Megatone
Encyclopedia
Megatone is a collaborative album between Merzbow
(Japan
ese noise
musician Masami Akita) and Japanese experimental
doom
band Boris
, released on Inoxia Records
in 2002.
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...
(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
Noise music
Noise music is a term used to describe varieties of avant-garde music and sound art that may use elements such as cacophony, dissonance, atonality, noise, indeterminacy, and repetition in their realization. Noise music can feature distortion, various types of acoustically or electronically...
musician Masami Akita) and Japanese experimental
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
doom
Doom metal
Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...
band Boris
Boris (band)
is a Japanese experimental rock band, known for often combining and switching between different music genres including drone metal, sludge metal, noise rock, psychedelic rock, ambient and pop...
, released on Inoxia Records
Inoxia Records
Inoxia Records is a Japanese record label that is closely related to the Japanese band Boris. In addition to releasing material, they also distribute other Japanese labels such as Daymare Recordings, Pedal Records, and Diwphalanx Records.-Discography:...
in 2002.
Track listing
- "It Continues Waiting for a Headronefish" – 23:26
- "Encounter with the Inside of the Wave Motion of Great Waterfuzz" – 20:04
- "…and Texas Spaceship" – 17:56