Paradise Pachinko

Paradise Pachinko
Studio album by Merzbow
Released	1999
Recorded	1990 and 1992
Genre	Noise
Length	52:41
Label	Tochnit Aleph
Producer	Masami Akita
Merzbow chronology
Blues Maggots (1999) Paradise Pachinko (1999) Tentacle (1999)

Paradise Pachinko is an by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow.^[1] It consists of raw material recorded on four-track cassette. The album is named after and depicts the Pachinko Tengoku pachinko parlor.

A box set called Merzbient was released in 2010 featuring raw material recorded 1987–90 on four-track.

Track listing

All music composed by Masami Akita.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Untitled Raw-Material 1"	28:54
2.	"Untitled Raw-Material 2"	23:47

Notes

• No mix, no editing, no synthesizer, no oscillator
• All tracks recorded on TASCAM Porta Two in 1990 & 1992
• Mastered from 4-channel cassettes direct to DAT
• Inner 'Paradise Pachinko' photo taken at Horiwari crossroad, Meiji-Street, Tokyo 1998

Personnel

• Masami Akita – bowed scrap metals, piano wired handmade cellos, turntables, feedback-mixer, loops, etc.
• Tochnit Aleph – cover, packaging

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Quantity	Catalog	Sold Out
Germany	1999	Tochnit Aleph	CD-R	70	TA 012	Yes

Every copy is signed by Masami Akita.

References

1. "Merzbow - Paradise Pachinko (CDr)". Discogs. Retrieved May 15, 2013.