Uzu Me Ku

Uzu Me Ku is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow.[1] It features the Koto, a traditional Japanese instrument, "manipulated through granular synthesis by digital and analogue electronics devices." According to Masami Akita, "Uzume Hikoyuzu" means "spiral generating" and "Itsu Akitsu" means "generating of particles". The album photos were taken at the Nagasawa Purification Plant in Kawasaki, Japan, which was designed by Mamoru Yamada (who also designed the Nippon Budokan).[2]

Uzu Me Ku
Studio album by
Merzbow
ReleasedAugust 2012 (2012-08)
RecordedDecember 2011 – January 2012
StudioMunemihouse, Tokyo
GenreNoise
Length36:54
LabelSamboy Get Help!
ProducerMasami Akita
Merzbow chronology
Merzbuddha Variations
(2012)		 Uzu Me Ku
(2012)		 Lowest Music & Arts 1980–1983
(2012)

The album was announced in January 2012. On January 28, Merzbow posted a sample mix from the track "Itsu Akitsu" on his SoundCloud page.[3] It was originally scheduled to be released on May 30, but due to problems at the pressing plant it was not released until August.

Gman//HJYUGTF2 is from the same sessions.

Interior of the Nagasawa Purification Plant

Track listing

All music is composed by Masami Akita.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Uzume Hikoyuzu"19:14
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Itsu Akitsu"17:40

Personnel
  • Masami Akita – electronics, 13 string koto, photography

Release history
Region Date Label Format Quantity Catalog
New Zealand 2012 Samboy Get Help! LP 300 Samboy 003

References
  1. "Merzbow - Uzu Me Ku (Vinyl, LP)". Discogs. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
  2. "Samboy Get Help! Recordings". Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  3. Merzbow (January 28, 2012). "itsu akitsu by merzbow". SoundCloud. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
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