MERZBOW

Merzbow: Sunday 11th of October at Henie Onstad Art Centre, Høvikodden.
Video by Hilde Honerud

Masami Akita (born 1956 in Japan) started his Merzbow project in 1979. Inspired by Kurt Schwitters, Vienna Actionism, Dadaism, psychedelia and prog-rock, Akita decided to create a new, sonic expression that broke with all musical norms. His aim was to combine Schwitters idea of refuse as artistic material with the most ecstatic highlights of rock music. The result was modern noise music, and Merzbow is currently easily the greatest and best known artist of this genre. Akita is also the most active, with over 300 releases to his name (including Merzbox a collection of 50 cds), and he shows no sign of slowing the pace. In recent years, Akita, who is a vegan, has spoken out on behalf of animal rights and used his name as the leader of noise music to promote this cause.

Video by Hilde Honerud

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Merzbow
• Masami Akita
• Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
• Henie Onstad Art Centre
• Kurt Schwitters

[Elitaper]

I'm listening to four Merzbow tracks at once. Fuck yeah.

[nigeldiamond]

I prefer the Frank Sinatra version of this.......

[hatemonger1984]

@kawaiikansan a lot of noise musicians make custom electronic gear not found in stores :]

[Yamakoto120]

mad skills.

[777v666]

@kawaiikansan It's a little guitar like thing. that he uses.

[kawaiikansan]

The thing I always wanted to know is this: what is that little guitar-like thing he uses?

[jamirofan2011]

the best shit i hear in my life i was tinking the berzerker was the best shit but here it is a gold shit jean michel jarre is perfect here is a shit

[FSOxElektronenmusik]

appreciate it, nice

[Clerks0]

@Cyrillion I just have to say; thanks for your comment.

I just hope that I will have it like you after I graduate and that all the people at my school ends up at shitty jobs.

[Cyrillion]

School popularity has no meaning in the real world. Not even 3 years after graduation now, all the cool kids are stuck in jobs they hate, stuck in a life they hate, I'm an aspiring designer and musician doing what I love, and I was one of the least liked or respected people in school. Doesn't matter after all, does it? However I know that this is very hard to grasp when you're still in school and have to swallow that crap every day.

[Leeccdoo2]

@Iamcola65 You are surely such a cunt for saying shit like that.

"all impopular kids in my school has merzbow shirts. The price they pay is they get beat up and have no friends but hey serves them right for annoying everyone else with this bollocks,"

Um buddy, school popularity isn't everything.

It never has been anyway.

Most popular kids end up being the biggest losers of all time.

Anyway, I couldn't really understand you because of your horrible grammar.

Rap music is more annoying.

[Guilsantos00]

MAS QUE PORRA DE SOM ESCROTO É ESSE????????