Material Action for 2 microphones

In his early year of his self made career , Massami Akita  made noise albums on cassette tapes.
Today he is known as Merzbow.

Material Action for 2 Microphone obviously sound like a title involving Dada surrealism influence.

This was what it sounded like from 1981:


So there we are wondering what on earth is he doing. Feedback is produce by using the proximity of 2 piezo microphones together with tape and tape loops. According to Wikipedia ; "....he would closely amplify small sounds so as to distort them through the microphone". Almost like putting your face into an operational table fan at TOP speed, this is what it feels like after your nose get sliced off.

It is interesting to note the recording had a stereo quality and a good balance of Low md and high frequencies actually gave you details of the noise. The became obviously Japanoise.

Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music which heighthen when the YouTube adverts interjects followed by  more irritating gibberish that you would like inspire Massami's other early album.




One of his earliest recording was Metal Acoustic music:





Much more quieter diesel engine rattle and tape in the background type of repertoire. The end of the record features a freestyle no style guitar in distortion. Thanks to Lou Reed.

Ok. How about something more listernable. OM Electricque is probably purest to listen to. It might cure something for all you know. A comment written in YouTube was that you would feel so much better after listerning to it because you don't have to anymore. 




It is amazing how Noise music fans aclimatized to this genre but they usually look like quiet people or wear all black because they are terrible at matching Colours. Turn it back up.














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