Camouflage (Merzbow album)

Camouflage
Studio album by Merzbow
Released	January 14, 2009
Recorded	September–October 2007
Studio	Bedroom, Tokyo
Genre	Noise
Length	66:41 (standard) 138:04 (boxset)
Label	Essence
Producer	Masami Akita
Merzbow chronology
Hodosan (2008) Camouflage (2009) Somei... (2009) Box Set

Camouflage is a studio album by Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It was released on January 14, 2009 by the Brazilian label Essence Music in standard and deluxe editions, and is his second album for the label.

Packaging

The standard edition comes in a gatefold sleeve. The handmade boxset edition includes the standard edition of the album, a hand-painted CD-R with a DTS 5.1 version of the album mixed by Anders Peterson, six cards with collage artwork, leaves, and a fabric band. The box comes in two main colors, green or yellow.^[1]

Track listing

All music composed by Masami Akita.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Coral Reef Color with Red, Pink, Purple and Green"	17:48
2.	"Transparent Man Is Color with Blue and Pink"	28:36
3.	"Cicad Played Under the Arch"	20:17
Total length:		66:41

DTS 5.1 version
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Coral Reef Color with Red, Pink, Purple and Green"	17:48
2.	"Transparent Man Is Color with Blue and Pink"	28:36
3.	"Cicad Played Under the Arch"	20:17
4.	"Camouflambience" (bonus 5.1 remix by Anders Peterson)	4:42
Total length:		71:23

Personnel

• Masami Akita – performer, artwork
• Anders Peterson – mastering, DTS 5.1 mix
• Uirajara Resende and Iremir Oscar – box set concept and execution

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog	Quantity	Notes
Brazil	2009	Essence	CD	ESS012	800	gatefold sleeve
				ESS012-B	149	handmade box

References

1. "Camouflage (Boxset Edition) by Merzbow". Essence Music. Retrieved June 3, 2013.

External links

• Camouflage on Essence Music
• Camouflage at Discogs (list of releases)