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.
It was partially included in the Merzbox in 2000.
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.[2][3]
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
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1. | "Dyprodox" (1984) | |
2. | "Tyranozaurs" (1984) | |
3. | "Stegozaurs" (1984) | |
4. | "Orienisorestes" (1984) | |
5. | "Iganodon" (1984) | |
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1. | "Arosaurs" (1984) | |
2. | "Dyprodox 2" (1984) | |
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1. | "Zymedoradon & UFO" (1984) | |
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1. | "Anchirozaurus" | |
2. | "Teranodon" (1982) | |
3. | "Megarozaurus" (1982) | |
4. | "Ikchiozaurus" (1982) | |
5. | "Arkeron" | |
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1. | "Brachiozaurus" (1982) | |
2. | "Extra Track" (1982) | |
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1. | "Pareiazaurus" (1984) | |
2. | "Shisocho" (1984) | |
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1. | "Sasori" (1984) | |
2. | "Orsoseras" (1984) | |
3. | "Tombo" (1984) | |
1993 Statutory Tape release
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1. | "Penis Art Is Microphone" | 25:49 |
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1. | "Loop Fuck/Obituary" | 28:20 |
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1. | "Night Noise White" | 31:25 |
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1. | "International Velvet" | 31:37 |
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1. | "Dynamite Don Don" | 30:21 |
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1. | "De-Filement of His Nubile Young Wife" | 29:59 |
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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, symbal, 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 |
5×C60 |
envelope with inserts |
unknown |
VHS box with inserts |
1987 |
envelope with inserts |
United States |
1993 |
Statutory Tape |
plastic box |
- 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.
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