Extinct (CSR330CD/LP), by Meat Beat Manifesto & Merzbow

Extinct (CSR330CD/LP)

by Meat Beat Manifesto & Merzbow

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DAS VILLAIN One would think it's an unlikely collaboration between genius extraordinaire: MBM's Jack Dangers and noise-meister Merzbow, but you would be wrong! Jack said it himself that this release is a "masterclass in sonic anarchy" which is the polymath of Extinct! Deconstruction is omnipresent, here: ruptured beats, dense noise layers, odd time signatures, and dub textures makes for a cathartic yet chaotic release at the vanguard of music-when taken to extremes-is at the heart of experimental music. Favorite track: Burner.

MERZILLA Percussive Beatdown Brilliance!!!
Oh Yeah. Catchy. Blurrdown dazzle. Flaming, non-commercial Cheeto spastic-fantastic volcanic flow squeezed between crunching ding-dong cacaphony!RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRA!!!!!!!!!!!! Two masters' blistering articulations swaddled in binary bliss. Favorite track: ¡FLAKKA!.

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Ltd Ed LP: 300 copies on red vinyl in matt-laminate sleeve (via Cold Spring only). Art by Abby Helasdottir (Gydja)

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1.	¡FLAKKA! 20:27	buy track
2.	Burner 15:45	buy track
3.	¡FLAKKA! (Radio Edit) 04:35

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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).

• CD in matt-laminate, flood-printed digipak.

• Ltd Ed LP: 300 copies on red vinyl in matt-laminate sleeve (via Cold Spring only).

• Black LP in matt-laminate sleeve.

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released April 26, 2024

Composed, recorded and produced November 2023 - January 2024 by Jack Dangers and Masami Akita.

Art by Abby Helasdottir (Gydja).

VIDEOS (YouTube):

'¡FLAKKA!' by Jack Dangers: bit.ly/MBMMerzbow-FlakkaQR (WARNING: NSFW!)

'Burner' by Jack Dangers: bit.ly/MBMMerzbow-Burner

Album teaser by Abby Helasdottir: bit.ly/MBM-Merzbow

REVIEWS:

"A trial by ordeal with cathartic benefits, in much the same way as dental scaling is... a distorted beat... an endless degenerative loop... heightened to a punishing degree. Merzbow on his own often facilitates feelings of calm hidden in pockets among the noise... this pairing offers more of a doubling up of extremes" (Electronic Sound Magazine)

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We are a UK-based record label / mailorder store / distributor, specialising in all forms of esoteric / industrial music, but particularly: Industrial, Dark Ambient, Black Ambient, Japanese Noise, Neoclassical, Dark Folk, Orchestral, Power Electronics, Noise, Drone, Doom, Death Industrial, Dark Soundtracks and Experimental music. ... more

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