Takahe Collage

Takahe Collage is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow.[3][4] The album is named after the native New Zealand takahē bird.

Takahe Collage
Studio album by
Merzbow
ReleasedMarch 2013 (2013-03)
RecordedDecember 2012 – January 2013
StudioMunemihouse, Tokyo
GenreNoise
Length73:54
LabelHandmade Birds
ProducerMasami Akita
Merzbow chronology
Duo
(2012)		 Takahe Collage
(2013)		 Samidara
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Brainwashedfavorable[1]
Musique Machine[2]

"Tendenko" is a phrase from the Sanriku Coast region. It teaches that in the event of a tsunami, to immediately go to higher ground, instead of trying to save other people or things. This is credited with saving lives during the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami since everyone was focusing on getting to higher ground.[5]

"Grand Owl Habitat" likely refers to an assemblage by the surrealist Joseph Cornell. It was later released on an LP of the same name.

Track listing

All music is composed by Masami Akita.

No.TitleLength
1."Takahe Collage"32:26
2."Tendenko"29:29
3."Grand Owl Habitat"11:59

Personnel
  • Masami Akita – music, front cover (1983)
  • Joe Beres – design

Release history
Region Date Label Format Quantity Catalog
United States March 2013 Handmade Birds CD 500 HB-DIS060
  • Comes in a DVD-size Digipak.

References
  1. Creaig Dunton (May 5, 2013). "Merzbow, "Takahe Collage"". Brainwashed. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  2. Batty, Roger (July 9, 2013). "Merzbow - Takahe Collage [Handmade Birds - 2013]". Musique Machine. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  3. "Merzbow - Takahe Collage (CD, Album)". Discogs. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
  4. "Merzbow". Handmade Birds. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  5. Corkill, Edan (December 18, 2011). "Fumio Yamashita: May his epitaph be tendenko". The Japan Times. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
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