Summary from 7 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated Merzbow's catalog across 9 albums from 7 opinions, with an overall average of 7.3/10. The top-rated Merzbow album is Pulse Demon (1996) with a 8.7/10 average from 1 rating, followed by Yahatahachiman and Door Open at 8am. The discography on Wavelength spans 1983 to 2025.
Pulse Demon
“OH CHRIST! SHOOT ME IN THE HEAD! THIS IS THE MOST EXCRUCIATINGLY TREMENDOUSLY CLANGROUS DISASTER PSYCHO-INFERNO SINCE THE GULF WAR AND A YOUNG NIC CAGE! This is what a Merzbow review circa the early 90s would have looked like. I remember briskly walking down the streets in the crisp air, seeing the idle Merzbow-listeners in the cafes. There was an ineffable apprehension in the air. New Merzbow rev”
Sedonis
“The prolific Japanese musician has been synonymous with harsh noise for decades. As he nears 70, he is as relentless, precise, and powerful as he has ever been.”
Ikebana: Merzbow's Amlux Rebuilt, Reused and Recycled
“Source material for a remix can be like salt in a cake mix: technically speaking, one has to have the first in order to construct the second, but the fun lies in the way you hide its taste, and I would argue that a "faithful remix" (or a salty cake) defeats the point. So, chefs, DJs and other people who like to make messes have run amok over the past couple of decades turning what might have been ”
A Taste Of…
“Musicians struggle for years to transcend the context of their art. These people work hard to create works that will somehow stand apart from the rest of the product delivered by other musicians, works that will somehow instantly connect with many people at once. This phenomenon isn't unique to music, of course, but it does seem oddly, mundanely survivalist for a group of people who would be calle”
Merzbuddha
“An almost hour-long composition from Masami Akita.”
Merzbeat
“Most people, by the very concept, find cement blocks of sadistic noise alienating. A percentage of those that actually enjoy auditory suffering argue as to whether a popular practitioner such as Merzbow doles out a potent and varied enough blend from album to album. Most people contend that if you've heard one Merzbow album, you've heard them all, but his new release *Merzbeat* might baffle those ”
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