Pornoise/1kg

Pornoise/1 kg is a box set album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow.[1] Additional material from the sessions was released as Pornoise/Extra.

Pornoise/1kg
Box set by
Released1984
Recorded1982–1984
StudioMerzbau, Tokyo
GenreNoise
Length302:19
LabelZSF Produkt
ProducerMasami Akita
Merzbow chronology
Le Cuisinier
(1983)
Pornoise/1kg
(1984)
Pornoise/Extra
(1984)
Alternative cover
Cover of 1993 reissue

It was partially included in the Merzbox in 2000. The complete release including Pornoise Extra was reissued on CD by Menstrualrecordings on September 28, 2017.[2]

Background

In the 80s Masami Akita had a mail art project called Pornoise, in which he made collages using discarded magazines – in particular pornographic magazines – taken from the trash. These were then sent along with his cassettes, the idea being that his art was like cheap mail order pornography. Pornoise/1kg was released as part of these activities, the 1 kg refers to the total weight of the original package.[3][4]

At the same time that Pornoise/1kg was released, Akita started the Sexorama compilation series featuring artists involved in the international industrial/noise mail music scene. The series had the same concept as Pornoise/1kg, and likewise was reissued in 1993 by Statutory Tape.

Pornoise was credit as the artist for the track "New Cunts" on Sexorama 2 and co-credited for artwork on Scissors for Cutting Merzbow.

Track listing

Original release

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Dyprodox" (1984) 
2."Tyranozaurs" (1984) 
3."Stegozaurs" (1984) 
4."Orienisorestes" (1984) 
5."Iganodon" (1984) 
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Arosaurs" (1984) 
2."Dyprodox 2" (1984) 
Side three
No.TitleLength
1."Trikeratopus" (1984) 
Side four
No.TitleLength
1."Zymedoradon & UFO" (1984) 
Side five
No.TitleLength
1."Anchirozaurus" 
2."Teranodon" (1982) 
3."Megarozaurus" (1982) 
4."Ikchiozaurus" (1982) 
5."Arkeron" 
Side six
No.TitleLength
1."Brachiozaurus" (1982) 
2."Extra Track" (1982) 
Side seven
No.TitleLength
1."Pareiazaurus" (1984) 
2."Shisocho" (1984) 
Side eight
No.TitleLength
1."Sasori" (1984) 
2."Orsoseras" (1984) 
3."Tombo" (1984) 
Side nine
No.TitleLength
1."Radon" 
Side ten
No.TitleLength
1."Barunga" 

1993 Statutory Tape release

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Penis Art Is Microphone"25:49
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Loop Fuck/Obituary"28:20
Side three
No.TitleLength
1."Night Noise White"31:25
Side four
No.TitleLength
1."New Karhma"31:31
Side five
No.TitleLength
1."Neon Sworm"31:13
Side six
No.TitleLength
1."International Velvet"31:37
Side seven
No.TitleLength
1."Dynamite Don Don"30:21
Side eight
No.TitleLength
1."De-Filement of His Nubile Young Wife"29:59
Side nine
No.TitleLength
1."Toy 69"29:52
Side ten
No.TitleLength
1."UFO vs British Army"31:59

Notes

Original release

  • Recorded & mixed at Merzbau, Tokyo
  • (c)1982+1985 Merzbow

1993 reissue

  • Recorded 1984 at Suzuka Heights, Asagaya

Personnel

Original release

  • Masami Akita – metals, rhythm, tape loops, machine noise, processed radio, TV, ring, cymbal, voices, guitar, Synare 3, percussion, junk, construction environment, surrounding noises, signal devices, sex tape, UFO noise; organ on "Extra Track"
  • Kiyoshi Mizutani – synth, gadgets; drums on "Extra Track"
  • Unknown – bass on "Extra Track"

(note: some info was illegible due to being printed over dark areas)

1993 reissue

  • Masami Akita – all noise operation
  • Trevor Brown – cover
  • Mamoru Murayama/Gyuten-Suprex – art direction

Release history

Region Date Label Format Packaging
Japan 1984 ZSF Produkt C60 envelope with inserts
unknown VHS box with inserts
1987 envelope with inserts
United States 1993 Statutory Tape plastic box
Italy September 28, 2017 Menstrualrecordings CD includes Pornoise Extra
  • The original release consists of five cassettes and numerous prints on magazine pages. Each cassette comes in a folded magazine page with overprinted images and liner notes in its own plastic sleeve. Everything is packaged in a large envelope with printed artwork.
  • It was reissued at an unknown date in a VHS box with numerous inserts.
  • 1987 reissue in an edition of 30 copies available exclusively through RRRecords mail order. It came packaged in a large envelope with printed artwork and with numerous inserts.
  • 1993 reissue by RRR sub-label Statutory Tape, packaged in a plastic tape box with new pornographic cover art by Trevor Brown. Includes a plain insert with the liner notes.

References

  1. "Merzbow - Pornoise 1 KG". Discogs. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  2. "merzbow - pornoise". menstrualrecordings.org. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  3. Woodward, Brett (1999). Merzbook: The Pleasuredome of Noise. Extreme. pp. 99–101. ISBN 0-646-38326-4.
  4. Chad Hensley (1999). "The Beauty of Noise: An interview with Masami Akita of Merzbow". EsoTerra. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
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