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Real name
Masami Akita
Aliases
Masami Akita
Location
Japan
Links
Website · Discogs
- Followers
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Stats

First event on RA
2009
Regions most played
Tokyo, JP Berlin, DE Kansai, JP
Clubs most played
SuperDeluxe Contact

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Reviews

iDEAL Recordings
2019
Merzbow & Vanity Productions - Coastal Erosion
Two key noise artists join forces.
Dais Records
2018
Merzbow & HEXA - Achromatic
The noise icon collaborates with Lawrence English and Xiu Xiu's Jamie Stewart.

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News

Fri, 28 Jun 2019
Merzbow announces new album and book, Noise Mass, for Room40
The accompanying book, celebrating 40 years of Merzbow, features an extended interview with the venerated noise musician.
Mon, 5 Nov 2018
Room40 marks 40 years of Merzbow with MONOAkuma live album
Proceeds from the 2012 live recording will go towards Tasmanian devil conservation.
Thu, 21 Jun 2018
Merzbow partners with Lawrence English and Xiu Xiu on new album
Merzbow + HEXA's Achromatic is out in late July.

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Features

5 Nov 2015
A conversation with Merzbow
Now in his fourth decade of releasing brutal soundscapes, Masami Akita is as prolific as he is extreme. Jordan Rothlein spent an afternoon with him in Tokyo.
Jordan Rothlein

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Past events

- Sat, 29 Feb 2020
  Boris with Merzbow at Asia TOPA
  Merzbow
  Melbourne
  Arts Centre Melbourne
  1
- Fri, 28 Jun 2019
  Open Frame 2019 by Room40
  Loscil, Merzbow, Stephen O'Malley, Rafael Anton Irisarri, Fia Fiell, Eiko Ishibashi
  Sydney
  Carriageworks
  3
- Fri, 29 Mar 2019
  All Shanghai ⇆ Wwwβ Tokyo Exchange Program 上東 Vol.4
  Merzbow
  Tokyo
  WWWβ
  45
RA Pick
- Sat, 15 Dec 2018
  Merzbow, Prurient, Kelly Moran, Becka Diamond
  Merzbow, Becka Diamond, Prurient, Kelly Moran
  Los Angeles
  Regent Theater, DTLA
  1
  Two noise legends convene in downtown LA.
- Fri, 14 Dec 2018
  Merzbow/Prurient/Kelly Moran/Becka Diamond
  Merzbow, Becka Diamond, Prurient, Kelly Moran
  San Francisco
  Oakland Metro Operahouse
  5
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