Kibako
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| Kibako | ||||
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| File:Kibako cover.jpg | ||||
| Studio album by Merzbow | ||||
| Released | December 10, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | January–August 2012 at Munemihouse | |||
| Genre | Noise | |||
| Length | 121:07 (limited) 134:39 (deluxe) |
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| Label | Rustblade | |||
| Producer | Masami Akita | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Kibako is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow,[2] his second release on Rustblade. The label describes the album as consisting of "tribal wooden instruments, violent analogue synths and ambient soundscapes".[3]
A short trailer was posted to YouTube[4] The track "Operation Musashi" had been released on the compilation album No Red Seas and an excerpt posted on Merzbow's SoundCloud page.[5]
Track listing
All music composed by Masami Akita.
| CD 1 | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Nigatsu Nijuugonichi" | 10:11 |
| 2. | "Operation Musashi" | 8:43 |
| 3. | "Askayama Shita Moeru" | 20:38 |
| 4. | "Kikoezu Mori (0303)" | 15:56 |
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Total length:
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55:28 | |
| CD 2 | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Lokijikan" | 17:31 |
| 2. | "fff" | 15:21 |
| 3. | "bbb" | 13:28 |
| 4. | "ststst" | 19:19 |
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Total length:
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65:39 | |
| Bonus CD | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "0707b" | 13:32 |
Personnel
- Masami Akita – performer
- Alessia Catanuto – artwork
Release history
The standard edition includes 2 CDs, a postcard, a sticker, a yellow bag, a wooden amulet, and comes in a card stock box. The deluxe edition includes all of that plus a bonus CD, a handmade origami hummingbird, a wooden multi-tool knife, a certificate of authenticity, and comes in a wooden box.
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Quantity | Catalog | Sold Out |
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| Italy | December 10, 2012 | Rustblade | CD | 299 | RBL036BOX | No |
| 199 | RBL036BOX2 | No |
