This is a comprehensive discography of the Japanese noise musician Masami Akita, best known for his project Merzbow. Since 1980 he has released hundreds of recordings, collaborated with dozens of musicians, contributed over two hundred exclusive tracks to compilations, and made numerous guest appearances on recordings by other artists. Akita has released recordings on over a hundred Independent record label, independent labels all over the world. Some of the labels which have made multiple releases include: Alchemy, Alien8 Recordings, Alien8, Blossoming Noise, Cold Spring (label), Cold Spring, Cuneiform Records, Cuneiform, Dirter Promotions, Extreme Records, Extreme, Hydra Head Records, Hydra Head, Important Records, Important, Mego (label), Mego, Release Entertainment (a sublabel of Relapse Records, Relapse), RRRecords, Rustblade, Soleilmoon Recordings, Soleilmoon, Tzadik Records, Tzadik, and Vivo. In the 1980s, he released five LP record, LPs and dozens of homemade Compact Cassette, cassettes on his own labels Lowest Music & Arts and ZSF Produkt. Note: Release reissues and compilation tracks taken from albums are not listed. The infobox count includes all aliases.

As Merzbow

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Video albums

EPs and singles

Remix albums

Box sets

Splits

Compilation tracks

Appearances

As Masami Akita

Studio albums

Compilation tracks

Appearances

As 3RENSA

with Duenn and Koji Nakamura, Nyantora ;Studio albums ;Live albums

As Abe Sada

with S.M.U.T. ;EPs and singles ;Compilation tracks

As Bustmonsters

with Zev Asher, Monde Bruits, Shohei Iwasaki, Incapacitants, Fumio Kosakai, Solmania, Masahiko Ohno, Tetsuo Sakaibara, and Yamazaki Maso ;EPs and singles ;Splits ;Compilation tracks

As Flying Testicle

with Zev Asher and Yamazaki Maso ;Studio albums ;EPs and singles ;Compilation tracks

As House Hunt Hussies

;Compilation tracks

As Kikuri

with Keiji Haino ;Live albums

As Maldoror

with Mike Patton ;Studio albums

As MAZK

with Zbigniew Karkowski ;Studio albums ;Live albums ;Video albums ;Compilation tracks ;Appearances

As Merzbow Null

with Kiyoshi Mizutani, KK Null, Kazuyuki Kishino, Yuji Okano, and others ;Live albums

As Pornoise

;Compilation tracks

As Satanstornade

with Russell Haswell. They later released the album ''Satanstornade'' under their real names. ;Live albums ;Compilation tracks

As SCUM

;Studio albums ;Compilation tracks

As Secrets

with Tetsuya Mugishima ;Studio albums ;Live albums

As Tibeta Ubik

with KK Null, Kazuyuki Kishino ;Live albums ;Compilation tracks

As True Romance

with Tetsuo Sakaibara and Toshiyuki Seido ;Studio albums ;Video albums ;Compilation tracks

As Universal Indians

with Tetsuo Sakaibara ;Live albums

Forthcoming

References

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External links

List of releases
at Merzbow Official Site * *
Merzbow
discography at Rate Your Music {{Merzbow Electronic music discographies Discographies of Japanese artists