A Taste Of...

A Taste Of... is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow.^[3] It was inspired by Japanese cuisine. "Tempura in Moss Garden (Frog Variation 011101)" continues the theme of Frog.

Track listing

All music composed by Masami Akita.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sponge Octopus"	4:00
2.	"Turban Shell Blues"	15:25
3.	"Tempura in Moss Garden (Frog Variation 011101)"	22:26
4.	"Sponge Carp"	7:14

Personnel

Masami Akita – performer
Tina Frank – artwork
Rehberg & Bauer – mastering

Notes

Original pics taken from colour books no. 160 Taste of Tokyo (1968) & no. 235 Taste of Country (1971)

References

↑ Dominique Leone (October 2, 2002). "Merzbow: A Taste of Merzbow". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
↑ Ben Tausig (August 1, 2002). "Dusted Reviews: Merzbow - A Taste of Merzbow". Dusted Magazine. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
↑ "Merzbow - A Taste Of... (CD, Album)". Discogs. Retrieved July 28, 2012.

Merzbow

1980–1989 (selected discography)

Studio albums

1981	Remblandt Assemblage Metal Acoustic Music Material Action for 2 Microphones E-Study Collection 004 Collection 005 Collection 009
1982	Normal Music Tridal Production Solonoise 1 Lowest Music 2
1983	Material Action 2 N.A.M. Dying Mapa I Dying Mapa II Dying Mapa III Kibbutz Mechanization Takes Command Worker Machine Le Cuisinier
1984	Sonic Command Dadavida Aka Meme Age of 369 Chant Pornoise/Extra
1985	Sadomasochismo The Lampinak Ushi-Tra Live Performance Feb. 85
1986	Batztoutai with Memorial Gadgets Antimonument
1987	Ecobondage Enclosure Vratya Southward
1988	Storage Crocidura Dsi Nezumi
1989	Flesh Metal Orgasm Scissors for Cutting Merzbow Severances

Live albums

Paradoxa Paradoxa (1982)

Box sets

Pornoise/1kg (1984)

Collaborations

Aerovivanda #1 (1984)

1990–1999

Studio albums

1990	Steel Cum Cloud Cock OO Grand Rainbow Electronics
1991	Music for Bondage Performance Hannover Interruption
1992	Metal Mad Man Recycled
1993	Batztoutai with Material Gadgets
1994	Venereology Noisembryo Flare Gun Hole
1995	Dadarottenvator Pinkream Green Wheels Magnesia Nova
1996	Music for Bondage Performance 2 Pulse Demon Spiral Honey Mercurated Oersted Electric Salad Project Frequency Rainbow Electronics 2
1997	Space Metalizer Hybrid Noisebloom Psychorazer Music of True Romance for Hyper Meat Performance
1998	1930 Tauromachine Maschinenstil Aqua Necromancer New Takamagahara Vibractance
1999	Blues Maggots Paradise Pachinko Tentacle Door Open at 8 am

Extended plays

Artificial Invagination (1991)
Neo Orgasm (1993)
Rod Drug 93 (1993)
Nil Vagina for Mice (1993)
Electroploitation (1994)
White Blues (1994)
Original Body Kingdom/Gala Abe Sada 1936 (1994)
Electroknots (1995)
Wakantanka / Aboriginie of Anniversary 50 Years After War (1995)
Music for the Dead Man 2: Return of the Dead Man (1995)
Red 2 Eyes (1997)
Tint (1997)
Happenings 1000 Years Time Ago (1999)

Live albums

Great American Nude / Crash for Hi-Fi (1991)
Dutch Tour 1989 (1992)
Noizhead (1995)
Akasha Gulva (1996)
Live at 20000V 30 Sep 1995 (1996)
Mort Aux Vaches: Locomotive Breath (1998)

Video albums

Live at Middle East Cafe Boston 21 Sep 1990 (1990)
Live July 5th, 1995 (1996)

Box sets

Metalvelodrome (1993)

Remix albums

Scumtron (1996)

Compilation albums

Age of 369/Chant 2 (1996)
Merzbox Sampler (1997)

Collaborations

Music for Man with No Name (1994)
Plays (1996)
Sound Pressure Level (1998)
She (1999)

2000–2009

Studio albums

2000	Collapse 12 Floors
2001	Hard Lovin' Man Dharma Frog Puroland
2002	Amlux Fantail Ikebukuro Dada Merzbeat A Taste Of... Merzzow
2003	Cycle Animal Magnetism SCSI Duck
2004	Tamago Offering Yoshinotsune Electro Magnetic Unit Merzbird Sha Mo 3000 1633
2005	Bariken Dust of Dreams Rattus Rattus Merzbuddha Sphere Early Computer Works Scene Senmaida Merzbuta
2006	Minazo Vol. 1 Bloody Sea F.I.D. Minazo Volume Two Metamorphism
2007	Merzbear Coma Berenices Zophorus Peace for Animals Higanbana
2008	Here Arijigoku Dolphin Sonar Eucalypse Anicca Protean World Dead Leaves Tombo Hodosan
2009	Camouflage Somei... Hiranya Don't Steal My Coat Microkosmos \| Volume 1

Extended plays

Hummingbird (2001)
Mini Cycle / Yoshino Tamago / Yonos Bigfoot (2004)
Black Bone, Part 5 (2006)
Tempi / Matatabi (2009)

Live albums

Live at Radio 100 (2000)
Live Magnetism (2003)
Live in Geneva (2005)
Live Destruction at No Fun 2007 (2007)

Video albums

Live in Germany 1996 (2001)
Equilibratura Elettronica (2005)

Box sets

Merzbox (2000)
24 Hours – A Day of Seals (2002)
Timehunter (2003)
Last of Analog Sessions (2004)
Houjoue (2005)
Turmeric (2006)
13 Japanese Birds (2009)

Remix albums

Ikebana: Merzbow's Amlux Rebuilt, Reused and Recycled (2003)
Frog Remixed and Revisited (2003)

Collaborations

湯島の白梅 (2001)
不味苦 (2001)
Satanstornade (2002)
Live CBGB's NYC 1998 (2003)
Partikel (2004)
04092001 (2005)
In Real Time (2005)
Sun Baked Snow Cave (2005)
Merzdub (2006)
Partikel II (2007)
Walrus / Groon (2007)
Rock Dream (2007)
SYR8: Andre Sider Af Sonic Youth (2008)
Keio Line (2008)

2010–present

Studio albums

2010	Graft Ouroboros 9888A
2011	Jigokuhen April 1992 Kamadhenu Variations for Electric Fan Yaho-Niwa Dead Zone Surabhi Lop Lop
2012	Gman//HJYUGTF2 Uzu Me Ku Merzbuddha Variations Kibako
2013	Takahe Collage Samidara Grand Owl Habitat Tamayodo
2014	Nezumimochi
2015	Wildwood Konchuuki
2016	Kakapo Hatobana Hanakisasage
2017	Aodron Wildwood II Gomata Muen

Extended plays

ZaRa (2011)
Ko To No O To (2012)
Pulse Vegan (2014)
Dual(i)thm (2016)
Torus (2017)

Live albums

Kookaburra (2013)
1.10.16 (2017)

Compilation albums

Another Merzbow Records (2010)

Box sets

Ecobag/13 Birds in a Bag +1 (2010)
Merzbient (2010)
Merzphysics (2012)
Merzmorphosis (2012)
Lowest Music & Arts 1980–1983 (2012)
Duo (2013)

Collaborations

Klatter (2011)
Mer Mar (2012)
Cuts (2013)
Partikel III (2013)
Full of Hell & Merzbow (2014)
Cuts of Guilt, Cuts Deeper (2015)
Merzxiu (2015)
Flying Basket (2015)
Gensho (2016)
An Untroublesome Defencelessness (2016)

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