Merzbuddha

What did you listen to last summer? Masami Akita, otherwise known as Merzbow, spent most of his summer listening to Horace Andy, Studio One, Dennis Bovel, Keith Hudson and a whole pipe-full of other dub mavericks. That’s probably why this brand new full-length, with cover art by Jenny Akita, is dripping with deep bass riffage and a whole lot of electronic dub vibes and beats. Merzbuddha is third in the series of Merz-titled releases following in the audio footsteps of the flagship release Merzbeat. With the same reverence for crushing analog beats, weaving noise textures and a compositional complexity, Masami Akita switches direction and dubs it up. Imagine The New Blockaders in an audio blender with King Tubby and you’re not even halfway there.