Frog (album)
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| Frog | ||||
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| Studio album by Merzbow | ||||
| Released | October 2001 | |||
| Recorded | February 2001–2002 at Bedroom, Tokyo | |||
| Genre | Noise | |||
| Length | 33:58 (LP) 92:26 (CD) |
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| Label | Misanthropic Agenda | |||
| Producer | Masami Akita | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Frog is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow.[2] It was inspired by frogs and utilizes their sounds. Masami Akita exhibited the audio and images at Yokohama Triennale 2001 in an installation called "Moss Garden" (苔庭 kokeniwa?).[3][4] It was reissued on CD in 2002, retitled Frog+, with a bonus disc of additional material and a screensaver.
Merzbow continued the frog theme on A Taste Of..., Puroland and Houjoue.
The album was used as source material for the remix album Frog Remixed and Revisited.
Track listing
All music composed by Masami Akita.
| CD 1 | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Suzumebachi No Rinbu" | 9:15 |
| 2. | "Hikigaeru Ga Kuru" | 6:28 |
| 3. | "Denki No Numa" | 7:42 |
| 4. | "Kaeru No Shima" | 6:18 |
| 5. | "Catch 22" | 4:14 |
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Total length:
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33:58 | |
| CD 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Black Frog" | 18:04 |
| 2. | "Track777" | 16:01 |
| 3. | "Track555" | 9:04 |
| 4. | "Frog Variation No.2" | 15:20 |
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Total length:
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58:31 | |
Personnel
- Masami Akita – performer, photos, collage art
- Jenny Kawabata – design, support
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Quantity | Catalog | Sold Out |
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| United States | 2001 | Misanthropic Agenda | LP | 1000 | MAR 003 | Yes |
| 2002 | CD | MAR 004 | No |
