超越极端的暴力:Merzbow的不安聆听

  • 秋田昌美
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  • MasamiAkitaakaMerzbowisoneofthemostprolific“noisic… MasamiAkitaakaMerzbowisoneofthemostprolific“noisicians”intheHarshNoisegenre,withover300releasessince1979thatrangefrom5cassettesetspackagedinsideVHSboxesandlimitededitionCD-R’stothe50CDMerzboxandtheULTRA-limitededitionofNoiseEmbryothatcomespackagedinsideaMercedes.MerzbowtakeshisnamefromDadaanti-artistKurtSchwittersandhishouse-sizedinstallation,Merzbau.  AsidefromcreatinghissymphoniesofcacophonyMasamiAkitahasalsowrittenbooksandarticlesonextremecultureandSadomasochism,lendshisservicesasafreelancewritertoavarietyofpornographymagazinesandhasdirected/actedasconsultantonvariousHarakiriandKinbakufetishfilms.HealsoscoredthefilmDeadman2forthedirectorofthisdocumentary,IanKerkhof.  OvertheyearsIhavemanagedtoamassafairamountofMerzbow’soutput,butIhaveneverreallyknownmuchaboutthemanhimself,otherthanthefactthathedigsbondageandanimalrights.SowhenIdiscoveredIanKerkhofdirectorofthebrilliantTokyoElegyandNicetoMeetYou,PleaseDon’tRapeMe!,hadmadeadocumentaryonthisJapaneseenigma,Ihadtofindandviewitimmediately.  Theopening20minutesorsoofthefilmisbasicallyfootageofMasamihangingoutwithsomepigeons,walkingthestreetsofTokyo,putteringaroundwithhiselectronics,etc.withsomedatedvisualeffectssuperimposedontopofitwhileasampleofhisdissonancethrobsonthesoundtrack.Thenhebeginstospeakabouthowhegotintothenoisesceneinthelate70s/early80s,howasayouthhewantedtomakemusic“sodreadfultolistentothatitwouldn’tbeconsideredmusic”,andhisobsessionwithcollectingvariouseverydaysoundsandincorporatingthemintohiswork.  AsthedocumentaryprogressesitisclearMr.KerkhofisattemptingtotranslatetheideasofMasamiandhisheroes,theDadaiststothefilmmedium;theflowisrelentlesslyinterruptedbycuts,splices,inserts,samplesandseizure-inducingstrobesmakingitsomewhatofatasktoendure,whichI’msureiswhathehadinmind.AlthoughformethesegmentswherethesedisruptionsarekepttoaminimumasMasamienlightensusonhisinspirationsandfixationswerethemostintriguing.  ThroughoutthefilmsruntimeTheMerzwaxesphilosophicalonsuchsubjectsaspreandpost-WWIIpornography,Japan’suniformfetish,thenationalsignificanceofSepukku/Harakiriandthedistinctionbetweenthetwo,Bataille’sconceptsoferoticism,Gothicarchitectureandmuchmore.Wealsoaretreatedtosomeliveperformanceswhereherockshisbizarronoisemachine-cum-guitarcontraptionandsomeexcerptsfromhisHarakirifetishfilmLostParadise,overwhichheexplainsthatincertainarchaicreligiousceremonies,totestifytheirutterdevotion,womenwouldofferuptheirentrailstothegods.  AroundhalfwaythroughthedurationMasamipronouncesmyfavouritequoteofhis:“Ifmusicwassex,Merzbowwouldbepornography”-forme,thatprettymuchsumsuphisworkinanutshell.

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