''Merzdub'' is an album by

Jamie Saft Jamie Saft is an American keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist and composer. He was born in New York City and raised a Conservative Judaism, Conservative Jew, and studied at Tufts University and the New England Conservatory, New England Conserva ...

performing compositions which used source material by Japanese noise artist

Merzbow is a Japanese noise project started in 1979 by Masami Akita, best known for a style of harsh noise music. Since 1980, Akita has released over 500 recordings and collaborated with numerous artists. The name Merzbow comes from the German dada a ...

.Jamie Saft discography
accessed January 10, 2014

Reception

In his review for

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, Sean Westergaard notes that "This could be the most gentle introduction to the world of Merzbow yet".

Track listing

''All compositions by Jamie Saft and Merzbow'' # "Conquerer" – 9:13 # "Beware Dub" – 9:16 # "Skinning JLO" – 8:50 # "Kantacky Fried Dub" – 6:36 # "Visions Of Irie" – 6:43 # "Dangermix" – 7:44 # "Updub" – 10:48 # "Slow Down Furry Dub" – 12:15

Personnel

– vocals, guitar,

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, drums,

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, synthesizer, dubs *

Masami Akita is a Japanese noise project started in 1979 by Masami Akita, best known for a style of harsh noise music. Since 1980, Akita has released over 500 recordings and collaborated with numerous artists. The name Merzbow comes from the German dada a ...

– computer, source material

References

{{Authority control 2006 albums 2006 collaborative albums Merzbow albums Jamie Saft albums