http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1817&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fmerzbow%2Fplaylists.rssAlmost as prolific as Om Kalsoum and more dissonant than an avalanche of windowpanes, Masami Akita's Merzbow has become the most well-known name in Japanese Noise. Moving beyond Lou Reed's groundbreaking <I>Metal Machine Music</I> and Whitehouse's Euro-aggression, he creates lightening storms of sound with incredible complexity. He looks to sources like Free Jazz for inspiration for his patently "free" sounds. Couching his music in the extreme eros of S&M and B&D imagery, he directs listening to a visceral level, where being a docile receptacle for sound is no longer possible. Merzbow must be listened to actively. Perhaps defensively. - Marc KatePower Electronics/Noiseen720Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:11:35 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1817&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fmerzbow%2Fplaylists.rss Almost as prolific as Om Kalsoum and more dissonant than an avalanche of windowpanes, Masami Akita's Merzbow has become the most well-known name in Japanese Noise. Moving beyond Lou Reed's groundbreaking <I>Metal Machine Music</I> and Whitehouse's Euro-aggression, he creates lightening storms of sound with incredible complexity. He looks to sources like Free Jazz for inspiration for his patently "free" sounds. Couching his music in the extreme eros of S&M and B&D imagery, he directs listening to a visceral level, where being a docile receptacle for sound is no longer possible. Merzbow must be listened to actively. Perhaps defensively. - Marc Kate http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.9220308&variant=play&rws=%2Fmerzbow%2Fplaylists.rss Classical Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:06:05 -0700 Playlists Featuring Merzbow on Rhapsody Online 9220308 ply.9220308 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.9220308&variant=play&rws=%2Fmerzbow%2Fplaylists.rss