Cuts of Guilt, Cuts Deeper

Cuts of Guilt, Cuts Deeper
Studio album by Merzbow, Mats Gustafsson, Balázs Pándi, Thurston Moore
Released March 8, 2015 (2015-03-08)
Recorded April 13, 2014
Studio The Park Studios, London
Genre Free improvisation, noise
Length 81:54
Label RareNoise
Producer
  • Cuts
  • Daniel Sandor
Merzbow chronology
Merzxiu
(2016)Merzxiu2016		 Cuts of Guilt, Cuts Deeper
(2015)		 Wildwood
(2015)Wildwood2015
Mats Gustafsson chronology
Burnin the Lab!
(2015) Burnin the Lab!2015		 Cuts of Guilt, Cuts Deeper
(2015) Cuts of Guilt, Cuts Deeper2015		 Live at Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
(2015) Live at Henie Onstad Kunstsenter2015
Balázs Pándi chronology
Live in Tabačka 13/04/12
(2015) Live in Tabačka 13/04/122015		 Cuts of Guilt, Cuts Deeper
(2015) Cuts of Guilt, Cuts Deeper2015		 Strength & Power
(2016) Strength & Power2016
Thurston Moore chronology
Hit the Wall!
(2015) Hit the Wall!2015		 Cuts of Guilt, Cuts Deeper
(2015) Cuts of Guilt, Cuts Deeper2015		 Live at Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
(2015) Live at Henie Onstad Kunstsenter2015

Cuts of Guilt, Cuts Deeper is a collaborative studio album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow, Swedish saxophonist Mats Gustafsson, Hungarian drummer Balázs Pándi, and American guitarist Thurston Moore. Merzbow, Gustafsson, and Pándi have frequently played together as a trio, and released the album Cuts in 2013. Merzbow and Gustafsson also played together with Moore on the Sonic Youth album SYR8: Andre Sider Af Sonic Youth.

It was recorded on April 13, 2014 at a skatepark / recording studio in Wembley, London, England. The next day, Merzbow, Pándi, and Gustafsson played a show at the Oval Space in London.[1][2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Avant Music NewsFavorable[3]
All About Jazz[4]
Louder Than WarFavorable[5]
PopMatters[6]

The album was chosen as number 20 of 20 Best Avant Albums of 2015 by Rolling Stone.[7]

Track listing

All music composed by Masami Akita, Mats Gustafsson, Thurston Moore, Balázs Pándi.

No.TitleLength
1."Replaced by Shame – Only Two Left"19:46
2."Divided by Steel. Falling Gracefully."17:42
3."Too Late, Too Sharp – It Is Over"21:04
4."All His Teeth in Hand, Asking Her Once More"23:22
Total length:81:54

Personnel

All personnel credits adapted from the album notes.[8]

Musicians
Technical and design personnel

Release history

Region Date Label Format(s) Catalog
United Kingdom March 8, 2015 RareNoise MP3, FLAC, HD FLAC RNR052
March 25, 2015 2×CD RNR052
May 2015 2×LP (180 gram) RNR052LP

References

  1. ↑ "Two Days Of Sonic Mayhem: Merzbow Gustafsson and Pandi in Studio and Live in London". Dense[Signals]. April 15, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  2. ↑ Huebner, Antje (April 6, 2015). "Merzbow / Pandi / Gustafsson Join Forces With Guitarist Thurston Moore For Mind-Blowing Second CUTS Project On RareNoiseRecords". JazzTimes. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  3. ↑ "AMN Reviews: Merzbow / Mats Gustafsson / Balazs Pandi / Thurston Moore – Cuts of Guilt, Cuts Deeper (2015; Rare Noise Records)". Avant Music News. March 8, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  4. ↑ Corroto, Mark (March 19, 2015). "Merzbow/Mats Gustafsson/Balázs Pándi/Thurston Moore: Cuts of Guilt, Cuts Deeper". All About Jazz. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  5. ↑ Newall, Phil (April 13, 2015). "Merzbow | Pandi | Gustassfson | Moore: Cuts of Guilt, Cuts Deeper - album review". Louder Than War. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  6. ↑ Fisher, Devon (April 22, 2015). "Merzbow, Gustafsson, Pándi, Moore: Cuts of Guilt, Cuts Deeper". PopMatters. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  7. ↑ "20 Best Avant Albums of 2015". rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  8. ↑ Cuts of Guilt, Cuts Deeper (album notes). Merzbow, Mats Gustafsson, Balázs Pándi, Thurston Moore. London: RareNoiseRecords. 2015. RNR052.
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