Nina wrote:

kerble wrote:I would start a band called Merzbowie.

Dooooooooooooooooo iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt!

I would see a band named Merzbowie.

running total:
band members: 1
audience: 1

those are pretty good odds!

Damn skippy, Chief!

When is the release party?

In a rare moment of retroactive self promotion, listen to me talk about the Merzbox on my friend's radioshow, circa 2000.

I would play in a band called Merzbowie.

burun wrote:I would play in a band called Merzbowie.

running total:
band: 2
audience: 1

we've got you outnumbered.

"Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes"
faijerio;vj;eriovjo;itbhbhyrnopygb jypjyh
"(turn and face the strain)"

burun wrote:In a rare moment of retroactive self promotion, listen to me talk about the Merzbox on my friend's radioshow, circa 2000.

Did you make it to the "AC/DEVO" show that night? =)

kerble wrote:

burun wrote:I would play in a band called Merzbowie.

running total:
band: 3
audience: 1

we've got you outnumbered.

Timpani.

Gong.

Fire.


I will bring it.

dontfeartheringo wrote:

kerble wrote:

burun wrote:I would play in a band called Merzbowie.

running total:
band: 3
audience: 1

we've got you surrounded.

Timpani.

Gong.

Fire.


I will bring it.

FYP

i too will join in and make with the noisings...i'll break plates and have them miced while running bitcrusher and fuzz...

burun wrote:

AAAAAAAARGH wrote:a bunch of boring ass noise that took a lot of time and a minimal amount of talent to make

I beg to differ.

Akita thinks a lot about structure, method, etc. Merzbow is highly conceptual - and while I think a lot of conceptual art is complete bullshit, his concept is one of the few I can go along with.

An easy entry into the Akita mindset is reading about Kurt Schwitters.

Funny thing about a forum that catalogs posts from years back. I started this thread when I was 15, just getting into noise rock, and did not get Merzbow at all. Then a couple of months later I backpedaled embarrassedly, trying to show off (I guess, I don't fully remember) that I was getting into him.

Truth is I actually never "got" Merzbow until I gave up on noise and then started downloading some of his stuff a couple of months ago. There's nothing to get! I really appreciate that this guy does what he does, and it's obvious that he puts a TON of time into his music. In fact, I wouldn't even consider what I've heard from his - which is about 1/40th of his discography - conceptual, at least in the sense of what's coming out of the speakers. There's always something complex going on with the rhythm that holds its own without needing to know the source of the sounds.

Anyway, these days I would consider Merzbow a very obvious not crap. He's not even one favorite artists, or one I listen to all that often, but he's so far and beyond anyone else in his field that his music can hardly be considered "noise" in the way that people usually mean.