Lowest Music & Arts 1980–1983

Box set by Merzbow

Released

October 25, 2012

Recorded

1980–1983

Genre

Noise, improvised, industrial

Length

488:35 (with 7")

Label

Vinyl On Demand

Producer

Masami Akita

Merzbow chronology

Uzu Me Ku
(2012)

Lowest Music & Arts 1980–1983
(2012)

Kibako
(2012)

Lowest Music & Arts 1980–1983 is a box set compilation by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow, it is composed of recordings from the earliest years of Merzbow. It is released on ten LPs. Some material was partially included in the Merzbox.^[1]^[2]

Packaging

All editions include ten LPs, a booklet of artwork, and hand-numbered certificate. All packaged in a black varnished, silkscreened wooden box. The members edition is for those who subscribed to the label, it includes a bonus 7" record with tracks from the first Merzbow tape and a T-shirt. The friends edition includes the 7", a long sleeve T-shirt, and a bonus cassette. Plus all of the records are pressed on red vinyl.

Track listing

Hyper Music 2

Previously unreleased recording in the style of Metal Acoustic Music.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hyper Music Part 1"	26:28

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hyper Music Part 2"	27:16

Notes

Recorded in 1980

Metal Acoustic Music

This is side B of the original cassette, side A was included in the Merzbox.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Balance of Neurosis Pt. 2"	22:49

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Balance of Neurosis Pt. 2 Continued"	21:45

Notes

Recorded and mixed in 1980
Originally released as C90 cassette on Merzbow Lowest Music & Arts in 1981

Merz Collection 007

Part of the ten volume Collection series. Includes previous studio and live sessions plus raw material.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Merz Collection I"	11:18
2.	"Merz Collection II"	1:57
3.	"Merz Collection III"	8:27
Total length:		21:42

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Merz Collection IV"	15:47
2.	"Merz Collection V"	5:55
Total length:		21:42

Notes

Recorded at various locations between 1980–1981, mixed in 1981 at Merzbau, Machida studio
Originally released as C46 cassette on Merzbow Lowest Music & Arts in 1981
Partially included in the Merzbox

Tridal Production

Includes previous studio and live sessions plus raw material.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tridal Production I"	6:58
2.	"Tridal Production II"	3:08
3.	"Tridal Production III"	7:49
Total length:		17:55

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tridal Production IV"	22:38

Notes

Recorded and mixed at various locations between 1981–1982, mixed on 13 January 1982
Originally released as cassette on Merzbow Lowest Music & Arts in 1982
Re-released in 1989 on ZSF Produkt
Partially included in the Merzbox

Mechanization Takes Command 1

Original cassette spread across two LPs.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mechanization Takes Command Part I"	14:16
2.	"Mechanization Takes Command Part II"	5:55
Total length:		20:11

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mechanization Takes Command Part III"	11:03
2.	"Mechanization Takes Command Part IV"	10:54
Total length:		21:57

Notes

Recorded at home between 1981–1982, mixed in 1983
Originally released as C90 cassette on ZSF Produkt
Re-released in 1989 on ZSF Produkt
Partially included in the Merzbox

Mechanization Takes Command 2

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mechanization Takes Command Part V"	5:44
2.	"Mechanization Takes Command Part VI"	3:16
3.	"Mechanization Takes Command Part VII"	14:13
Total length:		23:13

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mechanization Takes Command Part VIII"	10:14
2.	"Mechanization Takes Command Part IX"	12:05
Total length:		22:19

Solonoise Vol. 1

The title is taken from Georges Bataille's book The Solar Anus.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Solonoise Part I"	23:55

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Solonoise Part II"	23:42

Notes

Recorded and mixed at various locations between 1981–1982, mixed on 13 January 1982
Originally released as cassette on Merzbow Lowest Music & Arts in 1982
Included in the Merzbox

Solonoise Vol. 2

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Solonoise Part I"	22:17

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Solonoise Part II"	22:37

Notes

Recorded and mixed at various locations between 1981–1982, mixed on 13 January 1982
Originally released as cassette on Merzbow Lowest Music & Arts in 1982
Partially included in the Merzbox

Yahatahachiman

Yahatahachiman and Escape Mask are two tapes featuring atonal guitar and drum machine rhythms. Masami Akita didn't like them for the past thirty years since they had too much "guitar rock appeal".^[2]

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Yahatahachiman Part I"	12:42
2.	"Yahatahachiman Part II"	4:54
3.	"Yahatahachiman Part III"	9:59
Total length:		27:35

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Yahatahachiman Part IV"	24:45
2.	"Yahatahachiman Part V"	5:23
Total length:		30:08

Notes

Recorded and mixed at ZSF Produkt in December 1983
Originally released as C60 cassette on ZSF Produkt in 1983

Escape Mask

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Escape Mask Part I"	6:37
2.	"Escape Mask Part II"	9:36
3.	"Escape Mask Part III"	13:18
Total length:		29:31

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Escape Mask Part IV"	15:32
2.	"Escape Mask Part V"	8:07
Total length:		23:39

Notes

Recorded and mixed at ZSF Produkt in 1983
Originally released as C60 cassette on ZSF Produkt

Fuckexercise

Note: 7" only available in the members and friends editions

From Merzbow's first release, only few copies were distributed in 1980. While some tracks later appeared on tapes like Tridal Production and the Collection series, these tracks have never been reissued.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fuckexercise"	7:25

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fuckexercise (Cont.)"	7:51

Notes

Recorded and mixed at home
Originally released as part of C60 cassette in 1980

Lowest Music Vol. 1

Note: cassette only available in the friends edition

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lowest Music – Part 1–6"

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lowest Music – Part 7–14"

Notes

Originally released as cassette on Merzbow Lowest Music & Arts, 1982
Recorded and mixed at home 1982

Personnel

Masami Akita – composer, performer, artwork
Kiyoshi Mizutani – plays various instruments on source live materials on Merz Collection 007 and Tridal Production; violin and electric piano on "Solonoise Part I" on Solonoise Vol. 1

Notes

Digitally re-mastered from original cassettes on July 2012 at Munemihouse, Tokyo

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Quantity	Catalog	Notes
Germany	2012	Vinyl On Demand	LP	500	VOD108	standard edition
				unknown	VOD108	members edition
				99	VOD108	friends edition

References

↑ "Merzbow - Lowest Music & Arts 1980 - 1983 (Vinyl, LP)". Discogs. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
1 2 "VOD108: MERZBOW Lowest Music & Arts 1980-83 10Lp-Box". Vinyl On Demand. Retrieved April 22, 2013.

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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