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'Noise War' Masami Akita Merzbow RARE first edition hardcover 1992

by Masami Akita

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First edition

NOISE WAR Masami Akita (Merzbow) 1992 Seikyūsha Hardcover, first edition A much coveted & exceedingly rare publication by “Japanoise” maestro supreme Masami Akita, a.k.a. Merzbow. Published in 1992 exclusively in Japan, ‘Noise War’ surveys a decade of activity in noise art, attending to the development of industrial music, power electronics, live performance, musique concrete/sound collage, anti-music gestures, and the foundational figures, artists and record labels at the centre of it, incl. Maurizio Bianchi, Throbbing Gristle, SPK, William S. Burroughs, Ramleh, Whitehouse, Lustmord, Nocturnal Emissions, NON, P16. D4, The New Blockaders, Esplendor Geometrico, etc. To top it off, the book concludes with an extensive record list for further auditory research. Japanese text, richly illustrated throughout with monochrome images of record covers, gig posters, ephemera, portraits and other imagery. Excellent condition (see photos). From personal book collection, see listings for more.

  • Publisher: Seikyūsha
  • Year: 1992
  • ISBN: 4787270354
  • Condition: Very Good

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