Merzbow

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Merzbow (メルツバウ) is an extreme experimental music project created in Tokyo in 1979 under the direction of musician Masami Akita (秋田昌美) and is recognized as being one of the earliest projects in what has become known as "Japanese noise". Highly prolific, Merzbow has released hundreds of recordings since 1979.

The name is derived from Kurt Schwitters's "Merzbau", and is meant to be pronounced the same way.

Originally Merzbow was formed in 1979 as a duo of Masami Akita and Kiyoshi Mizutani.
In 1989 Kiyoshi Mizutani left and Merzbow became a solo project of Masami Akita.
Since 1991 Merzbow became a trio of Masami Akita with Reiko Azuma (electronics and voice) and Tetsuo Sakaibara (aka Bara) (voice and dance).
Since 1999 Merzbow became a solo project of Masami Akita again.

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Woodpecker No. 1

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Promotion Man

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Woodpecker No. 2

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Spiral Blast

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My Station Rock

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January 18, 2026

2026 EU/UK Tour

Radar

Aarhus, Central Jutland, Denmark


January 16, 2026

2026 EU/UK Tour

Slaktkyrkan

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden


January 14, 2026

2026 EU/UK Tour

Ääniwalli

Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland


September 13, 2025

BUSH BASH

Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan


September 6, 2025

Bad Bonn

Düdingen, Fribourg, Switzerland

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Merzbow has released 131 albums between 1996 and 2025. Notable releases include Nine Studies Of Ephemeral Resonance Volume 1 - 9, Red Magnesia Pink, Mimesis. Explore their complete discography on this page.

Merzbow's most-played tracks include Woodpecker No. 1, Promotion Man, Woodpecker No. 2, Spiral Blast, My Station Rock. Listen to these songs and explore more from their catalog on this page.

Merzbow (メルツバウ) is an extreme experimental music project created in Tokyo in 1979 under the direction of musician Masami Akita (秋田昌美) and is recognized as being one of the earliest projects in what has become known as "Japanese noise". Highly prolifi... Read the full biography on this page.

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