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MEAT BEAT MANIFESTO & MERZBOW 'Extinct' CD/LP/Ltd LP

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).

LISTEN TO THE EXCLUSIVE FULL-ALBUM STREAM AT SIDE-LINE: https://www.side-line.com/exclusive-album-stream-by-meat-beat-manifesto-merzbow-extinct

'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).

Composed, recorded and produced November 2023 - January 2024 by Jack Dangers and Masami Akita. Art by Abby Helasdottir (Gydja).

• CD in matt-laminate, flood-printed digipak:
https://coldspring.co.uk/CSR330CD

• Ltd Ed LP: 300 copies on red vinyl in matt-laminate sleeve (via Cold Spring only): https://coldspring.co.uk/CSR330LP-red

• Black LP in matt-laminate sleeve: https://coldspring.co.uk/CSR330LP

• Bandcamp: https://coldspring.bandcamp.com/album/extinct-csr330cd-lp

Listen: https://soundcloud.com/coldspring/mbm-merzbow

Digital: https://orcd.co/csr330cd

Out 26th April 2024.

http://www.meatbeatmanifesto.com
http://www.merzbow.net

Extinct

MEAT BEAT MANIFESTO & MERZBOW '¡FLAKKA!' (Radio Edit)

The cargo cult does not exist per se; rather it appears in the dirty mirror of the European self - a cultic other as a reflection of the imperial self. The dreamer should always advance and attack in the teeth of danger, calling on the dream images of his fellows if necessary.  Eroticism is beyond good and evil since it is inevitable ... just imagine living in four rapidly evolving worlds at once.  To what degree can an expressionless doll made of wood be filled with the breath of life?


A1 The Age of Fragmentation
A2 Bunraku
A3 After Dinner
A4 Kaiseki

B1 Lead Away From Light
B2 Broken Orchestra
B3 Kaiseki - Cut Hands Remix
B4 Broken Orchestra - Nokuit Remix


INSTRUMENTS USED:
Angklung, Cello, Chenda, Darbouka, Didgeridoo, Gamelan, Mridangam, Ney, 
Percussion, Shakuhachi, Shamisen, Synthesiser, Taiko, Trumpet, Viola, Violin, Voice   


Bunraku is dedicated to Brian Reitzell
Lead Away From Light is dedicated to Jon Hassell

Bunraku contains a sample of Frog Dreaming by David Hudson courtesy of Celestial Harmonies 

Written and recorded by Roberto Musci
Mixing and mastering by Robert Soma-Lewis at Ambient Works
Sleeve design by Martin Kellett


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Roberto Musci - The Age of Fragmentation

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Photo. Julien Cott 
Poetry. https://underarrow.com/The-Unconscious-Lucifer

Allis - 無自覚の魔王の光 - The Light of the Unconscious Lucifer

Shadows don’t echo — unless Oz1 tells them to.
A haunting descent into abstract rhythm and controlled chaos.
Oz1 returns with Ghost — a raw, atmospheric drum & bass cut that distorts structure and space.
This single also features a ghostly reinterpretation of Death – Enigma, reimagined in Oz1’s signature fractured style.
Dark, unorthodox, and eerily hypnotic — this is Noisj in its purest form.

Marketed by Noisj
Mastering by Musicmastering.nl
Published by Zero Tolerance Publishing

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Premiere of '410,757,864,530' by Kronom & Sun @ 00.00, taken from in aid of Ruff Sqwad Arts Foundation V​/​A (Vol​.​II),released on Loose Lips

Label: Loose Lips
Artist: Kronom & Sun @ 00.00
Title: V​/​A (Vol​.​II) - in aid of Ruff Sqwad Arts Foundation
Track: 410,757,864,530
Cat.Number: LL017
Format: Digital 
Release Date: July 10, 2020 

Pre - Order: https://looselips123.bandcamp.com/album/ll017-v-a-vol-ii-in-aid-of-ruff-sqwad-arts-foundation

We are proud to present a very special V/A on Loose Lips, bringing together a range of artists from across the world who we’ve connected with throughout the last 6 years of our LL journey!

The wide range of music chosen echoes our passion for unique music from all horizons. From raucous soundsystem music of many forms through to pertinent poetry, crazy industrial experiments, chilling ambience and eccentric breakbeats.

100% of profits from this release will be donated to a very worthwhile cause, the Ruff Sqwad Arts Foundation - Grime pioneers Rapid and Slix (Prince Owusu-Agyekum and Ebenezer Ayerh) started this foundation in 2017 in order to help create opportunities for young people who have incredible talent but who are from a less advantaged background, thus potentially not having the chances to develop their skills to the fullest.

Having been inspired by the sounds that spawned from Ruff Sqwad, other Grime originals, and so many other resulting waves of UK music, it was so energising to find out more about this amazing work that has evolved from it.

They approach education and collaboration in an incredibly genuine and musically apt way - creating a bridge between grassroots ethics and industry ambition.

Please go and check out more about them and support in any ways you are able to:
www.ruffsqwadarts.org

Allis - 無自覚の魔王の光 - The Light of the Unconscious Lucifer

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