Hanakisasage

Hanakisasage is a studio album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It was released by Old Captain on November 29, 2016.[2]

Hanakisasage
Studio album by Merzbow
Released	November 29, 2016
Recorded	2014–2016
Studio	Munemihouse, Tokyo
Genre	Noise
Length	54:50
Label	Old Captain
Producer	Masami Akita
Merzbow chronology
Live at FAC251 (2016) Hanakisasage (2016) Aodron (2017)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Musique Machine	[1]

Hanakisasage (花木大角豆) is the Japanese name for Catalpa speciosa, a catalpa tree native to the United States. The cover photos were taken at the Koishikawa Botanical Gardens, which is one of the few places in Japan with a Catalpa speciosa. "Kakapo 2" follows the album Kakapo.

Track listing

All music is composed by Masami Akita.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hanakisasage"	34:10
2.	"Kakapo 2"	20:40
Total length:		54:50

Personnel

All personnel credits adapted from the album notes.[3]

• Masami Akita – music, artwork, photography

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog	Quantity	Notes
Ukraine	November 29, 2016	Old Captain	CD	OCCD27	300	Digipak

Koishikawa Botanical Japanese Garden, Tokyo

References

1. Batty, Roger (March 3, 2017). "Merzbow - Hanakisasage [Old Captain - 2016]". Musique Machine. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
2. "Merzbow - Hanakisasage (CD, Album)". Discogs. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
3. Hanakisasage (album notes). Merzbow. Zhytomyr: Old Captain. 2016. sleeve. OCCD27.CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

• Hanakisasage at Discogs
• Hanakisasage at Bandcamp