Merzbow / Marhaug

MER / MAR

Editions Mego

demego025

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Masami Akita And Lasse Marhaug Have Been Working Together Since The Mid 90ies. The First Release On Marhaugs (now Deleted) Label Jazzassin Records In 1995 Was The >first Rock< Split Single. In 2001 Merzbow And Jazzkammer (marhaugs Project With John Hegre) Released A Live Album. Later, Akita And Marhaug Executed Several Live Collaborations, But Often With Other Artists Such As Hair Stylistics And Jim O Rourke. In 2010 They Finally Got Together To Record As Duo. Recorded At Gok Sound Studios In Tokyo The Results Can Now Be Heard As >mer Mar<.<br />made Using A Combination Of Scrap Metal Screeching, Analogue Synths, And Enough Effect Pedals To Give You Overweight With Most Airline Companies, >mer Mar< Is A Tour De Force For Both Of These Noise Veterans, Hinting To Some Classic 80s Merzbow Jams Such As Material Action.