Kamadhenu (album)

Kamadhenu is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow.[4] It is the first volume of the Merzcow trilogy, inspired by cattle veneration in Hinduism. The theme was suggested by the owner of the label, who visited the Care for Cows charity in Vrindavan, India, which takes care of abandoned cattle. The music is intended to be "warm and organic", and was made using granular synthesis, oscillators, and tone generators.[5]

Kamadhenu
Studio album by
Merzbow
ReleasedMay 12, 2011 (2011-05-12)
RecordedJanuary 2011
StudioMunemihouse, Tokyo
GenreNoise
Length57:48
LabelHypnagogia
ProducerMasami Akita
Merzbow chronology
April 1992
(2011)		 Kamadhenu
(2011)		 Variations for Electric Fan
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Idwal Fisherunfavorable[1]
Musique Machine[2]
The Sound Projectorfavorable[3]

The album is named after Kamadhenu, a Hindu goddess who is the mother of all cows and a "cow of plenty". "Churning of the Cosmic Milk Ocean" refers to Samudra manthan.

Merzcow was originally announced as a double LP by Merzbow, but it then became a CD trilogy. Kamadhenu was followed by Surabhi. Goloka was announced as the final part of the trilogy, but wasn't released due to the label becoming inactive. Goloka was later included as part of the album Gensho in 2016.[6] A new album called Gomata was released by Hypnagogia in February 2017.[7]

Track listing

All music is composed by Masami Akita.

No.TitleLength
1."Kamadhenu (Part 1)"21:55
2."Kamadhenu (Part 2)"18:42
3."Churning of the Cosmic Milk Ocean"17:11

Personnel
  • Masami Akita – performer
  • Paul Coates – cover design

Release history
Region Date Label Format Quantity Catalog Note
United Kingdom May 12, 2011 Hypnagogia CD 300 GO01 Digipak

Mistakenly listed as limited to 350 copies on the cover due to a typo.[4]

References
  1. Wharton, Mark (June 1, 2011). "Merzbow - Kamadhenu". Idwal Fisher. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
  2. Batty, Roger. "Review: Kamadhenu". Musique Machine. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
  3. Pinsent, Ed (July 2, 2011). "Diablo Ex Machina". The Sound Projector. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
  4. "Merzbow - Kamadhenu (CD, Album)". Discogs. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
  5. Batty, Roger (May 26, 2011). "Calm Before The Storm". Musique Machine. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
  6. "The Merzcow trilogy will finally be completed!". merzbow.proboards.com. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  7. "Merzbow - Gomata (CD, Album)". Discogs. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
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