Venereology is an album by Japanese noise musician Masami Akita, under the name Merzbow.

Track listing

1. "Ananga-Ranga" (29:02)
2. "Klo Ken Phantasie" (9:22)
3. "I Lead You Towards Glorious Times"* (5:29)
4. "Slave New Desart" (6:22)

Production

• All decomposed, mixed & produced by Masami Akita.
• Recorded and mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio during January and February 1994 except * excerpt from live recording at the Yaneura II, February 5, 1994.
• Live supported by Reiko A-Noise, Bara-Vocal
• Live recording by Mackeral Can Molding Company
• Bass guitar on Klo Ken Phantasie by Kazuyoshi Kimoto

• Atrocity photos researched by Antoine Bernhart
• Photo transformation assisted by Naomi Hosokawa
• Art direction and color by Abtectonics
• Visual & Logo interpretation for production by Matt Jacobson/Relapse
• Additional design by Jonathan Canady
• Mastered by Dave Shirk
• Executive Producer Matthew F. Jacobson

• Thanks To: Matt Jacobson and Relapse, Reiko Azuma, Bara, Kazuyoshi Kimoto, Fumiyoshi Suzuki (MCMC), Naomi Hosokawa, Antonie Bernhart.

• Merzbow contact: 7-32-14-105, Takinogawa, Kita, Tokyo, Japan.
• Fax-Tokyo 03-3576-8332

1995 albums | Merzbow albums