Immerzbox: A Merzbow Immerzion

  • Author: Vários
  • Narrator: Vários
  • Publisher: Podcast
  • Duration: 25:12:10
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Synopsis

A noise adventure exploring Merzbow's 50-disc Merzbox set, one disc at a time. Hosted by @metaltxt and @EZSnappin. Email us at immerzbox@gmail.com!

Episodes

  • Disc 31: KIR Tranformation (1989)

    15/11/2019 Duration: 16min

    Disc 31: KIR Tranformation (1989) - We join Masami and Achim Wollscheid for another collaboration work. txt complains about installation art.

  • Disc 30: Crocidura Dsi Nezumi (1987/8)

    15/11/2019 Duration: 27min

    Disc 30: Crocidura Dsi Nezumi (1987/8) - We quiet things down a lot with Disc 30.... until we don't. txt rants about his friendly neighborhood drum circle and Erik tries to make this into a Pink Floyd podcast.

  • Disc 29: Collaborative (1988)

    18/10/2019 Duration: 20min

    Disc 29: Collaborative (1988) - Merzbow's collaboration CD with S.B.O.T.H.I. - Does bringing this new artist into the mix spice things up a bit? Also Erik makes phaser sounds for 7 minutes straight.

  • Disc 28: Fission Dialogue

    27/09/2019 Duration: 23min

    Disc 28: Fission Dialogue (1988): An interesting release combining the best of Merzbow's quieter, ambient-er side of things with uhh.. well, some other stuff. Erik talks about a flatulent man walking up some stairs.

  • Disc 27: Storage

    13/09/2019 Duration: 29min

    Disc 27: Storage (1988): WAR. WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR. HUH - STORAGE.

  • Disc 26: Live In Khabarovsk, CCCP (I'm Proud By Rank Of The Workers)

    23/08/2019 Duration: 27min

    Disc 26: Live In Khabarovsk, CCCP (I'm Proud By Rank Of The Workers) (1988): Very possibly the weirdest disc on the Merzbox.... because of its relative lack of weirdness? We discuss Masami Akita and Kiyoshi Mizutani playing in a free jazz band with some Russians that probably shoved their way on stage.

  • Disc 25: Vratya Southward

    16/08/2019 Duration: 25min

    Disc 25: Vratya Southward (1987/88): Ecobondaging continues. We talk about going on an Electroacoustic Voyage, noise walls vs noise oceans, and does Lightning need an extra n?

  • Disc 24: Enclosure/Libido Economy

    02/08/2019 Duration: 28min

    Disc 24: Enclosure/Libido Economy (1987/8/9): We get into the Ecobondage era - things get slooooooooowwwwwed down. Txt talks about waves a bunch.

  • Disc 23: Mortegage/Batztoutai Extra

    25/07/2019 Duration: 29min

    Disc 23: Mortegage/Batztoutai Extra (1984): Well this is.... a weird one. Erik and txt talk about how they don't know how to talk about this... and then.... talk about it. Anyway, one of the tracks is called Anus Anvil Anxiety.

  • Disc 22: Sadomasochismo/Lampinak

    12/07/2019 Duration: 26min

    Disc 22: Sadomasochismo/Lampinak (1985) - Moving past the Pornoise era with some Sadomasochism. Possibly the harshest album we've heard thus far and definitely one of the best. Txt mentions staring at a wall and then getting punched in the face.

  • Disc 21: Pornoise Extra

    28/06/2019 Duration: 30min

    Disc 21: Pornoise Extra (1984) - We did it! We're done! ..... with the Pornoise era. Will the Pornoise extras redeem the last two utter garbage CDs? Let's find out, hit it Joe!

  • Disc 20: Pornoise 1KG Vol. 3

    14/06/2019 Duration: 17min

    Disc 19: Pornoise 1KG Vol. 3 (1984) - The third of the Pornoise CDs! Oh... dear god... make it end.

  • Disc 19: Pornoise 1KG Vol. 2

    06/06/2019 Duration: 20min

    Disc 19: Pornoise 1KG Vol. 2 (1984) - The second of the Pornoise CDs! Will we enjoy it as much as Vol. 1? NO GOD NO OF COURSE NOT

  • Disc 18: Pornoise 1KG Vol. 1

    01/06/2019 Duration: 35min

    Disc 18: Pornoise 1KG Vol. 1 (1984) - The Merzbow stuff that we aren't technically supposed to talk about. Too bad! We're talking about it! Pornoise! Loops! Bass! Screaming! Aliens?

  • Disc 17: Agni Hotra

    24/05/2019 Duration: 43min

    Disc 17: Agni Hotra (1984-85) - Cool loops, good loops, bad loops, shrill loops. NOT THE BEES. 

  • Disc 16: Dying Mapa Tapes 2-3

    10/05/2019 Duration: 31min

    Disc 16: Dying Mapa Tapes 2-3 (1983) - 16 discs in to the noise adventure. The second of two Mapas that are Dying episodes. Do we spend a significant chunk of this episode talking about 1980s hockey? Yes, yes we do.

  • Disc 15: Dying Mapa Tapes 1-2

    03/05/2019 Duration: 40min

    Disc 15: Dying Mapa Tapes 1-2 (1983) - 15 discs in to the noise adventure. The first of two Mapas that are Dying episodes. Erik does a deep dive into the possibly made up word "Kamarage". txt flips out about violins. And txt and Erik argue about which of two tracks is more mediocre. Less mediocre? Unclear.

  • Disc 14: Mechanization Takes Command

    26/04/2019 Duration: 39min

    Disc 14: Mechanization Takes Command (1984) - 14 discs in to the noise adventure. The gang gets mechanized. We slowly morph into pistons, steam turbines, and a train! Erik demands our listeners make him a Merzbanger from the Merziest Merzbop.

  • Disc 13: Material Action 2 N.A.M.

    19/04/2019 Duration: 29min

    Disc 13: Material Action 2 N.A.M. (1983) - 13 discs in to the noise adventure. To boldly go where no Merz has gone before!

  • Disc 12: Nil Vagina Tape Loops

    12/04/2019 Duration: 24min

    Disc 12: Nil Vagina Tape Loops (1982) - 12 discs in to the noise adventure. We talk about the Nil Vagina Tape Loop. We talk about the Nil Vagina Tape Loop. We talk about the Nil Vagina Tape Loop. We talk about the Nil Vagina Tape Loop. We talk about the Nil Vagina Tape Loop. Also Japanese version of Curly from the Three Stooges makes an appearance. We talk about the Nil Vagina Tape Loop.

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