Pornoise/1 kg is a box set album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow.[1] Additional material from the sessions was released as Pornoise/Extra.
It was partially included in the Merzbox in 2000. The complete release including Pornoise Extra was reissued on CD by Menstrualrecordings on September 28, 2017.[2]
Background
In the 80s Masami Akita had a mail art project called Pornoise, in which he made collages using discarded magazines – in particular pornographic magazines – taken from the trash. These were then sent along with his cassettes, the idea being that his art was like cheap mail order pornography. Pornoise/1kg was released as part of these activities, the 1 kg refers to the total weight of the original package.[3][4]
At the same time that Pornoise/1kg was released, Akita started the Sexorama compilation series featuring artists involved in the international industrial/noise mail music scene. The series had the same concept as Pornoise/1kg, and likewise was reissued in 1993 by Statutory Tape.
Pornoise was credit as the artist for the track "New Cunts" on Sexorama 2 and co-credited for artwork on Scissors for Cutting Merzbow.
Track listing
Original release
Side one
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Dyprodox" (1984)
2.
"Tyranozaurs" (1984)
3.
"Stegozaurs" (1984)
4.
"Orienisorestes" (1984)
5.
"Iganodon" (1984)
Side two
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Arosaurs" (1984)
2.
"Dyprodox 2" (1984)
Side three
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Trikeratopus" (1984)
Side four
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Zymedoradon & UFO" (1984)
Side five
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Anchirozaurus"
2.
"Teranodon" (1982)
3.
"Megarozaurus" (1982)
4.
"Ikchiozaurus" (1982)
5.
"Arkeron"
Side six
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Brachiozaurus" (1982)
2.
"Extra Track" (1982)
Side seven
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Pareiazaurus" (1984)
2.
"Shisocho" (1984)
Side eight
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Sasori" (1984)
2.
"Orsoseras" (1984)
3.
"Tombo" (1984)
Side nine
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Radon"
Side ten
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Barunga"
1993 Statutory Tape release
Side one
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Penis Art Is Microphone"
25:49
Side two
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Loop Fuck/Obituary"
28:20
Side three
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Night Noise White"
31:25
Side four
No.
Title
Length
1.
"New Karhma"
31:31
Side five
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Neon Sworm"
31:13
Side six
No.
Title
Length
1.
"International Velvet"
31:37
Side seven
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Dynamite Don Don"
30:21
Side eight
No.
Title
Length
1.
"De-Filement of His Nubile Young Wife"
29:59
Side nine
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Toy 69"
29:52
Side ten
No.
Title
Length
1.
"UFO vs British Army"
31:59
Notes
Original release
Recorded & mixed at Merzbau, Tokyo
(c)1982+1985 Merzbow
1993 reissue
Recorded 1984 at Suzuka Heights, Asagaya
Personnel
Original release
Masami Akita – metals, rhythm, tape loops, machine noise, processed radio, TV, ring, symbal, voices, guitar, Synare 3, percussion, junk, construction environment, surrounding noises, signal devices, sex tape, UFO noise; organ on "Extra Track"
Kiyoshi Mizutani – synth, gadgets; drums on "Extra Track"
Unknown – bass on "Extra Track"
(note: some info was illegible due to being printed over dark areas)
The original release consists of five cassettes and numerous prints on magazine pages. Each cassette comes in a folded magazine page with overprinted images and liner notes in its own plastic sleeve. Everything is packaged in a large envelope with printed artwork.
It was reissued at an unknown date in a VHS box with numerous inserts.
1987 reissue in an edition of 30 copies available exclusively through RRRecords mail order. It came packaged in a large envelope with printed artwork and with numerous inserts.
1993 reissue by RRR sub-label Statutory Tape, packaged in a plastic tape box with new pornographic cover art by Trevor Brown. Includes a plain insert with the liner notes.