKHSH
-8:51: LOUD
-13:00: DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN DUN
-17:53: TAP TAP TAP TAP TAP TAP TAP TAP TAP TAP TAP TAP TAP TAP TAP TAP

VERDICT: annoying

Live In Khabarovsk, CCCP - I'm Proud By Rank Of The Workers

Live At Trade Unions Place Of Culture Hall 23 March 1988 (29:19):
-2:38: jazzy piano with some noise in the background. so far this isn't bad.
-11:02: ambience with tapping. not bad, just boring.
-14:41: noisy guitar jam. hopefully this won't just go for 30 seconds then stop to make way for ~DARK AMBIENCE~
-18:05: KSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHH
-25:48: SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Live At Soviet Army Officers House Hall 24 March 1988 (28:14):
-0:24: more jazzy piano, tribal drums and violins. decent so far.
-2:34: HOLY SHIT THIS DRUMMING IS ACTUALLY AWESOME
-13:57: this song is actually very good!

VERDICT: the last track was possibly my favourite merzbow track to date. probably because it doesn't sound anything like a regular merzbow track. first track is pretty dull though.

Vratya Southward

Electroacoustic Voyage (23:48):
-0:05: KSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSH
-10:40: drums kick in after 10 minutes of industrial nonsense
-18:37: weird ass vocal sample over dark ambience or whatever.

Electric Red Desert (18:20):
-0:05: KSSSSSSSSH
-4:03: tap tap tap. barely any noise aside from the first 30 seconds.
-13:15: KSSSSSSSSSSSSSHSKSHKSHSK
-16:02: TOOT TOOT TOOT TOOT
-17:31: HOLY SHIT IS THAT AN ACCORDION? I THINK IT IS

Lightning (19:11):
-0:18: more high pitched drones
-1:03: KSSSSSSSSHHHHHH
-14:55: most of the song has been harsh noise but right now it's dark ambient shit like most of the album.
-15:23: DRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

VERDICT: pretty boring. i'm half way there though!

day 5 end

24/50! wanted to get to 25/50 but i want to go watch football.

i actually found some good songs today after the travesties that was the pornoise series. i'll probably only end up keeping about 10 songs out of the 200+ on the merzbox but oh well.

Enclosure/Libido Economy

Enclosure (17:19):
-1:03: so far the song is quiet. just violins in the background and banging every now and then.
-3:48: i like some of the effects he uses here... similar to the last album but so far not as engaging.
-5:00: noise kicks in. not quite as ear-bashing as some of his other albums though.
-10:51: the noise is not being used as a tool to rape ears, but instead to compliment the dark ambient feel of the song. merzbow is getting smarter it seems!
-15:10: ~menacing synths~

Scarabe (5:32):
-0:05: tribal drums
-2:35: piano! it only lasts for a few seconds but it adds to the atmosphere.
-4:10: a bit of KSSSSSSSH but it's not too loud.

Interline No. 1-3 (18:10):
-5:10: bleep bloop. not as interesting as the last two songs.
-12:58: static and shit.

Itch (5:41):
-0:14: industrial nonsense
-3:15: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEIIIIIIIII KSRKHKHKSHKRHSKSKSSSHR

Libido Economy No. 1 (5:41):
-0:05: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
-3:36: cut up bits of noise and high pitched drones. not a very good song.

Libido Economy No. 2 (5:34):
see previous song for a description. boring.

VERDICT: first two songs are good then the album becomes very boring very quickly.

Friday, June 4, 2010

Mortegage/Batztoutai Extra

Anus Anvil Anxiety (Long Version) (14:38):
-0:01: LONG VERSION? DEAR GOD WHY
-1:02: so far this is just a collage of seemingly random sounds... much more interesting than his typical shit at least
-5:11: this is much more engaging than a lot of his shit
-7:30: weird ass vocals.
-10:51: this track is very similar to nurse with wound.

Mortegage Inc. Batztoutai (23:22):
-0:05: TAPPITY TAPPITY TAPPITY
-8:23: basically a continuation of the last song. i'm not complaining, i like this quite a bit.
-10:45: FUCK YEAH 60'S CARTOON MUSIC

Radio 1511 (24:02):
-2:05: a great deal less interesting than the last song so far.
-12:45: mostly ambience so far. listenable but extremely uninteresting.
-22:35: random noise freakout at the end. more engaging than most of the song.

VERDICT: more interesting than most of his work. inaccessible but quite good, last song is a bit boring.

Sadomasochismo/The Lampinak

Antimony Pt. 1 (10:32):
-2:48: so far, industrial nonsense.
-4:46: IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Antimony Pt. 2 (13:06):
-4:11: more unremarkable harsh noise

Eyes of Isonokami (11:41):
-1:30: dark ambient shit (think Sin Nanna) with KSSSSSH over the top.

The Lampinak - Spirit Power (10:30):
-1:02: at this point i realise that Eyes of Isonokami has actually finished and i'm on the next song.

Carcass on the Floor (4:37):
-1:50: this song isn't overly heavy despite its name. drums and noise. standard merzbow, maybe a bit quieter than usual.
-4:36: RANDOM CUT TO SILENCE

Village of 8 Graves (4:32):
-1:15: i guess the percussion is kind of cool around here...

VERDICT: boring

Pornoise extra

final 'pornoise' release i think, thank god

Flesh Radio 1 (4:51):
-0:01: static right from the get-go.
-2:16: this song is unpleasant.

Flesh Radio 2 (4:51):
-0:24: HSSSSSSSSSSHKKKKKKKEEEEEEEEEEEEHSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHH
-2:51: background noise sounds like an aeroplane. NEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWW

Dance of Dharma-Kala (13:30):
-1:04: somewhat annoying kshkshksh with chanting and drums. not too bad, i guess
-9:47: this song might be tolerable if it's only 5 minutes long, but this is overdone.

Psychotic Orange (0:43):
-0:33: so this entire song is just a bassy electronic drone. shortest song yet!

Helga's Death Disco (5:34):
-0:18: disco beat with noise and a woman screaming over the top. the fuck?
-5:13: this song isn't bad. noise is a lot better when you throw a beat behind it, really.

Eros Pandra (8:30):
-0:05: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEWEEDLYWEEDLYWEEDLYWEEDLY
-3:35: PEWPEWPEWPEWPEWPEWPEWPEW
-6:39: this song is pretty boring

Kirie (6:46):
-0:15: more industrial nonsense
-1:49: this song is completely unremarkable. there's only so many times i can turn caps lock on and hold down E for three seconds :(

Domine (5:55):
-0:18: sample gradually getting louder. GEE I WONDER IF THERE'S GOING TO BE A HUGE BUILDUP OF NOISE
-2:32: yep there it is

Chopin Is Dead (5:57):
-0:10: distorted piano along with tapping. guess this is where the song gets its name from.
-5:41: same piano sample loops over and over. distracting enough to not notice the noise.

Risa Supersex (2:55):
-0:05: HELL YEAH MORE TRIBAL DRUMS
-2:32: i don't think the guy even plays instruments anymore, he just gets a sample and loops it over and over and puts noise over it.

VERDICT: has one good song.

Pornoise/1kg Vol. 3

UFO Vs. British Army (30:45):
-4:08: same sample being looped over and over and over with KSSSSSSH in the background. this entire 'pornoise' series is really really bad.
-17:53: the entire song... is literally the same thing over and over...
-28:34: SONG FINALLY SOUNDS DIFFERENT! tribal drums.
-29:15: oh never mind, the drums are gone and the same sample is being looped again.

Toy 69 (28:55):
-1:09: so is this the same sample from the last song?
-1:28: more drums. so far this is better than anything on the last 3 or so albums.
-6:09: samples of women moaning. i like this song!
-22:56: track becomes more noisy after the 20 minute mark it seems. still not bad though.

VERDICT: better than the other two 'pornoise' albums, if only for the second track.

Pornoise/1kg Vol. 2

New Karhma (31:23):
-8:14: loops of crackling noises and static. that's about it.

Dynamite Don Don Pt. 1 (16:33):
-entire song: KSSSSSHHHHH

Dynamite Don Don Pt. 2 (13:18):
-0:23: robotic noises and more KSSSSSSH

VERDICT: boring

Pornoise/1kg Vol. 1

Industrial (3:33):
KSSSSSSH

Loop Fuck 1 (6:13):
-0:53: one loop with screeching industrial noise over the top.

Loop Fuck 2 (5:40):
-0:09: same as above but with a different loop. w/e

Obituary 1 (5:16):

MORE LOOPS. I LOOOOVE LOOPS

Obituary 2 (7:13):
-4:23: not as boring as the last song. more variety in the bleeps and bloops!

Night Noise White (31:22):
-2:55: loops of a single sample with droney electronics in the background.
-13:23: KSSSSSSSSH
-20:04: MORE LOOPING

VERDICT: songs don't sound the same but they all share the exact same structure, LOOPS LOOPS LOOPS LOOPS

day 4 end

17/50, productive day.

the 20 minute songs are actually going really fast now. when i finish this i imagine that every single song will sound too short.

Agni Hotra

Agni Hotra (18:27):
-1:59: same thing being looped over and over. HOW EXCITING AND ORIGINAL!
-8:16: still going...
-10:42: gradually getting louder and louder. hasn't changed. it just gets louder.
-14:40: now there's a WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW in the background. fantastic!
-18:23: FINALLY IT FINISHES

Asagaya In Rain (3:51):
-0:09: sampling a thunderstorm i think. not unexpected.

song is mostly ambience.

Swamp Metal (6:30):
-0:10: woah that is some noisy guitar playing
-1:18: the guitar riff is kind of neat but do you really have to repeat it over and over? guess i should know better by now.
-3:27: really starting to get sick of this song by now
-6:11: RANDOM DRUM BREAKDOWN FUCK YEAH

Loops In Flames (12:29):
-0:05: ok, so another typical merzbow track
-7:07: DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWIP DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWEEEEEEEEEEOOOO

Arbertus Magnus (7:16):
-0:19: glitchy drums, kind of a brooding atmosphere...
-2:26: lots of high-pitched noises, but it's listenable.
-4:41: this is one of his few 'harsh noise' tracks that is creative and creates an atmosphere. i like it.

Kunyan (7:52):
-0:07: after the last track this one is kind of annoying.
-0:57: annoying bleeps and bloops, but also some nice electronic shit that sounds a bit like rain. i'll reserve judgement for now.
-5:48: repetitive but creative and decent. not bad.

Untitled Waves (6:46):
0:05: WOOOOOOOWEEEEEEEEWOOOOOOOOOWEEEEEEEEW
3:49: basic droney electronics.

VERDICT: woah there are like 2 good songs on here! a new record!

Dying Mapa Tapes 2-3

Sukha, Chanda, Tano, Kless (23:26):
-0:35: some weird samples, i guess?
-4:50: props for no harsh noise. high-pitched violin nonsense at the moment.
-9:35: noise kicks in.
-10:53: classical music sample. ~so deep~
-17:02: jazz sample. I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW DEEP THIS IS
-21:52: more screeching violins.

Genetic Erotic (Sie Wiro Weib) (22:56):
-0:10: instantly starts off with screeching. not looking forward to this.
-13:08: helicopter noises with screeching. i have now described this entire song.

Rejet, Ictus, Connotation, Accompagnement, Penisersatz, Stigma Indelible Etc. (23:14):
-0:05: distorted video game music....? dunno what the fuck it is
-0:25: distorted video game music, now with SCREEEEEEEEEE
-4:06: more violins.
-4:16: guitars!
-5:31: at first it sounded like he was sampling children's music but then the pitch changed and i think it's classical. guitar is gone too.
-8:34: ambience. samples of people talking in japanese.
-13:35: song begins to sound like a jet engine around here
-15:08: more samples and ambience.
-15:25: J-POP! MY FAVOURITE!

VERDICT: pretty boring overall.

Dying Mapa Tapes 1-2

Denegration (10:06):
-0:06: sounds like distorted popcorn.
-0:20: i was wondering when i was going to hear TAPPITY TAPPITY TAPPITY again!!
-1:35: merzbow falls onto a bunch of saucepans
-5:16: not much else to say about this song...

Indifferent Pt. 1 (6:16):
-0:05: opens with a decent beat and (surprise surprise) KSSSSSSSSH
-1:55: i like the beat. that's about it.
-3:19: hey it sped up. song is tolerable.

Indifferent Pt. 2 (7:59):
-0:22: extension of the last song with different drums.
-2:11: drums are completely gone, this is less interesting than the last song.
-5:56: WEEDLY WEEDLY WEEDLY with a guitar. PROTO-DRAGONFORCE RIGHT HERE MOTHERFUCKERS
-6:34: guitar wankery that was better than what he usually does cuts out and is replaced with pots and pans. for fuck's sake merzbow.

Ooinon For Satva Karman (Sprashutavia) Decoup (21:43):
-0:20: feeeeeedback opening. could have sworn i heard the same thing on that last album i listened to.
-5:32: boring
-16:20: still boring. no variety.

VERDICT: there was one part in Indifferent Pt. 2 that i liked for about a minute. but that's about all.

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Mechanization Takes Command

Electric Pygmy Decollage (14:13):
-0:23: samples and tribal drums.
-1:15: hey he used one of those arabian instruments. i forget what they're called but whatever.
-3:24: why is a typical rock beat over noise so damn funny?
-9:15: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOEEEEEEIIIIIIIIIIIIII

Mechanization Takes Command (11:02):
-0:33: sounds like a typical noise track aside from a few seconds of guitar strumming
-1:35: industrial drums getting faster and faster. sounds kind of cool.
-7:51: the track was decent up until this point but now it's just HARSH NOISE YEAHHHHHHH

Peaches Red Indian (10:47):
0:32: IDM-ish beat with a stoner-ish riff in the background and beeps. so far so good!
1:03: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
1:13: false alarm, EEEEEEE is gone.
2:40: i actually like this! noise is kept to a minimum and it's pretty psychedelic overall.
9:12: song became more noise oriented at about 7 minutes, but i still like it. that awesome beat makes the song more interesting than pure noise.

Sahara (5:45):
-0:33: more noisy than the last song, but there's a slow drum beat, so i'll remain hopeful
-3:14: PSSSSSSSSH with a bit of feedback. guess it's not bad.

Iggy (3:16):
-0:10: more neat percussion! this is still very abrasive but good.
-0:34: sounds like an electronic version of lightning bolt.
-3:06: k i dislike this. goes nowhere.

Suicidal Machine (14:18):
-0:20: FEEDBACK OPENER
-2:16: k this is annoying
-5:00: IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
-8:45: after almost 9 minutes of white noise, some variation comes in the form of PEW PEW every 5 seconds.
-14:08: song finally dies down. glad that's over.

Ai-Da-Ho (10:19):
-0:01: GOD DAMN WHY IS THERE ANOTHER SONG
-0:33: distortion and a somewhat distorted guitar playing slowly.
-2:29: that became very loud very quickly.
-10:09: this was boring.

VERDICT: Peaches Red Indian is possibly my favorite song by him so far! worth getting for that. it is the first merzbow song i feel like listening to more than once.

Material Action 2 (N.A.M.)

Nil Ad Mirari (22:45):
-4:51: lots of banging. not that intense compared to some of the shit i listened to yesterday.
-19:00: this isn't unpleasant, i guess

Nimbus After Magneto Electri (18:11):
-4:54: so far this is all just ambient, somewhat noisy electronics.
-7:03: starting to get loud and annoying.
-8:19: sounds like a train.
-13:05: static and dark ambient nonsense

VERDICT: whatever

Nil Vagina Tape Loops

i listened to this in bed last night so i don't remember much of it, but yeah it's tape loops. so basically he finds an annoying noise and repeats it for 2 minutes, then switches to another annoying noise.

VERDICT: bad to fall asleep to.

day 3 end

i am clearly not going to get this finished in a week. 11/50.

ever since i have stopped listening to music outside of merzbow, i have woken up at 6am. it's kind of interesting to see that not listening to music in bed has affected my sleep patterns.

i'm starting to zone out to all of this.

i really would like to listen to something with melody / something that doesn't rape my ears.

after exams are finished i have a 6 day weekend so i shall probably use that to finish the merzbox / listen to music that is actually good.

i cannot continue this track-by-track approach. disappointed that i didn't get very far but it takes up too much fucking time.

i feel a bit sick but i think that is just fatigue.

Expanded Music

M.F.S. W1 (18:59):
-i went to have a shower and left the music on Solonoise Part 3, and must have flicked over to check the track lengths. anyway this was on about 7 minutes after i finished my shower. no great loss.

i could hear it from across the room though. whoops.

-8:29: noise, noise and more noise.
-9:00: paused to go watch TV.
-10:33: a ton of sound drops out of my left headphone, almost thought it was broken. fuck you merzbow.
-17:31: this song is not very creative, i am quite glad that i didn't listen to it all.

Manipulation 1 (17:37):
-3:04: so... this high pitched sound has been repeated for the last 3 minutes.
-4:06: the sound moves into a higher pitch for 5 seconds, then changes back to what it was and gets louder. GENIUS
-13:47: i think it moved into noise at about the 7 minute mark? i've been completely zoning out despite the abrasiveness.

Manipulation 2 (5:29):
0:12: KSS SJDKR KSS KSSSSK SKKSSSS

...boring

Manipulation 3 (6:37):
-0:05: sampling of a party or something. so loud it clips a bit.
-0:27: SUDDENLY, KSSSSSSSSSSSSSH
-3:16: this sounds like youtube poop. PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN RIGHT HERE

Manipulation 4 (3:53):
-0:02: this kind of sounds cool. very loud but interesting electronics.
-3:28: this erupted into standard noise a while ago. seems like i'm becoming apathetic to it.

Manipulation 5 (2:51):
-0:05: beat is pretty cool. more boring noise.
-2:13: remove all the noise and this would make a decent breakcore track.

Manipulation 6 (2:15):
-0:01: SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
-1:05: SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
-1:48: i think i heard strings somewhere in there...

Manipulation 7 (1:57):
-0:05: you know the drill

Manipulation 8 (5:46):
-0:02: straight away, there's some noise. this is deep and droney though rather than high-pitched and annoying.
-0:31: never mind, now it's high pitched and annoying.
-2:39: bored.

VERDICT: this album really lacks a shred of creativity and is just mindless. avoid.

Solonoise

Part 1 (23:56):
0:05: feedback right off the bat
1:23: fuck this shit
7:54: TIME FLIES WHEN THE SONG CONSTANTLY SOUNDS THE SAME!
12:13: I SURE LOVE UNLISTENABLE VIOLINS
18:00: off-key pianos
18:30: oh shit this is some hardcore tapping
20:30: now that the off-key pianos and HARDCORE TAPPING have been put together, it's actually pretty neat

Part 2 (23:41):
1:05: KSHSSSSSSSKHSKSHSKHS
9:41: i looooove white noise and guitar strumming
20:34: this is just really boring, fuck this song

Part 3 (22:21):
0:25: more noise! can't say i wasn't expecting it considering the album's title, but still. at least there's drums.
2:30: BEEP BEEP BEEP BOOP BEEP BEEP BEEP
6:40: this song is basically comprised of stupidly high pitched noises. impossible to concentrate at all.
11:23: noise is gone, replaced by something that sounds like a dying walrus. and tapping! boy i sure love tapping!
19:52: i guess the walrus is taking a very long time to die
20:17: FEEDBACK, DISTORTED SAMPLES AND POSSIBLY SCREAMING

VERDICT: frequently borders on obnoxious. avoid.

Yantra Material Action

THANK FUCKING GOD, A SHORT CD

Untitled 1 (11:25):
0:43: so far, ambiance.
1:30: bleep bloop
4:33: experimental guitar plucking that's reminiscent of the boredoms.
5:22: SUDDENLY, EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
10:12: song finally calms down

Untitled 2 (2:52):
0:24: plinging guitars. noise has taken a back seat.

uh... that was basically the whole song.

Untitled 3 (1:49):
0:08: more guitars
1:19: this isn't noisy at all, somewhat enjoyable.

Untitled 4 (4:38):
0:15: completely uninteresting distortion
0:55: holy shit did he just sample someone saying 'nick'? I LOVE YOU MERZBOW
0:55: i skipped back and i am pretty sure the guy is saying 'nick'!!!!
3:07: this part isn't all distortion and is listenable electronic stuff.

Untitled 5 (1:07):
0:09: EEEEEEEEEEEE
0:30: violin nonsense, like a song on a previous album this reminds me a bit of hangedup.

Untitled 6 (8:41):
0:53: the song stopped for 3 seconds. silence is bliss.
1:45: neat percussion
3:10: *bing* tappity tappity tappity *bing* tappity tappity tappity *bing*
8:36: why does most of this guy's noise have to sound like a balloon being deflated?

Untitled 7 (3:54):
0:05: i swear i heard this same riff on untitled 3 or something

song ended pretty abruptly after more noise...

Untitled 8 (4:29):
0:29: sampling with static and distortion. same old.
0:50: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
2:41: WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
2:52: WEEEEEEEEOWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEOOOOOWWEEEEEEEEEEEO

VERDICT: short, so it's better than a lot of what i've listened to so far.

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Material Action For 2 Microphones

Hoochie Coochie Scratched Man (wat) (25:32):
0:10: weird indian sample or something
1:18: noise started a little while ago. weird high pitched sound that is very distracting at the moment.
5:14: zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
16:15: i guess this is when merzbow decided that making decent music is for losers
20:38: for about 3 minutes a sound collage of god knows what (sounds like music from a 70's TV show) along with a pounding drum beat has been playing. it's still annoying but it's tolerable and more interesting than BWOOOOOOOM

New Acoustic Music No. 7 (23:59):
0:10: very distorted, decent guitar riff along with what sounds like broken glass.
0:41: sounds like he's sampling alvin and the chipmunks. but i think it's just jpop.
5:52: percussion that's distorted to hell along with some strings. not as bad as the last song so far.
20:54: the entire song is like the three snippets i described above. ugh. at least the jpop samples are pretty funny.

Yumin, Non Stop Disco (21:15):
0:50: hilariously distorted japanese rock song
6:51: PEW PEW PEW
10:39: this is basically a continuation of the last song... nothing new here, folks

VERDICT: starting to get very samey

day 2 end

shit i am really behind on this. only 7/50 albums completed, mainly due to the hour break... then it would still only be 8/50. i think my calculations were a little off.

doesn't help that EVERY SINGLE ALBUM IS AN HOUR LONG JESUS CHRIST

Paradoxa Paradoxa

LONG SONGS WOOO

Part 1 (46:16):
0:27: tappity tappity. sounds like sunn 0)))
0:58: TAP TAP TAP TAP TAP
1:41: SUDDENLY, EVERYTHING IS SUPER LOUD and i think i hear another boiling kettle for fuck's sake
3:02: this is more similar to drone than noise, really
4:50: no idea what he's playing, probably just more electronics, but it sounds like an organ. that's kind of cool i guess.
13:38: there has been nothing except screeching industrial shit playing for around 9 minutes.
20:19: GHSDGKJKl,sdiofuywejkmdlsh
25:06: noise has FINALLY died down.
28:24: screeching violins over industrial sounding drums. sounds like hangedup!
31:57: maybe i'm tired, but this is actually kind of hypnotizing...
34:16: going to soccer, music paused. my ears are ringing and hurt a bit.
34:24: back! more merzbow!!!! KSSSSRHRHHHHHSS
35:20: EEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH IIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIE

Part 2:
0:10: violins. hey i guess thsi could be cool
0:18: EEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
4:16: guess i had to come across a harsh album eventually.
21:03: there was some random reggae sample or something, but i couldn't hear it very well over the BWOOOOM mixed with EEEEEEEEEE
23:15: piano outro with accompanying high pitched drone. fantastic!

Collection Era Vol. 3

WOOO UNTITLED TRACKS

Untitled 1 (5:16):
0:08: sounds like a helicopter.
1:34: this album is a lot louder than the others i've heard.
2:02: jesus this guy is basically proto-john zorn. random avant-garde guitar wankery.

Untitled 2 (5:59):
0:24: tapping, except louder than before!!
3:49: more guitar noise...

Untitled 3 (10:35):
0:47: this song sounds like someone drowning in a sea of static and glass.
1:48: pretty sure this song lacks anything similar to music
2:06: pots and pans
9:35: well this sucks

Untitled 4 (6:14):
1:08: something that sounds a bit like lightning bolt, and some majorly distorted drums.
1:27: CREEEEEEEEEEAK
2:55: this album is REALLY boring.

Untitled 5 (4:53):
0:01: bracing for more boring music.
0:16: HSSSSSSSHSHHSHHSHSSSSSSSSSH

Untitled 6 (6:50):
0:05: squeaking noise.
0:19: squeaking noise accompanied by what sounds like a marble rolling across a table.
0:52: SILENCE
0:54: no more silence =(
1:30: this album has a lot of popping noises.
2:40: to be honest i am getting sick of noisy percussion.

DINNER BREAK! WOOOO

Untitled 7 (3:15):
0:06: more tapping!
0:20: distorted, arabian-sounding (?) guitar over TAPPITY TAPPITY
2:19: violins! this is one of the better songs on the album. partially because it's short, and partially because there is a lack of real noise.

Untitled 8 (22:52):
0:55: distorted guitar nonsense.
3:36: i guess merzbow had to include PLING PLING PLING somewhere on the album
5:12: same bit of distortion being repeated over and over and over and seriously fuck you, your albums are too fucking long
5:40: WHAT THE SHIT IS THIS
9:22: the distortion i referred to at 5:12 is STILL GOING
11:10: weird bit of IDM-ish stuff here. too bad it only went for 16 seconds ffffffff
12:42: HRRRRRRRRMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM holy shit it's like i'm listening to an electronic sunn O)))
18:57: dear god, are you sampling a boiling kettle? could you get any more obnoxious?

VERDICT: stay away

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Collection Era Vol. 2

Merz Rock 1 (1:59):
1:00: something that sounds a bit like lightning bolt with a nice beat over the top. listenable.

Merz Rock 2 (8:24):
3:15: this is basically the same as the last song, except occasionally the beat fades out, and the noise is... noisier

Merz Gamlan 1 (15:54):
0:05: pan flutes...?
3:27: this is basically a stereotypical LOUD NOISES song. some of it is neat but it's just a clusterfuck of sound.
6:41: TAPPITY TAPPITY TAPPITY. thing that sounds remotely like a pan flute is still going.

Merz Gamlan 2 (5:56):
2:02: this is even less interesting than the last song.
2:58: EEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOO

Merz Scat (11:30):
0:15: neat percussion as always. some weird distorted sample. due to its name i expect this to get pretty nonsensical after a while.
8:44: this isn't that bad. noise is toned down in favor of drum wankery which i find much more listenable.
9:20: sounds like he's making popcorn.

Merztronics Jazz Mix (11:46):
0:11: opens with some weird electronics, and an actual bass!
1:51: so far this is interesting without being chaotic. there is one high pitched drone that is getting to me though.
2:33: this is merzbow's best guitar solo attempt yet. that's not saying much, but still!
7:52: he has basically been doing the same thing for the last 5 minutes. how does this guy not get sick of making music?

Merztronics Rhythm Mix (11:17):
0:20: i don't know what the last track was but it was a far cry from jazz. this is actually pretty rhythmic though. distorted tribal drums and a snare, and some minor electronics.
5:02: the only part of this song that is changing is the electronics. though i could care less about that because there's an awesome drum beat.
8:11: EEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRR

VERDICT: too fucking long. cut it down to 40 minutes and holy shit it would actually be good!!

day 1 end

4/50 albums completed. from now on i am not listening to anything besides this guy. i think i got off easy today as most of this was borderline ambient. hopefully this will make me appreciate good music more.

Collection Era Vol. 1

three more long tracks, ugh.

Electric Environment (24:01):
0:10: came in expecting electronics. more drums! awesome!
0:46: disregard that. noise kicks in. ugh.
3:32: i now realise that i am going to be listening to nothing but this for the next week. FUCK.
9:45: i have to sit through 46 more albums of this? really?
14:30: around this time i started to zone out and play songs in my head. np: BATS - Gamma Ray Burst: Second Date (this doesn't count as cheating OK)
21:53: hey, it's a melody!

Untitled Material Action (23:57):
0:15: splashing water. i feel like going to the toilet.
0:37: binging noises. not unpleasant. i could zone out to this.
2:57: the binging noise was perfectly co-ordinated with the person signing in to MSN sound.
12:48: this is some space-age bleeps and bloops. pretty cheesy actually.
18:58: random sample of a psychedelic rock song out of fucking nowhere. went for 2 seconds. wat.
19:33: random classical sample. this song is fucked up.

Telecom Manipulation (18:18):
0:46: is that an organ? why is there an organ here?
1:47: HSSSSSSSSSSSH
8:54: crazy violins or something along with beeping. not very listenable but it's kind of neat.
14:02: this song is full of samples. i think i hear circus music here?
16:00: more violin nonsense. the lack of KSRSSSSSSSSH makes this interesting rather than annoying.

VERDICT: some interesting electronic stuff that i don't think people would expect from merzbow. doubt there were many artists doing anything like it. borderline unlistenable though.

Remblandt Assemblage

Remblandt Assemblage (9:45):
1:00: weird ambiance
3:00: something resembling horns. or a guy blowing his nose.
i dunno, this was pretty relaxing after the shitfest that was Metal Acoustic Music

Voice of Schwitters (2:09)
the entire thing: GEE I SURE LOVE RECORDINGS OF A GUY BLOWING HIS NOSE

at least it's only 2:09

Theme of Dadaist (9:38)
2:00: pling pling pling. no noise so far, thank god.
4:20: this is more of a guitar solo than 'Untitled Guitar Solo'. really, the entire thing is just a distorted guitar solo along with random tapping percussion.

Hans Arp (1:47)
0:10: MORE NOISY GUITARS
0:50: HOLY SHIT AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR

Tape Dada (5:54):
0:34: PLING PLING PLING
1:25: sounds like a washing machine. VRRROOM VRRROOM
3:04: some pretty neat percussion here actually.
3:30: this is tolerable, bordering on good! guitars have died down a lot.

i have decided i like merzbow when he uses lots of percussion.

Music Concert (2:34):
0:04: OH BOY, A TOILET FLUSHING! i can tell this song is going to be great!
0:30: no noise, sounds like he's hitting a pot with a stick.
1:10: PLING PLING PLING
1:34: more toilets

Prepared Guitar Solo 1 (17:33):
1:34: WEEEEEEEOOOOOOOWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
5:07: i love how merzbow's definition of a guitar solo is plucking one or two chords slowly
6:20: OH BOY DO I LOVE FEEDBACK
8:30: more hitting of pots and pans
10:14: random guitar noodling and more PLING PLING PLING. this guy must have been pretty bored when he was preparing this.
15:46: i am reminded of a very off-key, very boring Sonic Youth song.

Prepared Guitar Solo 2 (3:59):
1:10: amidst all the PLING PLING PLING i thought he was playing a distorted riff, but it turned out to be my next door neighbour's motorbike
2:03: guitar fades out, replaced by something similar to bubble wrap
3:00: i thought there was a bass guitar somewhere in here but it was just the motorbike again

VERDICT: the last two tracks take up almost half of the album but aside from that this is close to good, and doesn't hurt your ears. recommended!

Metal Acoustic Music

the title is apparently a tribute to Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music, which is actually rather pleasant, so i'm hoping this won't be awful

2:00: hopes have been shattered
13:06 BEEP BEEEP BEEEP BEEEP BEEP BEEP in one ear, EEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRNNNNNNNEEEEERRRRRN in the other
29:28: beeping has been replaced by drums. i guess this would be tolerable without the feedback in the other ear that has been going on for 20 minutes
30:42: drums are gone and replaced with MORE FEEDBACK
31:43: sounds like a distorted train. CHUGGA CHUGGA CHUGGA
41:30: the guitar is pretty neat, reminds me of a Ruins song

VERDICT: SHIT