MERZBOW
Music For Bondage Performance 2 (Extreme)
Reviewed by Jason Thornberry

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This contains eleven more tracks of very ambient noise from composer Masami Akita. Very, very, verrrry dynamic. Be careful playing this too loud! Some tracks leap out at you immediately, and some just linger quietly for several minutes. The last piece is taken from Part One, which I have yet to hear, though I’ve never heard a noise-fan put it down. This is probably a really good introduction, for first album for people just getting into noise in particular. It makes me wonder why Merzbow doesn’t get a lot more exposure in the press, because he’s certainly left his mark. The text, written by Akita, give insight into the growing bondage, and S&M culture in Japan, but never mentions this compact disc.

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