Houjoue (album)
| Houjoue | ||||
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| Box set by Merzbow | ||||
| Released | December 2, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | January–August 2005 at Bedroom, Tokyo; October 24, 2004 at Konserthus, Västerås, Sweden | |||
| Genre | Noise | |||
| Length | 311:30 | |||
| Label | Dirter | |||
| Producer | Masami Akita | |||
| Merzbow chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Musique Machine |  [1] |
Houjoue (放生会) is a box set album by Japanese noise musician Merzbow.[2] It was recorded while Masami Akita was writing Cruelty Free Life, a book about vegetarianism and animal rights. The title itself come from the Hōjōe festival, where captive animal are released back into the wild.[3]
CDs 1–3 were recorded at the same time as Merzbuta and Senmaida. CDs 4–5 are studio recordings of Merzbow's live material of the period. CD 4 features variations of material from Frog and Animal Magnetism. CD 5 was originally made for "Acousmatic Live", February 2005 in Tokyo. CD 6 is a live recording from Sweden, a studio recreation appears as "Untitled for Vasteras" on Sphere.[3]
It comes packaged in a thick keep case, and is limited to 1,000 copies.
Track listing
All music composed by Masami Akita.
| CD 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Action for Green 1" | 14:26 |
| 2. | "Action for Green 2" | 5:20 |
| 3. | "Action for Green 3" | 26:27 |
Total length: |
46:13 | |
| CD 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Rice 1" | 9:35 |
| 2. | "Rice 2" | 6:11 |
| 3. | "Rice 3" | 19:16 |
| 4. | "Rice 4" | 16:15 |
Total length: |
51:17 | |
| CD 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Houjoue 1" | 13:13 |
| 2. | "Vegetarians Festival" | 15:07 |
| 3. | "Houjoue 2" | 16:46 |
Total length: |
45:06 | |
| CD 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Frog Variation 0505" | 38:36 |
| 2. | "Animal Magnetism Variation 0305" | 19:08 |
Total length: |
57:44 | |
| CD 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Blizzard for Acousmonium 1" | 36:55 |
| 2. | "Blizzard for Acousmonium 2" | 21:46 |
Total length: |
58:41 | |
| CD 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Rising Sun" | 53:29 |
Personnel
- Masami Akita – performer, artwork
References
- ↑ Batty, Roger. "Review: Houjoue". Musique Machine. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
- ↑ "Merzbow - Houjoue (CD)". Discogs. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
- 1 2 Roger Batty (April 4, 2006). "Animal instincts". Musique Machine. Retrieved May 26, 2012.