Turmeric (album)
| Turmeric | ||||
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| File:MerzbowTumericStandardEditionSetCover.jpeg | ||||
| Box set by Merzbow | ||||
| Released | March 23, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | November–December 2005 at Bedroom, Tokyo | |||
| Genre | Noise | |||
| Length | 217:56 | |||
| Label | Blossoming Noise | |||
| Producer | Masami Akita | |||
| Merzbow chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Musique Machine |   [1] |
Turmeric is a box set album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow.[2] It marks Merzbow's return to using metals and feedback since switching to computers.[3] The album art depicts Masami Akita's pet silkie chickens, which have black skin and bones. They're also referred to on Animal Magnetism and Higanbana.
Some of the sounds are made by a chicken pecking at objects. "Deaf Composition" was made by randomly operating Reaktor patches without monitoring.[3]
In addition to the standard release, there was a special edition in a metal lunch box. It includes: the standard edition, a mini-CD titled Black Bone, Part 5, a t-shirt, four postcards, and two vinyl stickers.[4] A limited number of the mini-CDs were available separately.[5]
Track listing
All music composed by Masami Akita.
| Orange | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Black Flesh Pt. 1" | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Black Flesh Pt. 2" | 9:46 |
| 3. | "Black Flesh Pt. 3" | 19:36 |
| 4. | "Black Flesh Pt. 4" | 17:14 |
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Total length:
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50:25 | |
| Green | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Black Bone Pt. 1" | 18:23 |
| 2. | "Black Bone Pt. 2" | 15:16 |
| 3. | "Black Bone Pt. 3" | 16:15 |
| 4. | "Black Bone Pt. 4" | 5:47 |
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Total length:
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55:41 | |
| Purple | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Deaf Composition No. 002" | 34:12 |
| 2. | "Deaf Composition No. 0003" | 23:20 |
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Total length:
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57:33 | |
| Yellow | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Black Blood Pt. 1" | 20:16 |
| 2. | "Black Blood Pt. 2" | 6:59 |
| 3. | "Black Blood Pt. 3" | 12:02 |
| 4. | "Black Blood Pt. 4" | 15:00 |
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Total length:
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54:17 | |
Personnel
- Masami Akita – Max/MSP 2, VST plugin, Reaktor 2.0 & 4, Peak 2.1 TDM, HyperEngine 2.3.1, HyperEngine-AV 1.5, EMS Synthi A, small tin box, piezoelectric mic, duck call, surrounded objects, effects
- Victoria – percussion
- Jenny Akita – photography
- Graham Moore – layout, design
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Quantity | Catalog | Sold Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | October 26, 2010 | Blossoming Noise | CD | 900 | BN010BOX | no |
| CD (special edition) | 100 | BN010AEBOX | Yes |
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