Label: Helicopter

廃盤コラボレーション作が新たな仕様で初再発!!1973年にカリフォルニアはパサデナで誕生したLAFMS系スーパーバンドSmegma、そして今尚変わらぬペースで音盤リリースを続ける秋田昌美氏のノイズプロジェクトMerzbow、オリジナルは1996年にリリースされていた、互いの音源をマテリアルに再構築した共同アルバム[Plays]がリイシュー。もともとシャッフルでの再生が推奨されていた作品で、今回John Wieseがリマスタリングを担当しトラック数を新たに89へと変更。これにより毎回違った曲を作成可能というユニークなコンセプトが仕込まれた一枚。









Available for the first time as the artists originally intended! In their first collaborative album, influential outsider artists Merzbow and Smegma traded source material through the mail—from Japan to the USA, from the USA to Japan—to craft a mesmerizing mix of surreal-concrète electronics, handmade instrumentation, unconventional sound art, and hypnotic blast & clatter. Released during a staggering time of Merzbow’s legendary output—the same year as Pulse Demon, Oersted, Spiral Honey, and Rainbow Electronics 2—Plays stands alone as a stunning and idiosyncratic entry in both artists’ discographies. Remastered & re-authored by John Wiese, the material is now presented for the first time as the artists envisioned: the material carefully separated into a multitude of distinct tracks with the disc intended to be played on shuffle to create unique compositions & juxtapositions with every listen. On the first pressing in 1996, the manufacturer only created 2 tracks, which was never corrected... until now! Packaged in a limited edition 4-panel digipak with new layout.