Cretin Merz
Cretin Merz emerges from the earliest Merzbow sessions, when the project existed as an improvisational duo exploring the boundaries between music, noise, and performance art. The provocative title—merging "cretin" with "Merz" (the Dadaist concept dev…
Por#1&2 Vol. 2
The second chapter documents Merzbow's genesis—the formative years when Masami Akita and Kiyoshi Mizutani were developing the sonic language that would reshape global underground music.
Por#1&2 Vol. 1
The first chapter documents Merzbow's genesis—the formative years when Masami Akita and Kiyoshi Mizutani were developing the sonic language that would reshape global underground music.
雀色 2 Sparrow Color 2
The companion volume to Sparrow Color 1 continues Merzbow's exploration of keyboard-driven synthesis, pushing the methodology established in its predecessor into bolder territory. Where the first installment introduced the parameters of this unusual …
Kaerutope
The title Kaerutope fuses "kaeru" (frog) with "biotope," creating a neologism meaning "frog habitat"—a characteristically poetic gesture from an artist whose veganism and animal rights advocacy have profoundly shaped his work since 2003. For Masami A…
雀色 1 Sparrow Color 1
Sparrow Color 1 marks a significant departure in Merzbow's methodology - a rare instance of Masami Akita returning to keyboard-controlled synthesis after decades of predominantly laptop-based and analog noise production. Here, he employs a carefully …
Indigo Dada
Celebrating four decades of uncompromising sonic exploration, Merzbow marks the 40th anniversary of his artistic journey with Indigo Dada—released simultaneously with its companion piece Kaerutope in 2019. This twin release strategy itself constitute…
Kaoscitron
Masami Akita, the relentless force behind Merzbow, delivers a crystalline distillation of his sonic universe with Kaoscitron. This album represents a remarkable synthesis—a deliberate reset that channels decades of noise experimentation into somethin…
Cabbage Field: time passing, things changing
*200 copies limited edition* Born in Tokyo in 1959, shibatetsu has been active as a piano and melodica player since the 1980s. In recent years he has also been engaged in performances using electronics. Masamichi Kinoshita, born in Ono, Fukui Prefect…
Enclosure
Many will know the name Alan Bloor from such projects as Knurl or Pholde, but this go around known as Level Of Existence brings his energy to a violin. Those familiar with his work will hear what Bloor brings out: unrelenting sound emanating from the…
Doo Dah Nean
A bizarrely entrancing jewel from the depths of the Japanese underground, Doo Dah Nean was originally released in small run of hand assembled cassettes by the La Musica label in the late 90’s. The album is the sole release and evidence of Nean, an en…
Club Moral 1981 - 1986
In the 1980s, this controversial collective shook up the Belgian art world with noise concerts, performances, unusual exhibitions and the "cultural battlezine" Force Mental - proposing a quite different view on art as known by the cultural establishm…
Particularly Dangerous Situation
*150 copies lmiited edition* Ian Wellman's “Particularly Dangerous Situation”, his first release for Elevator Bath and first vinyl LP, is a meditative, at times harrowing, interpretive document of the catastrophic California wildfires of 2025. Wellma…
Poèmes de bouche - murmurs de tête
poèmes de bouche:
because they were conceived with the mouth as if they were to be spoken in tongues
murmurs de tête:
“murmurs” and not “murmures” to recall murmur, the demon that teaches philosophy and keeps murmuring up in the head
Your Purple Breath
"Your Purple Breath" by Stefan Kushima is a psychedelic journey through twisted guitars, raw noise, and hypnotic loops. This lo-fi, experimental album blends acoustic ballads with acid-warped vocals, creating a hypnotic, shamanic atmosphere that capt…
Mir
Experimental swiss band from the '00. Featuring Papiro on the guitar.
RVE
The experimental combo Illusion Of Safety's RVE is a boundary-pushing release that fuses unsettling soundscapes with raw electronic textures. Reissued on the esteemed independent cassette label Tribe Tapes, RVE stands as a bold statement in noise and…
The Grand Guignol
First ever vinyl issue for the 1993 Death Industrial underground classic. Schloss Tegal's The Grand Guignol threads horror’s darkest rituals into a tapestry of sinister atmospheres and forensic sound design. With a palette favoring unease over specta…
T h a l le
The thallus refers to a plant without roots or leaves: lichens, algae. A presence in the world that unfolds discreetly, like a tree covering or a blanket over the sea. t h a l l e is, for me, a subject of randomness and correlation. How do desynchron…
Wrestling for Futility
Tip! *100 copies limited edition* Russian modular synthesist Ilia Belorukov, now based in Serbia, and Alex Riva, a Zurich-based flutist, here focusing on woodwind recorders. The pair have performed with Notice Recordings alum Jason Kahn, and toured a…