Merzbow - 1930
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Artist: MerzbowEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1998-05-19
Music Label: Tzadik
Soundtracks:
- Intro
- 1930
- Munchen
- Degradation of Tapes
- Iron, Glass, Blocks and White Lights
Music reviews of 1930
Music Review: A unique entry in Merzbow's massive oeuvre
Rating: 5 Stars
Out of my 20-30 Merzbow CDs, this is one I return to frequently. It's easily one of his most unique and varied albums to date. I'll admit that sometimes his albums can sound very similar - It would be difficult for me to tell "Hard Lovin' Man" apart from "Cycle" in a blindfold test. However, he does have a number of albums that sound obviously different, even to the casual listener. Albums like "Music for Bondage Performance" and "Pulse Demon" have a unique character and serve to remind us that Merzbow isn't just a hack noise artists, but an actual artist creatively working in a strange, but wonderful field.
1930 is definitely not for everyone. If you can't stand Merzbow, you probably won't like this album either. I would recommend this to people who have developed a taste for experimental composition and/or noise music. If you're a casual fan, this is definitely one of, say, ten Merzbow albums you should check out. While the wide selection of both digital noise manipulation and tape loop destruction albums each hold a unique interest for major fans, I can understand that a lot of people will not enjoy so much material that is, at least superficially, similar. That's exactly why I'm recommending 1930 to any Merzbow fan - especially those interested in pick up just a few recordings.
My main reason for this recommendation is the variance of texture. There are sections of harsh digital noise, but there are quiet, more atmospheric sections centered around subtle timbral variations. Periodically, bits of sine waves emerge from the cloud of distortion giving us what is probably Merzbow's equivalent of "melody" (although using that term in this context stretches its meaning to a breaking point).
You're in for an epic sonic journey with 1930. Check it out.
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