Takahe Collage

Takahe Collage
Studio album by Merzbow
Released	March 2013
Recorded	December 2012 – January 2013
Studio	Munemihouse, Tokyo
Genre	Noise
Length	73:54
Label	Handmade Birds
Producer	Masami Akita
Merzbow chronology
Duo (2012) Takahe Collage (2013) Samidara (2013)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Brainwashed	favorable[1]
Musique Machine	[2]

Takahe Collage is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow.^[3][4] The album is named after the Takahē bird.

"Tendenko" is a phrase from the Sanriku Coast region. It teaches that in the event of a tsunami, to immediately go to higher ground, instead of trying to save other people or things. This is credited with saving lives during the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, since everyone was focusing on getting to higher ground.^[5]

"Grand Owl Habitat" likely refers to an assemblage by the surrealist Joseph Cornell. It was later released on an LP of the same name.

Track listing

All music composed by Masami Akita.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Takahe Collage"	32:26
2.	"Tendenko"	29:29
3.	"Grand Owl Habitat"	11:59

Personnel

• Masami Akita – music, front cover (1983)
• Joe Beres – design

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Quantity	Catalog	Sold Out
United States	March 2013	Handmade Birds	CD	500	HB-DIS060	No

• Comes in a DVD-size Digipak.

References

1. Creaig Dunton (May 5, 2013). "Merzbow, "Takahe Collage"". Brainwashed. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
2. Batty, Roger (July 9, 2013). "Merzbow - Takahe Collage [Handmade Birds - 2013]". Musique Machine. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
3. "Merzbow - Takahe Collage (CD, Album)". Discogs. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
4. "Merzbow". Handmade Birds. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
5. Corkill, Edan (December 18, 2011). "Fumio Yamashita: May his epitaph be tendenko". The Japan Times. Retrieved August 6, 2013.