On their first collaborative album, influential outsider artists Merzbow and Smegma traded source material through the mail to craft a mesmerizing mix of surreal-concrète electronics, handmade instrumentation, unconventional sound art, and hypnotic blast and clatter.
Released during a staggering time of Merzbow's legendary output - the same year as "Pulse Demon", "Oersted", "Spiral Honey", and "Rainbow Electronics 2" - "Plays" stands alone as a stunning and idiosyncratic entry in both artists' discographies.
Remastered and re-authored by John Wiese, the material is now presented for the first time as the artists envisioned: the material is carefully separated into a multitude of distinct tracks with the disc intended to be played on shuffle to create unique compositions and juxtapositions with every listen. On the first pressing in 1996, the manufacturer only created 2 tracks, which was never corrected… until now!
Tracks 1-55: "Electro Smegmacoustic Music" by Merzbow using Smegma tapes. Tracks 56-89: "Smegma Plays Merzbow" using Merzbow tape, tape loops, record players, wood flute, vocals, optigan, mussette and frequency analyser.
Digipak with new art by John Wiese.
MERZBOW / SMEGMA - 'Plays' CD
- Record Label: Helicopter
- Genre: Noise / Experimental
- Availability: In Stock
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£12.00
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