Interview with Merzbow

Source: Roland Articles.

Widely regarded as the most important artist in noise music, since 1979, Masami Akita’s Merzbow project has stood at the center of the genre, defining its possibilities. Both an icon and an anomaly, while critics might describe Akita’s output as anti-music, its sheer scale defies classification. With over 500 releases, his influence extends across avant-garde, industrial, and extreme music. However, Merzbow is not only about volume but vision—a boiling ocean of merciless textures and sound that never stops unfolding. Once attuned to his unique frequencies, the dense walls of sound often reveal an unexpected beauty and clarity within the chaos. It’s the paradox that continues to define Akita’s legacy, and one that’s carried forward on the latest four-part Merzbow LP, Sedonis.