Pornoise/1kg

Pornoise/1kg
Box set by Merzbow
Released	1984
Recorded	1982–1984 at Merzbau, Tokyo
Genre	Noise
Length	302:19
Label	ZSF Produkt
Producer	Masami Akita
Merzbow chronology
Le Cuisinier (1983) Pornoise/1kg (1984) Pornoise/Extra (1984)
Cover of 1993 reissue

Pornoise/1 kg is a box set album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow.^[1] Additional material from the sessions was released as Pornoise/Extra.

It was partially included in the Merzbox in 2000.

Background

In the 80s Masami Akita had a mail art project called Pornoise, in which he made collages using discarded magazines – in particular pornographic magazines – taken from the trash. These were then sent along with his cassettes, the idea being that his art was like cheap mail order pornography. Pornoise/1kg was released as part of these activities, the 1 kg refers to the total weight of the original package.^[2][3]

At the same time that Pornoise/1kg was released, Akita started the Sexorama compilation series featuring artists involved in the international industrial/noise mail music scene. The series had the same concept as Pornoise/1kg, and likewise was reissued in 1993 by Statutory Tape.

Pornoise was credit as the artist for the track "New Cunts" on Sexorama 2 and co-credited for artwork on Scissors for Cutting Merzbow.

Track listing

Original release

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dyprodox" (1984)
2.	"Tyranozaurs" (1984)
3.	"Stegozaurs" (1984)
4.	"Orienisorestes" (1984)
5.	"Iganodon" (1984)

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Arosaurs" (1984)
2.	"Dyprodox 2" (1984)

Side three
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Trikeratopus" (1984)

Side four
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Zymedoradon & UFO" (1984)

Side five
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Anchirozaurus"
2.	"Teranodon" (1982)
3.	"Megarozaurus" (1982)
4.	"Ikchiozaurus" (1982)
5.	"Arkeron"

Side six
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Brachiozaurus" (1982)
2.	"Extra Track" (1982)

Side seven
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Pareiazaurus" (1984)
2.	"Shisocho" (1984)

Side eight
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sasori" (1984)
2.	"Orsoseras" (1984)
3.	"Tombo" (1984)

Side nine
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Radon"

Side ten
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Barunga"

1993 Statutory Tape release

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Penis Art Is Microphone"	25:49

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Loop Fuck/Obituary"	28:20

Side three
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Night Noise White"	31:25

Side four
No.	Title	Length
1.	"New Karhma"	31:31

Side five
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Neon Sworm"	31:13

Side six
No.	Title	Length
1.	"International Velvet"	31:37

Side seven
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dynamite Don Don"	30:21

Side eight
No.	Title	Length
1.	"De-Filement of His Nubile Young Wife"	29:59

Side nine
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Toy 69"	29:52

Side ten
No.	Title	Length
1.	"UFO vs British Army"	31:59

Notes

Original release

• Recorded & mixed at Merzbau, Tokyo
• (c)1982+1985 Merzbow

1993 reissue

• Recorded 1984 at Suzuka Heights, Asagaya

Personnel

Original release

• Masami Akita – metals, rhythm, tape loops, machine noise, processed radio, TV, ring, symbal, voices, guitar, Synare 3, percussion, junk, construction environment, surrounding noises, signal devices, sex tape, UFO noise; organ on "Extra Track"
• Kiyoshi Mizutani – synth, gadgets; drums on "Extra Track"
• Unknown – bass on "Extra Track"

(note: some info was illegible due to being printed over dark areas)

1993 reissue

• Masami Akita – all noise operation
• Trevor Brown – cover
• Mamoru Murayama/Gyuten-Suprex – art direction

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Packaging
Japan	1984	ZSF Produkt	5×C60	envelope with inserts
	unknown			VHS box with inserts
	1987			envelope with inserts
United States	1993	Statutory Tape		plastic box

• The original release consists of five cassettes and numerous prints on magazine pages. Each cassette comes in a folded magazine page with overprinted images and liner notes in its own plastic sleeve. Everything is packaged in a large envelope with printed artwork.
• It was reissued at an unknown date in a VHS box with numerous inserts.
• 1987 reissue in an edition of 30 copies available exclusively through RRRecords mail order. It came packaged in a large envelope with printed artwork and with numerous inserts.
• 1993 reissue by RRR sub-label Statutory Tape, packaged in a plastic tape box with new pornographic cover art by Trevor Brown. Includes a plain insert with the liner notes.

References

1. "Merzbow - Pornoise 1 KG". Discogs. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
2. Woodward, Brett (1999). Merzbook: The Pleasuredome of Noise. Extreme. ISBN 0-646-38326-4.
3. Chad Hensley (1999). "The Beauty of Noise: An interview with Masami Akita of Merzbow". EsoTerra. Retrieved March 20, 2013.