Uzu Me Ku

Uzu Me Ku
Studio album by Merzbow
Released	August 2012
Recorded	December 2011 – January 2012 at Munemihouse
Genre	Noise
Length	36:54
Label	Samboy Get Help!
Producer	Masami Akita
Merzbow chronology
Merzbuddha Variations (2012) Uzu Me Ku (2012) Lowest Music & Arts 1980–1983 (2012)

Uzu Me Ku is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow.^[1] It features the Koto, a traditional Japanese instrument, "manipulated through granular synthesis by digital and analogue electronics devices." According to Masami Akita, "Uzume Hikoyuzu" means "spiral generating" and "Itsu Akitsu" means "generating of particles". The album photos were taken at the Nagasawa Purification Plant in Kawasaki, Japan, which was designed by Mamoru Yamada (who also designed the Nippon Budokan).^[2]

The album was announced in January 2012. On January 28, Merzbow posted a sample mix from the track "Itsu Akitsu" on his SoundCloud page.^[3] It was originally scheduled to be released on May 30, but due to problems at the pressing plant it was not released until August.

Gman//HJYUGTF2 is from the same sessions.

Building where the photos were taken

Track listing

All music composed by Masami Akita.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Uzume Hikoyuzu"	19:14

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Itsu Akitsu"	17:40

Personnel

• Masami Akita – electronics, 13 string koto, photography

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Quantity	Catalog	Sold Out
New Zealand	2012	Samboy Get Help!	LP	300	Samboy 003	No

References

1. "Merzbow - Uzu Me Ku (Vinyl, LP)". Discogs. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
2. "Samboy Get Help! Recordings". Retrieved 15 June 2012.
3. Merzbow (January 28, 2012). "itsu akitsu by merzbow". SoundCloud. Retrieved September 3, 2012.