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Artist:	MERZBOW/KOUHEI MATSUNAGA
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Label:	TIGERBEAT6 RECORDS
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	MEOW 041CD

"Akita has been a regular guest on Kouhei Matsunaga's projects, since his well-regarded releases on Mille-Plateaux in the late 90s. Noted for 'a bashful take on noise, as opposed to the usual swagger prevalent in the genre,' Matsunaga's cut-ups and textural soundscapes have been hailed for occupying a point between experimental electronic noise and minimalism. Not only are Matsunaga's tracks a compelling introduction to a unique artist, but they shed light on the chain of influence Merzbow exerts on the electronic world, as Akita supplies us with three characteristically abrasive tracks that almost resolve into songs, pulling listeners into their effort to find deeper sonic orders. Eggheads will love Akita's remix of Olivier Messiaen's 'Mode de Valeurs et D'Intensite Pour Piano.' The beats are more block-rockin' than usual, but the bass is transformed into a mutable force, discharging bolts of sound processed beyond recognizability like an electronic cloud. Sounds Akita roughens up, Matsunaga leaves clean, and the result is a CD that popularizes the esoteric ranges of noise, even as it unlocks new possibilities for their construction. This title has an instant appeal to the avant-garde and surprisingly, some of its detractors."

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