Merzzow

Merzzow is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. The album "combines animal concepts and deconstructions of 20th-century music, ambient drones and a deep grinding groove".[1] The title is a pun on Merzbow and the Japanese word zō (象, elephant).

Merzzow
Studio album by Merzbow
Released	September 29, 2002
Recorded	2000–2001
Studio	Bedroom, Tokyo
Genre	Noise
Length	70:26
Label	Opposite
Producer	Masami Akita
Merzbow chronology
A Taste Of... (2002) Merzzow (2002) 24 Hours – A Day of Seals (2002)

The cover photos were taken at Tsukiji Hongan-ji. "Elephant Song" features a guitar loop that resembled the Japanese children song "Zō-san", hence the title of the album.[2] "Music Machine" samples the song of the same name by Jane. The track "Humming Bird" had previously been released as a single, it samples "Three Little Orchestra Pieces" by Arnold Schoenberg (conducted by Robert Craft).

Elephant statue in a stairwell at Tsukiji Hongan-ji

Track listing

All music is composed by Masami Akita.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Elephant Song"	7:49
2.	"Horiwari"	3:38
3.	"Inside Looking Out Pt. 1"	9:15
4.	"Inside Looking Out Pt. 2"	8:37
5.	"Koshinzuka"	2:09
6.	"Music Machine"	9:58
7.	"Horse"	4:47
8.	"Penderecki"	4:50
9.	"Green"	9:16
10.	"Humming Bird"	6:52
11.	"Aenokoto 223"	3:15

Notes

• Final mix in January 2002

Personnel

• Masami Akita – performer, photography
• Jenny Akita – inside cover illustration

References

1. "Opposite Records Releases". Opposite Records. Archived from the original on January 25, 2005. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
2. Nonomura, Yoshihiko (2005). Improvised Music from Japan 2005. Improvised Music from Japan. p. 33. Retrieved July 25, 2012.