Music for Bondage Performance

Merzbow | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 30, 1995)
• Label: Extreme Music
• ASIN: B000005R1T
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #417,693 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Hara-Kiri Video 'Lost Paradise' Theme: For Asako

2. Seishi Seppuku Kei: Made For Female Prisoner In Bondage & Seppuku Japanese Style

3. Ropers In Tears: Made For Bondage & Pipe In Western Style

4. Aimei Nawa: Made For Office Girl In Bondage In Yokohoma

5. 'Lost Paradise' Fire Scene

6. Bondage Performance At Homo Fixas

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It is what it is, January 4, 2000

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alaska (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Music for Bondage Performance (Audio CD)

Apparently this is music created for Japanese rope bondage shows (the correct title is Music for Bondage Performance), a cultural phenomenon that hasn't quite caught on in America.

I think one reason why this works, despite being nihilistic atonal noise, is that the sounds are generally very clear and distinct, and don't degenerate into aural sludge. I wouldn't exactly call it catchy, but it is intriguing, often beautiful and driven by a deliberate aesthetic sensibility. Occasionally even a hint of a melody will appear from deep within the harsh, droning machinery.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Akita, November 7, 2000

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Robert P. Beveridge "xterminal" (Lakewood, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Music for Bondage Performance (Audio CD)

Far less harsh than most of Master Akita's material, Music for Bondage Performance is a perfect introduction to Merzbow, and the greater world of noise that lies behind him. Waves of sonics provide an almost soothing background to the subdued loops above them, creating a sensual atmosphere designed to allow the viewer to focus on the performance. To someone unfamiliar with noise, it's indescribable until you hear it; imagine the ambient soundtrack to a suspense film with slightly less in the way of melody and you'll get a general idea. Fantastic stuff.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars music to listen to while creeping around in the dark, December 7, 1998

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[e-mail] (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Music for Bondage Performance (Audio CD)

This album is a recording of noise. There is no beat, no words, no melody, etc... If these criteria are all you think of when you think of music, then perhaps listening to this album will expand your perception of the term. Merzbow is Japanese Industrial Noise. If you like Einsturzende Neubauten, give this artist a try.