Meat Beat Manifesto & Merzbow - Extinct
(c) 2024 Cold Spring
Artist....: Meat Beat Manifesto & Merzbow
Album.....: Extinct
Source....: WEB/MP3
Tracks....: 2
Genre.....: Electro
Label.....: Cold Spring
Encoder...: LAME 3.100
Quality...: 320 kbps / 441kHz / Full Stereo
URL.......: http://deezer.com/album/545051602
Tracklist:
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1. íFLAKKA! 20:27
2. Burner 15:45
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36:12
Total:87.46 MB / 36:12
Release Notes:
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Cold Spring is proud to present a unique collaboration between Industrial
Breakbeat pioneers Meat Beat Manifesto (Jack Dangers) and the undisputed king of
Japanese noise, Merzbow (Masami Akita).
"We may not speak the same language, but in the vortex of sound, there's a raw,
primal understanding that transcends words. Noise can be art, a visual
representation could maybe be Jackson Pollock's No 5, a plexus of chaos
redefining what music can and could be. Pushing boundaries with Masami wasn't
just a musical adventure, it was a masterclass in sonic anarchy" (Jack Dangers,
January 2024).
'Extinct' sees the duo take listeners on a transcendental journey, focusing on
the dismantling of beat and structure and recycling the result through layers of
beautifully crafted noise and feedback loops, giving birth to new rhythms buried
deep in the dirt.
The 20 minute opener 'FLAKKA' takes constantly evolving breakbeats which are
gradually broken down over time, driven through a filter of harsh noise,
destroying the old to give birth to the new. Raw and unforgiving, the track is a
behemoth that blends mutant forms of broken beats and hints of dub, creating
rhythmic noise of the highest calibre in the process.
'Burner' takes the record to its ultimate conclusion, the initial drum beat
broken down so that it is barely recognisable. Pulsating distortion and high end
audio fragments bleed into each other as the track lumbers forth and destroys
everything in its path before slowly unravelling, degrading and falling apart.
A harrowing yet somewhat cathartic trip through walls of harsh industrial noise
and audio degradation, 'Extinct' is a masterful pairing of artists who have
delivered something truly unique yet totally relevant. Don't sleep on this one!
(Todd Robinson / Subunit).