Kakapo (album)

Kakapo is a studio album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It was released on September 14, 2016 by Oaken Palace Records as an LP. The album is dedicated to the kakapo, a critically endangered parrot of New Zealand, and all profits from the release will be donated to the Kakapo Recovery program.[2][3] The recording has a drone element.[3] A track called "Kakapo 2" later appeared on the album Hanakisasage.

Kakapo
Studio album by
Merzbow
ReleasedSeptember 14, 2016 (2016-09-14)[1]
RecordedApril 2016
StudioMunemihouse, Tokyo
GenreNoise, drone
Length32:45
LabelOaken Palace
ProducerMasami Akita
Merzbow chronology
An Untroublesome Defencelessness
(2016)		 Kakapo
(2016)		 Hatobana
(2016)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Echoes and Dustfavourable[4]
Terrorizer7.5[5]

Kakapo received a positive review by Gareth Watkin for Echoes and Dust.[4] Kez Whelan of Terrorizer wrote that Kakapo is "one of his most hypnotic and focused efforts in recent years".[5]

Track listing

All music is composed by Masami Akita.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Kakapo Pt. 1"16:42
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Kakapo Pt. 2"16:03

Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalog Quantity Notes
United Kingdom September 14, 2016 Oaken Palace LP OAK-010 500 "Kakapo-green" colored vinyl
October 12, 2016 20 black vinyl, alternative artwork[6]

References
  1. "Oaken Palace Records". Facebook. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  2. "OAK-010: MERZBOW". Oaken Palace Records. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  3. Driesche, Sander van den (June 28, 2016). "Interview: Sven Lohrey and Owen Coggins from Oaken Palace Records". Echoes and Dust. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  4. Watkin, Gareth (9 September 2016). "Merzbow – Kakapo". Echoes and Dust. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  5. Whelan, Kez (October 2015). "Merzbow 'Kakapo'". Terrorizer. No. 275. United Kingdom: Dark Arts Ltd.
  6. "MERZBOW – KAKAPO DELUXE EDITION". Oaken Palace. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
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