The Merzbook, subtitled The Pleasuredome of Noise, is a 132-page hardcover book written by Brett Woodward with over 100 images.
Extreme's original plan was to reissue Collaborative, their only vinyl release, for the label's tenth anniversary.
Those who had pre-ordered received a two CD album called Decomposition with remixes of Eugene Thacker and Shane Fahey followed by the original tracks, the Merzbox Sampler, and two posters.
[10] In December 2002, Georgia Tech's student-run radio station WREK broadcast the entire 50-disc Merzbox without interruption.
An article in Creative Loafing described the Merzbow Marathon as "what may be the most obscure and counterintuitive move in the history of radio."
[11] Between 2010 and 2013, he released four 10 box sets of unreleased raw material recorded from 1987 to 1997; Merzbient, Merzphysics, Merzmorphosis, and Duo.
"Material Action" was a term for using household objects to make quiet sounds, which were then amplified, inspired by John Cage's "Cartridge Music".
All tracks are written by Masami AkitaSolonoise means "Solar-Noise", inspired by Georges Bataille's The Solar Anus.
All tracks are written by Masami AkitaConceptual works manipulating various inputs using feedback processed audio mixer.
All tracks are written by Masami AkitaTitle inspired by the Nyingmapa school of Tibetan Buddhism.
Pornoise/1kg was released as part of these activities; the 1 kg refers to the total weight of the original package.
All tracks are written by Masami AkitaThe voice on "UFO vs British Army" is taken from the "Halt Tape".
Includes samples from François Bayle, Conlon Nancarrow, Ivo Malec, Luc Ferrari.
All tracks are written by Masami AkitaFirst of two cassettes made with raw material from Ecobondage, Vratya Southward being the second.
"Electric Red Desart" includes a field recording of the Menkake gyōretsu (面掛行列, mask procession) festival at the Goryō shrine in Kamakura.
All tracks are written by Masami AkitaEssay by Jonathan Walker from the original LP is reprinted in the Merzbook.
"Unplugged noise" made using household objects; violin sound is violin bow on plastic cassette case or wood, acoustic guitar is a rubber band, Tibetan trumpet is a toilet paper tube, electrical sounds are made with metal.
Other titles were inspired by Frank Zappa's song "The Return of the Son of Monster Magnet" and Sun Ra's album Strange Strings.
All tracks are written by Masami Akita and Achim WollscheidSCUM was project to create new works out of previous Merzbow sessions using cut-ups, effects, and mixing.
"[6] All tracks are written by Masami AkitaDuring the European tour in 1989, Masami Akita could only bring simple equipment, and created a new live electronics style, different from his acoustical and tape based studio work, leading to the harsh noise Merzbow became known for in the 1990s.
Cloud Cock OO Grand was the first example of this style, Merzbow's first digital recording, and the only CD on ZSF Produkt.
All tracks are written by Masami AkitaTrack 4 samples Brainticket's self-titled song from their album Cottonwoodhill.
All tracks are written by Masami AkitaTracks 1 and 3 were made as raw material for recordings of the same period.
"Apple Rock" includes unused material originally made for Flying Testicle.
All tracks are written by Masami AkitaOriginally intended to be part of a CD+CD-ROM called Scatologic Baroque, but it was canceled.
All tracks are written by Masami AkitaOuttakes from Red 2 Eyes, Magnesia Nova, and Pinkream.
All tracks are written by Masami AkitaTrack 1 was the most recent live performance when the Merzbox was compiled.