Last of Analog Sessions

Infobox Album
Name = Last of Analog Sessions
Type = box
Longtype =
Artist = Merzbow


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Caption =
Released = February 2004
Recorded = 1997-1999
Genre = Noise music
Length = 2:43:03
Label = Important Records imprec022-024
Producer = Masami Akita
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Chronology =
Last album = "Tamago"
(2004)
This album = "Last of Analog Sessions"
(2004)
Next album = "Offering"
(2004)
Misc =

"Last of Analog Sessions" is a triple CD box set by Japanese noise music musician Masami Akita, under the name Merzbow. This set is a limited edition and comes with an embroidered patch. Each CD comes in separate cardboard sleeves packaged in a foil stamped black box.

The cover of "Catapillar" is a tribute to the self-titled album by rock group Catapilla combined with Minazo. "Bozzio" samples Terry Bozzio drumming on "Hands with a Hammer" from "You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 3" by Frank Zappa. This track is a different version of "Shin Kawasaki" from "Maschinenstil".

Track listing

All music by Masami Akita.

CD 1: "Catapillar" (1997)

#(untitled) - 6:34
#(untitled) - 5:42
#(untitled) - 7:00
#(untitled) - 10:49
#(untitled) - 12:01
#(untitled) - 14:48

CD 2: "Medamaya" (目玉屋) (1998)

#(untitled) - 9:32
#(untitled) - 24:29
#(untitled) - 20:13

CD 3: "Springharp" (1999)

#"Monmon" - 7:44
#"Bozzio" - 18:42
#"Springharp" - 25:29

Personnel

*Masami Akita - self-built junk with contact mics, various filters and ring modulators, various effects pedals, EMS Synthi A synthesizer, EMS VCS3 synthesizer, Moog synthesizer, GR-500 Guitar synthesizer, tapes, EXD, drum machine, oscillators, artwork
*Almighty - design

leeve notes

*Masami Akita plays Self-built junk with contact mics, various filters and ring modulators, various effects pedals, EMS Synthi A synthesizer, EMS VCS3 Synthesizer, Moog synthesizer, GR-500 Guitar Synthesizer, Tapes, EXD, Drum Machine and Oscillators.

*Package design by Almighty

Back of the "Springharp" sleeve includes the following additional credits.
*All Music by Masami Akita
*Recorded & Mixed at Bedroom, '98-'99
*Instruments: Moog, EMS Synthia'A', EMS VCS3, Metals, Tapes, Noise Pedals etc
*Digitally Copy from Original DAT Tapes Oct 2002
*Artwork by MA (1983/2002).

External links

* [http://www.discogs.com/release/239478 Discogs entry]