Venereology (album)
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| Venereology | ||
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| Studio album by Merzbow | ||
| Released | 1994 | |
| Recorded | January and February 1994 | |
| Genre | Noise music | |
| Length | 50:16 | |
| Label | Release Entertainment | |
| Producer(s) | Masami Akita | |
| Merzbow chronology | ||
|---|---|---|
| Noisembryo: Psycho-Analytic Study Of Coital Noise Posture (1994) |
Venereology (1994) |
Ecobondage (1995) |
Venereology is an album by Japanese noise musician Masami Akita, under the name Merzbow. It was the first of five Merzbow albums released by the American heavy metal label Relapse Records, under their Release imprint, and as such was responsible for bringing Merzbow's work to a much wider audience in the United States.
[edit] Track listing
- "Ananga-Ranga" – 29:02
- "Klo Ken Phantasie" – 9:22
- "I Lead You Towards Glorious Times"* – 5:29
- "Slave New Desart" – 6:22
[edit] Production
- All decomposed, mixed & produced by Masami Akita.
- Recorded and mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio during January and February 1994 except * excerpt from live recording at the Yaneura II, February 5, 1994.
- Live supported by Reiko A-Noise, Bara-Vocal
- Live recording by Mackeral Can Molding Company
- Bass guitar on Klo Ken Phantasie by Kazuyoshi Kimoto
- Atrocity photos researched by Antoine Bernhart
- Photo transformation assisted by Naomi Hosokawa
- Art direction and color by Abtectonics
- Visual & Logo interpretation for production by Matt Jacobson/Relapse
- Additional design by Jonathan Canady
- Mastered by Dave Shirk
- Executive Producer Matthew F. Jacobson
- Thanks To: Matt Jacobson and Relapse, Reiko Azuma, Bara, Kazuyoshi Kimoto, Fumiyoshi Suzuki (MCMC), Naomi Hosokawa, Antonie Bernhart.
- Merzbow contact: 7-32-14-105, Takinogawa, Kita, Tokyo, Japan.
- Fax-Tokyo 03-3576-8332
