Sha Mo 3000

Sha Mo 3000
Studio album by Merzbow
Released	October 2004
Recorded	2003
Studio	Bedroom, Tokyo
Genre	Noise
Length	65:38 (standard) 87:43 (boxset)
Label	Essence
Producer	Masami Akita
Merzbow chronology
Merzbird (2004) Sha Mo 3000 (2004) 1633 (2004)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Dusted Magazine	favorable[1]
Heathen Harvest	favorable[2]

Sha Mo 3000 (軍鶏参千 Shamo sanzen) is a studio album by Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It was released in October 2004 by the Brazilian label Essence Music in standard and deluxe editions, and is his first release for the label.

Background

The title is a reference to the shamo, a Japanese gamecock and Módulo 1000, a Brazilian psychedelic rock band. The label presented Masami Akita with some South American psychedelic LPs, which inspired the album. These included Não Fale Com Paredes by Módulo 1000, and Paêbirú by Lula Côrtes and Zé Ramalho.^[3]

Packaging

The standard edition comes in a gatefold sleeve. The handmade boxset edition includes the standard edition of the album, a 3" CD-R with bonus tracks, a silkscreened hanging wall scroll, three printed cards, a sticker, and a bookmark.^[4]

Track listing

All music composed by Masami Akita. 

Sha Mo 3000
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Suzunami"	2:26
2.	"Sha Mo 3000"	19:29
3.	"Ghost Hide Your Eyes"	9:00
4.	"Dreaming K-Dog"	22:08
5.	"Hen's Teeth"	12:34
Total length:		65:38

Bonus 3" CD-R
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Brazil"	19:15
2.	"Untitled"	2:50
Total length:		22:05

Personnel

• Masami Akita – computer, guitar, EMS synthesizer, illustrations, artwork
• Yoshino & Yonosuke – chorus
• Uirajara Resende and Iremir Oscar – box set concept and execution

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog	Quantity	Notes
Brazil	October 2004	Essence	CD	900	ESS003	Gatefold sleeve
				99	ESS003-B	Handmade box

References

1. Jones, Mason. "Review: Sha Mo 3000". Dusted Magazine. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
2. Thorn, Malahki. "Review: Sha Mo 3000". Heaven Harvest. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
3. "Sha Mo 3000 by Merzbow". Essence Music. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
4. "Sha Mo 3000 (Boxset Edition) by Merzbow". Essence Music. Retrieved August 4, 2015.

External links

• Sha Mo 3000 on Essence Music
• Sha Mo 3000 at Discogs (list of releases)