Project Name:	Merzbow
Album:	Ikebukuro Dada
Record Company:	Circumvent Recordings
Catalog Number:	Circ03
Year:	2002
Categories:	laptop, loops, piano, guitar
Line-up:	Masami Akita
Collaborators:	none
Track List:	1. Big Foot (Mix 2) 11:16 2. Ikebukuro Dada Texture 22:56 3. mb 162.2 9:22 4. Passage 22:57
Related Albums:	Merzzow, Loop Panic Limited, Offering
Comments:	Here's a weird one. It reminds me of the few records I own on Mille Plateaux, or to a lesser extent Mego, or even early Oval, minus the skipping cd sounds, if those laptop guys had been using Merzbow cds for source material. Repetitive, minimal, somewhat academic or "20th Century" sounding and once I got my mind into a receptive space, I actually dug this cd quite a bit. Initially hated it. Gotta open one's mind, I suppose! There are some nice piano and string instrument loops, and in the middle of Ikebukuro Dada Texture, there is what sounds like processed guitar that vaguely brings to mind black metal along the lines of Burzum or Dark Throne. The packaging is a custom sleeve of nice black paper with silver print. If you are looking for unrelenting brutality, look elsewhere, but otherwise, this is worth checking out.
Related Links:	Digital Merzbow Page
Reviews:	Urban Outlaw
Images:	Front Cover   hi | low