Venereology (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Venereology
Type = studio
Artist = Merzbow


Released = start date|1994|9
Recorded = January–February, 1994 at ZSF Produkt Studio, Tokyo, Japan
Genre = Noise
Length = 50:16
Label = Release Entertainment
Producer = Masami Akita
Last album = "Electroploitation"
(1994)
This album = "Venereology"
(1994)
Next album = "Noisembryo"
(1994)

"Venereology" is a studio album by the Japanese noise musician, Merzbow. It was the first of five Merzbow albums released by the American heavy metal label Relapse Records, under their Release imprint, and as such was responsible for bringing Merzbow's work to a much wider audience in the United States. This album is Merzbow's take on death metal and grindcore. The liner notes for Venereology are much more detailed than most of the ones for Merzbow recordings which usually only include a few websites and a tracklist. The album was reissued in 2006.

Track listing

All music by Masami Akita except where noted.

#"Ananga-Ranga" – 29:02
#"Klo Ken Phantasie (Kimoto)" – 9:22
#"I Lead You Towards Glorious Times" (Azuma, Bara) – 5:29
#"Slave New Desart" – 6:22

"I Lead You Towards Glorious Times" is an excerpt of a live performance at Yaneura II on February 4, 1994.

Personnel

*Masami Akita
*Abtechtonics – art design, colour
*Reiko A – noise
*Bara – vocals
*Kazuyoshi Kimoto – bass guitar

External links

* [http://www.discogs.com/release/96785 Discogs entry]