An Untroublesome Defencelessness

An Untroublesome Defencelessness
Studio album by Merzbow / Keiji Haino / Balázs Pándi
Released June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24)
Recorded April 15, 2015
Studio Gok Sound, Tokyo
Genre Free improvisation, noise
Length 55:04
Label RareNoise
Merzbow chronology
Atsusaku
(2016)		 An Untroublesome Defencelessness
(2016)		 Kakapo
(2016)
Keiji Haino chronology
I Wonder If You Noticed "I'm Sorry" Is Such a Lovely Sound It Keeps Things from Getting Worse
(2016)		 An Untroublesome Defencelessness
(2016)
Balázs Pándi chronology
Strength & Power
(2016)		 An Untroublesome Defencelessness
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz[1]
Allmusic[2]
Drowned in Sound8/10[3]
Louder Than Warfavorable[4]
The Quietusmixed[5]
Something Else!favorable[6]

An Untroublesome Defencelessness (迷惑をかけない無防備 Meiwaku o kakenai mubōbi) is a collaborative studio album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow, Japanese guitarist Keiji Haino, and the Hungarian drummer Balázs Pándi. Merzbow and Pándi have worked together since 2009; Merzbow and Haino previously played together as Kikuri, and released the album Pulverized Purple on Les Disques Victo in 2008.[7]

Track listing

All music composed by Masami Akita, Keiji Haino, Balázs Pándi.

No. Title Length
1. "Why Is the Courtesy of the Prey Always Confused with the Courtesy of the Hunters... (Part I)" (食われるものの礼儀と食うものの礼儀と騙され続けていることとは・・・) 2:55
2. "Why Is the Courtesy of the Prey Always Confused with the Courtesy of the Hunters... (Part II)" (食われるものの礼儀と食うものの礼儀と騙され続けていることとは・・・) 9:50
3. "Why Is the Courtesy of the Prey Always Confused with the Courtesy of the Hunters... (Part III)" (食われるものの礼儀と食うものの礼儀と騙され続けていることとは・・・) 13:51
4. "How Differ the Instructions of the Left from the Instructions of the Right? (Part I)" (右側にある注意書きと左側にある注意書きの違いは？) 5:27
5. "How Differ the Instructions of the Left from the Instructions of the Right? (Part II)" (右側にある注意書きと左側にある注意書きの違いは？) 8:55
6. "How Differ the Instructions of the Left from the Instructions of the Right? (Part III)" (右側にある注意書きと左側にある注意書きの違いは？) 6:13
7. "How Differ the Instructions of the Left from the Instructions of the Right? (Part IV)" (右側にある注意書きと左側にある注意書きの違いは？) 7:50
Total length:
 55:04

Personnel

All personnel credits adapted from the album notes.[8]

Musicians
Technical personnel

Release history

Region Date Label Format(s) Catalog
United Kingdom June 24, 2016 RareNoise MP3, FLAC, HD FLAC RNR061
July 2016 CD RNR061
July 2016 2×LP (180 gram) RNR061LP

References

  1. ↑ Corroto, Mark (22 July 2016). "Merzbow/Keiji Haino/Balazs Pandi: An Untroublesome Defencelessness". All About Jazz. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Jurek, Thom. An Untroublesome Defencelessness at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  3. ↑ >Macmillan, Pieter J (22 July 2016). "Album Review: Merzbow, Keiji Haino and Balázs Pándi - An Untroublesome Defencelessness". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Newall, Phil (9 July 2016). "Merzbow / Keiji Haino / Balazs Pandi 'An Untroublesome Defencelessness' – album review". Louder Than War. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Andrews, Euan (9 August 2016). "Merzbow / Keiji Haino / Balazs Pandi". The Quietus. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  6. ↑ Aaron, S. Victor. "Merzbow / Haino / Pandi – An Untroublesome Defencelessness (2016)". Something Else!. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Merzbow Haino Pandi". RareNoiseRecords. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  8. ↑ An Untroublesome Defencelessness (album notes). Merzbow / Keiji Haino / Balázs Pándi. London: RareNoiseRecords. 2016. RNR061LP.

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