<img src="www.antville.org" align="left"" hspace="3">There is no need to argue: Merzbow stands as the most important artist in noise music. The favorite moniker of Japanese Masami Akita appears on 100s of albums. The name comes from German artist Kurt Schwitters' famous work "Merzbau," which he also called "The Cathedral of Erotic Misery." Akita's choice reflects his fondness for junk art (through Schwitters' collage method) and his fascination with ritualized eroticism, namely in the form of fetishism and bondage. All these elements constitute the Merzbow persona.More
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Video: Merzbow special 80MB
This TV special on Merzbow broadcasted on VIVA2 shows a live performance of Masami Akita (MERZBOW) and Zbigmiew Karkowski in August 2000 @ the C.U.B.A. in Muenster, Germany.
