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