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13 Japanese Birds
Box set by Merzbow
Released January 2009-January 2010
Recorded October 2008-November 2009 at Munemi House, Tokyo
Genre Noise music
Length 12:02:05
Label Important Records
Producer Masami Akita
Merzbow chronology
Somei...
(2009)		 13 Japanese Birds
(2009)		 Hiranya
(2009)

13 Japanese Birds is a 13 CD series by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow.

The series is part of Merzbow's recent return to live drums. The albums were recorded one-a-month and Masami frequently revisited older recordings. The music was inspired by Olivier Messiaen's Catalogue d'oiseaux, but has no direct relationship.[1]

They were released by Important Records from January 2009 to January 2010.[2] Each album is limited to 1,000 copies. They were also available by subscription; as just the CDs or with a custom-made bamboo box. Also available only with the box was an acrylic-on-bamboo painting by Masami Akita.

On March 17 they were packaged together in a tote bag as Ecobag aka 13 Japanese Birds in a Bag with a bonus CDR of additional material from the sessions and a piece of original xerox art made by Masami in the mid-90s. It is limited to 200 copies.[3]

An LP called Jigokuhen will be released to celebrate the completion of the series.[4]

Suzume: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 1

Suzume
Studio album by Merzbow
Released January 27, 2009
Recorded October-November 2008
Length 48:53
Professional reviews
  • Musique Machine 3/5 stars[5]
Merzbow chronology
Somei...
(2009)		 Suzume
(2009)		 Fukurou
(2009)

The title refers to the Sparrow (雀 suzume?).

"Tori Uta" was previously released on Zoundtrack by Ukawanimation!.

Track listing

Track Title Length
1. "Red Bird of Summer Part 1"   19:42
2. "Fandangos in Space"   5:41
3. "Tori Uta"   6:24
4. "Red Bird of Summer Part 2"   17:06

Fukurou: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 2

Fukurou
Studio album by Merzbow
Released February 24, 2009
Recorded December 2008
Length 58:47
Professional reviews
Merzbow chronology
Suzume
(2009)		 Fukurou
(2009)		 Yurikamome
(2009)

The title refers to the Owl (梟 fukurō?).

Track listing

Track Title Length
1. "Gorosukehoukou"   22:18
2. "Variation No. 1"   9:51
3. "Variation No. 2"   9:49
4. "Noritsukehousei"   16:49

Yurikamome: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 3

Yurikamome
Studio album by Merzbow
Released March 24, 2009
Recorded January 2009
Length 53:20
Professional reviews
Merzbow chronology
Fukurou
(2009)		 Yurikamome
(2009)		 Karasu
(2009)

The title refers to the Black-headed Gull (百合鴎 yurikamome?), literally "Lily seagull".

The second track could refer to February 16, 2002 when 275 animal rights activists united in front of the D.C. Neiman Marcus to demand that the company stop supporting the fur industry.

Track listing

Track Title Length
1. "Black Headed Gull"   31:42
2. "February 2002"   13:33
3. "The Angel of the Odd"   8:05

Karasu: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 4

Karasu
Studio album by Merzbow
Released April 28, 2009
Recorded February 2009
Length 64:11
Merzbow chronology
Yurikamome
(2009)		 Karasu
(2009)		 Hiranya
(2009)

The title refers to the Crow (鴉 karasu?).

Track listing

Track Title Length
1. "Argus"   19:40
2. "Stone the Crows"   27:35
3. "Morgue"   16:56

Uzura: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 5

Uzura
Studio album by Merzbow
Released May 20, 2009
Recorded March 2009
Length 56:06
Professional reviews
Merzbow chronology
Hiranya
(2009)		 Uzura
(2009)		 Tempi / Matatabi
(2009)

The title refers to the Japanese Quail (鶉 uzura?).

The song titles referrer to a March 2009 cull after the bird flu virus was found.[11]

Track listing

Track Title Length
1. "Requiem for the 259,000 Quails Culled at a Farm in Toyohashi Part 1"   15:54
2. "Requiem for the 259,000 Quails Culled at a Farm in Toyohashi Part 2"   27:37
3. "Requiem for the 259,000 Quails Culled at a Farm in Toyohashi Part 3"   12:35

Kamo: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 6

Kamo
Studio album by Merzbow
Released June 23, 2009
Recorded April 2009
Length 52:20
Merzbow chronology
Tempi / Matatabi
(2009)		 Kamo
(2009)		 Don't Steal My Coat
(2009)

The title refers to the Duck (鴨 kamo?).

The first track is a protest against the wild-bird cull instituted by Tokyo Governor Shintarō Ishihara.[1] Akasaka is a district in Minato, Tokyo.

Track listing

Track Title Length
1. "Bird Killer Governor Ishihara Deserves to Die"   16:44
2. "Wilderness in Akasaka"   19:39
3. "Heresy"   15:57

Kujakubato: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 7

Kujakubato
Studio album by Merzbow
Released August 5, 2009
Recorded May 2009
Length 46:02
Professional reviews
Merzbow chronology
Don't Steal My Coat
(2009)		 Kujakubato
(2009)		 Kokuchou
(2009)

The title refers to the Fantail pigeon (孔雀鳩 kujakubato?), literally "Peacock pigeon".

The album was delayed until the first week of August. The bird design on the cover was previously used on Fantail.

Track listing

Track Title Length
1. "Wind of Pain"   7:50
2. "Pigeon Walk Part 1"   10:15
3. "Pigeon Walk Part 2"   7:58
4. "Dove Festival"   14:07
5. "Bird Droppings on Your Head"   5:52

Kokuchou: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 8

Kokuchou
Studio album by Merzbow
Released August 21, 2009
Recorded June 2009
Length 50:23
Professional reviews
Merzbow chronology
Kujakubato
(2009)		 Kokuchou
(2009)		 Hiyodori
(2009)

The title refers to the Black Swan (黒鳥 kokuchō?).

"Ushiwaka 2" is a reworking of a track from Yoshinotsune.

Track listing

Track Title Length
1. "Mesmerism"   5:33
2. "Black Swan"   24:03
3. "Colored Rain"   13:22
4. "Ushiwaka 2"   7:25

Hiyodori: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 9

Hiyodori
Studio album by Merzbow
Released September 30, 2009
Recorded July 2009
Length 64:23
Professional reviews
Merzbow chronology
Kokuchou
(2009)		 Hiyodori
(2009)		 Niwatori
(2009)

The title refers to the Brown-eared Bulbul (鵯 hiyodori?).

Track listing

Track Title Length
1. "Hiyodori"   30:20
2. "Across the Earth"   16:18
3. "Purple Triangle"   17:45

Niwatori: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 10

Niwatori
Studio album by Merzbow
Released November 2009
Recorded August 2009
Length 62:39
Merzbow chronology
Hiyodori
(2009)		 Niwatori
(2009)		 Microkosmos Volume 1
(2009)

The title refers to the Chicken (鶏 niwatori?).

The album was delayed until the first week of November due to printing errors.

Track listing

Track Title Length
1. "Niwatori Obsession 1"   29:32
2. "Niwatori Obsession 2"   18:19
3. "Niwatori Obsession 3"   14:48

Shirasagi: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 11

Shirasagi
Studio album by Merzbow
Released November 2009
Recorded September 2009
Length 58:25
Merzbow chronology
Microkosmos Volume 1
(2009)		 Shirasagi
(2009)		 Tsubame
(2009)

The title refers to the Egret (白鷺 shirasagi?).

The cover shows the Asahi Beer Hall.

Track listing

Track Title Length
1. "Transformed into Food"   16:28
2. "Once the Human Meat Is Done, Cut It Up and Mix with the Vegetable Curry"   11:10
3. "Dismemberment of Nature"   14:37
4. "Chained"   16:11

Tsubame: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 12

Tsubame
Studio album by Merzbow
Released December 2009
Recorded October 2009
Length 55:02
Merzbow chronology
Shirasagi
(2009)		 Tsubame
(2009)		 Chabo
(2010)

The title refers to the Barn Swallow (燕 tsubame?).

Track listing

Track Title Length
1. "Destroy the Cages"   17:24
2. "Burn Down Research Facilities"   21:38
3. "Escape from Captors"   16:00

Chabo: 13 Japanese Birds Pt. 13

Chabo
Studio album by Merzbow
Released January 2010
Recorded November 2009
Length 51:24
Professional reviews
Merzbow chronology
Tsubame
(2009)		 Chabo
(2010)		 Another Merzbow Records
(2010)

The title refers to the Japanese Bantam (矮鶏 chabo?).

Track listing

Track Title Length
1. "Resurrection"   51:24

大鵞絨の鳥

大鵞絨の鳥
Studio album by Merzbow
Released March 17 2010
Recorded 2009
Merzbow chronology
Graft
(2010)		 大鵞絨の鳥
(2010)

Bonus CDR included with Ecobag.

Track listing

Track Title Length
1. "第一曲"    
2. "第二曲"    

Credits

  • Masami Akita – Music
  • Jenny – Artwork

Fukurou lists additional instrument credits:

References

  1. ^ a b Batty, Roger. "Interview: The Birds of Noise". Musique Machine. http://musiquemachine.com/articles/articles_template.php?id=150. Retrieved March 17, 2010. 
  2. ^ http://www.importantrecords.com/releases/merzbow_birdbox.html Important Records page on the full set, with links to individual releases
  3. ^ http://www.importantrecords.com/releases/imprec294_release_page.htm Ecobag
  4. ^ http://twitter.com/imprec/status/6804820197 Important Records Twitter page
  5. ^ Batty, Roger. "Review: Suzume". Musique Machine. http://musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=2223. Retrieved November 4, 2009. 
  6. ^ Couture, François. "Review: Fukurou". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0nfoxzukldke. Retrieved November 4, 2009. 
  7. ^ Batty, Roger. "Review: Fukurou". Musique Machine. http://musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=2250. Retrieved November 4, 2009. 
  8. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Review: Yurikamome". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ajfrxz9kldfe. Retrieved November 4, 2009. 
  9. ^ Batty, Roger. "Review: Yurikamome". Musique Machine. http://musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=2290. Retrieved January 15, 2010. 
  10. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Review: Uzura". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:axfexzw0ld0e. Retrieved February 14, 2010. 
  11. ^ "Bird flu prompts quail cull in Aichi". The Japan Times. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090302a5.html. Retrieved November 10, 2009. 
  12. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Review: Kujakubato". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kifixzlaldhe. Retrieved November 4, 2009. 
  13. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Review: Kokuchou". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:a9fyxzraldje. Retrieved February 14, 2010. 
  14. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Review: Hiyodori". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fzfwxzealdje. Retrieved February 14, 2010. 
  15. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Review: Chabo". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fjfrxzyaldae. Retrieved March 15, 2010. 

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