Age of 369

Age of 369
Studio album by Merzbow
Released	1984
Recorded	1984 at home
Genre	Noise
Label	Lowest Music & Arts
Producer	Masami Akita
Merzbow chronology
Aka Meme (1984) Age of 369 (1984) Chant (1984)

Age of 369 (Miroku no yo) is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow.^[1] The title is a reference to Onisaburo Deguchi, the founder of Oomoto.^[2] Onisaburo claimed to be the Maitreya (the future Buddha), which is Miroku in Japanese. 369 is Goroawase wordplay for Miroku. The original track titles are taken from Ultraman monsters.

The album was compiled with Chant 2 as Age of 369/Chant 2 in 1996 by Extreme Records.

Track listing

All music composed by Masami Akita.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Introduction"
2.	"Gango vs Valtan"
3.	"Gamakujira"
4.	"Dodongo"
5.	"Green Mons"

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"TBS"

Personnel

• Masami Akita – backward tape, tape loops, ring, processed TV, processed radio, glass, metals, signal

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Quantity	Sold Out
Japan	1984	Lowest Music & Arts	CS	unknown	Yes
	1989	ZFS Produkt

References

1. "Merzbow - Age Of 369 (Cassette)". Discogs. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
2. "XLTD-002 - Merzbow - Age of 369/Chant 2". Extreme Records. Archived from the original on March 2, 2008. Retrieved June 5, 2012.