Merzbow - Mechanization Takes Command (1983/2024)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log, scans) - 608 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 263 MB
1:27:38 | Electronic, Noise | Label: Old Europa Cafe
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log, scans) - 608 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 263 MB
1:27:38 | Electronic, Noise | Label: Old Europa Cafe
"Mechanization Takes Command" was first released on Music-Cassette by Masami Akita on his own ZSF label back in 1983 and this, after 40 years, is the very first re-edition into CD format. A very special and historical album. The large part of sounds on this album have an analogue origin. Masami on this album plays Drums (?) and Guitar (?)… But also many other instruments and sound-surces such as TV ands Vocal samples. And of course Electronics, Loops, Effects, Drum-Machines… The overall is very strange. The first part of the album has a very freak, late 70es, psychedelc & prog touch mixed to a sort of improvised free jazz sound. The whole is slowly turning into a strong Godzilla-Japanoise as we are ussed by Merzbow but also into a sort of very pulsating & tribal future-modern-dance muzak always maintaining a certain freaky 70'es touch… In one word: Merzbow!
Cover art-work by Dario Pontrandolfo (official OEC graphic designer since some years). For the design of this cover Dario took inspiration from the original tape cover made by Masami plus Masami's love for animals and of course his way to turn noise into music…. And here you have the Mechanized-Animal-Human.
Tracklist
1-1 MTC-101
1-2 MTC-102
1-3 MTC-103
1-4 MTC-104
2-1 MTC-201
2-2 MTC-202
2-3 MTC-203
2-4 MTC-204
2-5 MTC-205
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EAC extraction logfile from 3. August 2024, 1:25
Merzbow / Mechanization Takes Command
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Exact Audio Copy V1.6 from 23. October 2020
EAC extraction logfile from 3. August 2024, 20:11
Merzbow / Mechanization Takes Command
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EAC extraction logfile from 3. August 2024, 1:25
Merzbow / Mechanization Takes Command
Used drive : TSSTcorpBDDVDW SE-506BB Adapter: 1 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
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Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 1024 kBit/s
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3 | 20:11.61 | 11:03.43 | 90886 | 140653
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Exact Audio Copy V1.6 from 23. October 2020
EAC extraction logfile from 3. August 2024, 20:11
Merzbow / Mechanization Takes Command
Used drive : TSSTcorpBDDVDW SE-506BB Adapter: 1 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 1024 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -8 -V -T "ARTIST=%artist%" -T "TITLE=%title%" -T "ALBUM=%albumtitle%" -T "DATE=%year%" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%tracknr%" -T "GENRE=%genre%" -T "PERFORMER=%albuminterpret%" -T "COMPOSER=%composer%" -T "ALBUMARTIST=%albumartist%" -T "DISCNUMBER=%cdnumber%" -T "TOTALDISCS=%totalcds%" -T "TOTALTRACKS=%numtracks%" -T "COMMENT=%comment%" %source% -o %dest%
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