Dying Mapa I

Dying Mapa I is an album by the Japanese noise band Merzbow, then consisting of Masami Akita and Kiyoshi Mizutani. This is the first installment of the Dying Mapa trilogy inspired by the Nyingmapa school of Tibetan Buddhism.[1]

Dying Mapa I
Studio album by
Merzbow
Released1983
RecordedApril 28 and May 5, 1982 at Merz-bau, Tokyo
GenreNoise, industrial
LabelAeon
ProducerMerzbow Lowest Music & Arts
Merzbow chronology
Musick from Simulation World
(1983)		 Dying Mapa I
(1983)		 Dying Mapa II
(1983)

Musically, the whole trilogy is made with different equipment and instruments than other recordings of the same period. It also features instruments recorded on tape and then either slowed down or played backwards.[1]

This album was later included on the 50-CD box set Merzbox on CD 15 along with the first half of Dying Mapa II.

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Denegation" 
2."Indifferent" 
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Opinion for Satva Karman" 
2."(Sprashutavia) Decoup" 

Personnel
  • Masami Akita – tapes, ring modulator, rhythm box, guitar, noise
  • Kiyoshi Mitzutani – violin, percussion
  • Artco – package

References
  1. Woodward, Brett (1999). Merzbook: The Pleasuredome of Noise. Extreme. pp. 96–97. ISBN 0-646-38326-4.
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