Maschinenstil

Maschinenstil
Studio album by Merzbow
Released	1998 (1998)
Recorded	July 27–30, 1998 at Bedroom, Tokyo
Genre	Noise
Length	51:42
Label	Dual Plover
Producer	Masami Akita
Merzbow chronology
Tauromachine (1998) Maschinenstil (1998) Aqua Necromancer (1998)

Maschinenstil is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow.^[1]

The title of "Stormy Monday" was taken from the first track of Lee Michaels self-titled album, due to the organ sound of the track. The drums were sampled from Terry Bozzio's drum solo on "Hands with a Hammer" from Frank Zappa's You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 3. "Shin Kawasaki" was inspired by the industrial landscape of Shin-Kawasaki, as seen from the Yokosuka Line. The use of the Roland TR-606 drum machine and Bias EXD drum synth give the track an early 80s techno pop sound.^[2]

An alternate version of "Shin Kawasaki" was included on Springharp in the Last of Analog Sessions box set.

Track listing

All music composed by Masami Akita.

Notes

• No overdub, no keyboard, no studio

Personnel

• Masami Akita – noise electronix, EXD electric drumkit, TR 606 as 5 oscillators, Frostwave filter, ring modulator, etc.

(Akita's name is misspelled as "Masami Akitama" in the album notes.)

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