LONG SONGS WOOO
Part 1 (46:16):
0:27: tappity tappity. sounds like sunn 0)))
0:58: TAP TAP TAP TAP TAP
1:41: SUDDENLY, EVERYTHING IS SUPER LOUD and i think i hear another boiling kettle for fuck's sake
3:02: this is more similar to drone than noise, really
4:50: no idea what he's playing, probably just more electronics, but it sounds like an organ. that's kind of cool i guess.
13:38: there has been nothing except screeching industrial shit playing for around 9 minutes.
20:19: GHSDGKJKl,sdiofuywejkmdlsh
25:06: noise has FINALLY died down.
28:24: screeching violins over industrial sounding drums. sounds like hangedup!
31:57: maybe i'm tired, but this is actually kind of hypnotizing...
34:16: going to soccer, music paused. my ears are ringing and hurt a bit.
34:24: back! more merzbow!!!! KSSSSRHRHHHHHSS
35:20: EEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH IIEIEIEIEIEIEIEIE
Part 2:
0:10: violins. hey i guess thsi could be cool
0:18: EEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
4:16: guess i had to come across a harsh album eventually.
21:03: there was some random reggae sample or something, but i couldn't hear it very well over the BWOOOOM mixed with EEEEEEEEEE
23:15: piano outro with accompanying high pitched drone. fantastic!
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Collection Era Vol. 3
WOOO UNTITLED TRACKS
Untitled 1 (5:16):
0:08: sounds like a helicopter.
1:34: this album is a lot louder than the others i've heard.
2:02: jesus this guy is basically proto-john zorn. random avant-garde guitar wankery.
Untitled 2 (5:59):
0:24: tapping, except louder than before!!
3:49: more guitar noise...
Untitled 3 (10:35):
0:47: this song sounds like someone drowning in a sea of static and glass.
1:48: pretty sure this song lacks anything similar to music
2:06: pots and pans
9:35: well this sucks
Untitled 4 (6:14):
1:08: something that sounds a bit like lightning bolt, and some majorly distorted drums.
1:27: CREEEEEEEEEEAK
2:55: this album is REALLY boring.
Untitled 5 (4:53):
0:01: bracing for more boring music.
0:16: HSSSSSSSHSHHSHHSHSSSSSSSSSH
Untitled 6 (6:50):
0:05: squeaking noise.
0:19: squeaking noise accompanied by what sounds like a marble rolling across a table.
0:52: SILENCE
0:54: no more silence =(
1:30: this album has a lot of popping noises.
2:40: to be honest i am getting sick of noisy percussion.
DINNER BREAK! WOOOO
Untitled 7 (3:15):
0:06: more tapping!
0:20: distorted, arabian-sounding (?) guitar over TAPPITY TAPPITY
2:19: violins! this is one of the better songs on the album. partially because it's short, and partially because there is a lack of real noise.
Untitled 8 (22:52):
0:55: distorted guitar nonsense.
3:36: i guess merzbow had to include PLING PLING PLING somewhere on the album
5:12: same bit of distortion being repeated over and over and over and seriously fuck you, your albums are too fucking long
5:40: WHAT THE SHIT IS THIS
9:22: the distortion i referred to at 5:12 is STILL GOING
11:10: weird bit of IDM-ish stuff here. too bad it only went for 16 seconds ffffffff
12:42: HRRRRRRRRMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM holy shit it's like i'm listening to an electronic sunn O)))
18:57: dear god, are you sampling a boiling kettle? could you get any more obnoxious?
VERDICT: stay away
Untitled 1 (5:16):
0:08: sounds like a helicopter.
1:34: this album is a lot louder than the others i've heard.
2:02: jesus this guy is basically proto-john zorn. random avant-garde guitar wankery.
Untitled 2 (5:59):
0:24: tapping, except louder than before!!
3:49: more guitar noise...
Untitled 3 (10:35):
0:47: this song sounds like someone drowning in a sea of static and glass.
1:48: pretty sure this song lacks anything similar to music
2:06: pots and pans
9:35: well this sucks
Untitled 4 (6:14):
1:08: something that sounds a bit like lightning bolt, and some majorly distorted drums.
1:27: CREEEEEEEEEEAK
2:55: this album is REALLY boring.
Untitled 5 (4:53):
0:01: bracing for more boring music.
0:16: HSSSSSSSHSHHSHHSHSSSSSSSSSH
Untitled 6 (6:50):
0:05: squeaking noise.
0:19: squeaking noise accompanied by what sounds like a marble rolling across a table.
0:52: SILENCE
0:54: no more silence =(
1:30: this album has a lot of popping noises.
2:40: to be honest i am getting sick of noisy percussion.
DINNER BREAK! WOOOO
Untitled 7 (3:15):
0:06: more tapping!
0:20: distorted, arabian-sounding (?) guitar over TAPPITY TAPPITY
2:19: violins! this is one of the better songs on the album. partially because it's short, and partially because there is a lack of real noise.
Untitled 8 (22:52):
0:55: distorted guitar nonsense.
3:36: i guess merzbow had to include PLING PLING PLING somewhere on the album
5:12: same bit of distortion being repeated over and over and over and seriously fuck you, your albums are too fucking long
5:40: WHAT THE SHIT IS THIS
9:22: the distortion i referred to at 5:12 is STILL GOING
11:10: weird bit of IDM-ish stuff here. too bad it only went for 16 seconds ffffffff
12:42: HRRRRRRRRMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM holy shit it's like i'm listening to an electronic sunn O)))
18:57: dear god, are you sampling a boiling kettle? could you get any more obnoxious?
VERDICT: stay away
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Collection Era Vol. 2
Merz Rock 1 (1:59):
1:00: something that sounds a bit like lightning bolt with a nice beat over the top. listenable.
Merz Rock 2 (8:24):
3:15: this is basically the same as the last song, except occasionally the beat fades out, and the noise is... noisier
Merz Gamlan 1 (15:54):
0:05: pan flutes...?
3:27: this is basically a stereotypical LOUD NOISES song. some of it is neat but it's just a clusterfuck of sound.
6:41: TAPPITY TAPPITY TAPPITY. thing that sounds remotely like a pan flute is still going.
Merz Gamlan 2 (5:56):
2:02: this is even less interesting than the last song.
2:58: EEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOO
Merz Scat (11:30):
0:15: neat percussion as always. some weird distorted sample. due to its name i expect this to get pretty nonsensical after a while.
8:44: this isn't that bad. noise is toned down in favor of drum wankery which i find much more listenable.
9:20: sounds like he's making popcorn.
Merztronics Jazz Mix (11:46):
0:11: opens with some weird electronics, and an actual bass!
1:51: so far this is interesting without being chaotic. there is one high pitched drone that is getting to me though.
2:33: this is merzbow's best guitar solo attempt yet. that's not saying much, but still!
7:52: he has basically been doing the same thing for the last 5 minutes. how does this guy not get sick of making music?
Merztronics Rhythm Mix (11:17):
0:20: i don't know what the last track was but it was a far cry from jazz. this is actually pretty rhythmic though. distorted tribal drums and a snare, and some minor electronics.
5:02: the only part of this song that is changing is the electronics. though i could care less about that because there's an awesome drum beat.
8:11: EEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRR
VERDICT: too fucking long. cut it down to 40 minutes and holy shit it would actually be good!!
1:00: something that sounds a bit like lightning bolt with a nice beat over the top. listenable.
Merz Rock 2 (8:24):
3:15: this is basically the same as the last song, except occasionally the beat fades out, and the noise is... noisier
Merz Gamlan 1 (15:54):
0:05: pan flutes...?
3:27: this is basically a stereotypical LOUD NOISES song. some of it is neat but it's just a clusterfuck of sound.
6:41: TAPPITY TAPPITY TAPPITY. thing that sounds remotely like a pan flute is still going.
Merz Gamlan 2 (5:56):
2:02: this is even less interesting than the last song.
2:58: EEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOO
Merz Scat (11:30):
0:15: neat percussion as always. some weird distorted sample. due to its name i expect this to get pretty nonsensical after a while.
8:44: this isn't that bad. noise is toned down in favor of drum wankery which i find much more listenable.
9:20: sounds like he's making popcorn.
Merztronics Jazz Mix (11:46):
0:11: opens with some weird electronics, and an actual bass!
1:51: so far this is interesting without being chaotic. there is one high pitched drone that is getting to me though.
2:33: this is merzbow's best guitar solo attempt yet. that's not saying much, but still!
7:52: he has basically been doing the same thing for the last 5 minutes. how does this guy not get sick of making music?
Merztronics Rhythm Mix (11:17):
0:20: i don't know what the last track was but it was a far cry from jazz. this is actually pretty rhythmic though. distorted tribal drums and a snare, and some minor electronics.
5:02: the only part of this song that is changing is the electronics. though i could care less about that because there's an awesome drum beat.
8:11: EEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRR
VERDICT: too fucking long. cut it down to 40 minutes and holy shit it would actually be good!!
day 1 end
4/50 albums completed. from now on i am not listening to anything besides this guy. i think i got off easy today as most of this was borderline ambient. hopefully this will make me appreciate good music more.
Collection Era Vol. 1
three more long tracks, ugh.
Electric Environment (24:01):
0:10: came in expecting electronics. more drums! awesome!
0:46: disregard that. noise kicks in. ugh.
3:32: i now realise that i am going to be listening to nothing but this for the next week. FUCK.
9:45: i have to sit through 46 more albums of this? really?
14:30: around this time i started to zone out and play songs in my head. np: BATS - Gamma Ray Burst: Second Date (this doesn't count as cheating OK)
21:53: hey, it's a melody!
Untitled Material Action (23:57):
0:15: splashing water. i feel like going to the toilet.
0:37: binging noises. not unpleasant. i could zone out to this.
2:57: the binging noise was perfectly co-ordinated with the person signing in to MSN sound.
12:48: this is some space-age bleeps and bloops. pretty cheesy actually.
18:58: random sample of a psychedelic rock song out of fucking nowhere. went for 2 seconds. wat.
19:33: random classical sample. this song is fucked up.
Telecom Manipulation (18:18):
0:46: is that an organ? why is there an organ here?
1:47: HSSSSSSSSSSSH
8:54: crazy violins or something along with beeping. not very listenable but it's kind of neat.
14:02: this song is full of samples. i think i hear circus music here?
16:00: more violin nonsense. the lack of KSRSSSSSSSSH makes this interesting rather than annoying.
VERDICT: some interesting electronic stuff that i don't think people would expect from merzbow. doubt there were many artists doing anything like it. borderline unlistenable though.
Electric Environment (24:01):
0:10: came in expecting electronics. more drums! awesome!
0:46: disregard that. noise kicks in. ugh.
3:32: i now realise that i am going to be listening to nothing but this for the next week. FUCK.
9:45: i have to sit through 46 more albums of this? really?
14:30: around this time i started to zone out and play songs in my head. np: BATS - Gamma Ray Burst: Second Date (this doesn't count as cheating OK)
21:53: hey, it's a melody!
Untitled Material Action (23:57):
0:15: splashing water. i feel like going to the toilet.
0:37: binging noises. not unpleasant. i could zone out to this.
2:57: the binging noise was perfectly co-ordinated with the person signing in to MSN sound.
12:48: this is some space-age bleeps and bloops. pretty cheesy actually.
18:58: random sample of a psychedelic rock song out of fucking nowhere. went for 2 seconds. wat.
19:33: random classical sample. this song is fucked up.
Telecom Manipulation (18:18):
0:46: is that an organ? why is there an organ here?
1:47: HSSSSSSSSSSSH
8:54: crazy violins or something along with beeping. not very listenable but it's kind of neat.
14:02: this song is full of samples. i think i hear circus music here?
16:00: more violin nonsense. the lack of KSRSSSSSSSSH makes this interesting rather than annoying.
VERDICT: some interesting electronic stuff that i don't think people would expect from merzbow. doubt there were many artists doing anything like it. borderline unlistenable though.
Remblandt Assemblage
Remblandt Assemblage (9:45):
1:00: weird ambiance
3:00: something resembling horns. or a guy blowing his nose.
i dunno, this was pretty relaxing after the shitfest that was Metal Acoustic Music
Voice of Schwitters (2:09)
the entire thing: GEE I SURE LOVE RECORDINGS OF A GUY BLOWING HIS NOSE
at least it's only 2:09
Theme of Dadaist (9:38)
2:00: pling pling pling. no noise so far, thank god.
4:20: this is more of a guitar solo than 'Untitled Guitar Solo'. really, the entire thing is just a distorted guitar solo along with random tapping percussion.
Hans Arp (1:47)
0:10: MORE NOISY GUITARS
0:50: HOLY SHIT AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR
Tape Dada (5:54):
0:34: PLING PLING PLING
1:25: sounds like a washing machine. VRRROOM VRRROOM
3:04: some pretty neat percussion here actually.
3:30: this is tolerable, bordering on good! guitars have died down a lot.
i have decided i like merzbow when he uses lots of percussion.
Music Concert (2:34):
0:04: OH BOY, A TOILET FLUSHING! i can tell this song is going to be great!
0:30: no noise, sounds like he's hitting a pot with a stick.
1:10: PLING PLING PLING
1:34: more toilets
Prepared Guitar Solo 1 (17:33):
1:34: WEEEEEEEOOOOOOOWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
5:07: i love how merzbow's definition of a guitar solo is plucking one or two chords slowly
6:20: OH BOY DO I LOVE FEEDBACK
8:30: more hitting of pots and pans
10:14: random guitar noodling and more PLING PLING PLING. this guy must have been pretty bored when he was preparing this.
15:46: i am reminded of a very off-key, very boring Sonic Youth song.
Prepared Guitar Solo 2 (3:59):
1:10: amidst all the PLING PLING PLING i thought he was playing a distorted riff, but it turned out to be my next door neighbour's motorbike
2:03: guitar fades out, replaced by something similar to bubble wrap
3:00: i thought there was a bass guitar somewhere in here but it was just the motorbike again
VERDICT: the last two tracks take up almost half of the album but aside from that this is close to good, and doesn't hurt your ears. recommended!
1:00: weird ambiance
3:00: something resembling horns. or a guy blowing his nose.
i dunno, this was pretty relaxing after the shitfest that was Metal Acoustic Music
Voice of Schwitters (2:09)
the entire thing: GEE I SURE LOVE RECORDINGS OF A GUY BLOWING HIS NOSE
at least it's only 2:09
Theme of Dadaist (9:38)
2:00: pling pling pling. no noise so far, thank god.
4:20: this is more of a guitar solo than 'Untitled Guitar Solo'. really, the entire thing is just a distorted guitar solo along with random tapping percussion.
Hans Arp (1:47)
0:10: MORE NOISY GUITARS
0:50: HOLY SHIT AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR
Tape Dada (5:54):
0:34: PLING PLING PLING
1:25: sounds like a washing machine. VRRROOM VRRROOM
3:04: some pretty neat percussion here actually.
3:30: this is tolerable, bordering on good! guitars have died down a lot.
i have decided i like merzbow when he uses lots of percussion.
Music Concert (2:34):
0:04: OH BOY, A TOILET FLUSHING! i can tell this song is going to be great!
0:30: no noise, sounds like he's hitting a pot with a stick.
1:10: PLING PLING PLING
1:34: more toilets
Prepared Guitar Solo 1 (17:33):
1:34: WEEEEEEEOOOOOOOWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
5:07: i love how merzbow's definition of a guitar solo is plucking one or two chords slowly
6:20: OH BOY DO I LOVE FEEDBACK
8:30: more hitting of pots and pans
10:14: random guitar noodling and more PLING PLING PLING. this guy must have been pretty bored when he was preparing this.
15:46: i am reminded of a very off-key, very boring Sonic Youth song.
Prepared Guitar Solo 2 (3:59):
1:10: amidst all the PLING PLING PLING i thought he was playing a distorted riff, but it turned out to be my next door neighbour's motorbike
2:03: guitar fades out, replaced by something similar to bubble wrap
3:00: i thought there was a bass guitar somewhere in here but it was just the motorbike again
VERDICT: the last two tracks take up almost half of the album but aside from that this is close to good, and doesn't hurt your ears. recommended!
Metal Acoustic Music
the title is apparently a tribute to Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music, which is actually rather pleasant, so i'm hoping this won't be awful
2:00: hopes have been shattered
13:06 BEEP BEEEP BEEEP BEEEP BEEP BEEP in one ear, EEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRNNNNNNNEEEEERRRRRN in the other
29:28: beeping has been replaced by drums. i guess this would be tolerable without the feedback in the other ear that has been going on for 20 minutes
30:42: drums are gone and replaced with MORE FEEDBACK
31:43: sounds like a distorted train. CHUGGA CHUGGA CHUGGA
41:30: the guitar is pretty neat, reminds me of a Ruins song
VERDICT: SHIT
2:00: hopes have been shattered
13:06 BEEP BEEEP BEEEP BEEEP BEEP BEEP in one ear, EEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRNNNNNNNEEEEERRRRRN in the other
29:28: beeping has been replaced by drums. i guess this would be tolerable without the feedback in the other ear that has been going on for 20 minutes
30:42: drums are gone and replaced with MORE FEEDBACK
31:43: sounds like a distorted train. CHUGGA CHUGGA CHUGGA
41:30: the guitar is pretty neat, reminds me of a Ruins song
VERDICT: SHIT
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