Jigokuhen (album)
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Jigokuhen is an LP
by the Japan
ese noise musician Merzbow
.
The title means "Hell hen", and is a pun on the title of the book and film Jigokuhen
(which means Hell screen-painting).
The LP was first announced on the label's Twitter
in December 2009. It was intended to be released in January 2011 to commemorate two years since the release of the first volume and one year after the release of the thirteenth volume of the 13 Japanese Birds series. But due to pressing errors, it was not released until March. Although, it is labeled by Important Records as the 15th and final volume of the Japanese Birds series. This album has never been sold with the rest of the box set. The first 100 copies ordered from Important are on red vinyl.
Also released by the label on the same day was the album Alchemic Heart by Vampillia, on which Merzbow contributes mixing and arranging.
LP record
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
by the Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese noise musician Merzbow
Merzbow
is the main recording name of the Japanese noise musician , born in 1956. Since 1979 he has released in excess of 350 recordings.The name "Merzbow" comes from German artist Kurt Schwitters' artwork, "Merzbau”. This was chosen to reflect Akita's dada influence and junk art aesthetic...
.
The title means "Hell hen", and is a pun on the title of the book and film Jigokuhen
Hell Screen
is a short story written by Japanese writer Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. It was originally published in 1918 as a serialization in two newspapers. It was later published in a collection of Akutagawa short stories, Akutagawa Ryūnosuke zenshū.- Translation :...
(which means Hell screen-painting).
The LP was first announced on the label's Twitter
Twitter
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in December 2009. It was intended to be released in January 2011 to commemorate two years since the release of the first volume and one year after the release of the thirteenth volume of the 13 Japanese Birds series. But due to pressing errors, it was not released until March. Although, it is labeled by Important Records as the 15th and final volume of the Japanese Birds series. This album has never been sold with the rest of the box set. The first 100 copies ordered from Important are on red vinyl.
Also released by the label on the same day was the album Alchemic Heart by Vampillia, on which Merzbow contributes mixing and arranging.