Great American Nude / Crash for Hi-Fi
Great American Nude / Crash for Hi-Fi is a live album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It features excerpts from seven performances recorded during the 1990 tour of the United States, plus a studio track recorded 1991 in Tokyo, Japan.[1]
The full performance of track 3 was included in the Merzbox. The full performance of track 7 was released on VHS as Live at Middle East Cafe Boston 21 Sep 1990. Raw material for track 8 was included on Stacy Q, Hi-Fi Sweet Leaf in the Merzbox.
Track listing
| 1. |
"RRR Loft, Lowell, MA" (19/9/90) |
11:58 |
| 2. |
"Babylon a Go Go, Cleveland, Ohio" (29/9/90) |
6:55 |
| 3. |
"WFMU, New York" (23/9/90) |
3:59 |
| 4. |
"WJUL, Lowell, MA" (17/9/90) |
8:40 |
| 5. |
"Lowell University, Lowell, MA" (18/9/90) |
9:51 |
| 6. |
"Edge of the Looking Glass, Chicago, Illinois" (30/9/90) |
4:45 |
| 7. |
"Middle East Cafe, Boston, MA" (21/9/90) |
13:45 |
| 8. |
"Crash for Hi-Fi" (4/9/91) |
17:20 |
Personnel
- Masami Akita – live electronics and found metals on tracks 1–7, electronics and tapes on track 8
- Reiko Azuma – bowed instruments and metals on tracks 1–7
- Abtechtonics – artwork
- Toshiji Mikawa – liner notes
Notes
- Good Alchemy Series Volume 2, Part 1
- Thanks to: Ron Lessard, Due Process, Illusion of Safety, Fabio, Gen Ken, Ralph, other stuffs [sic] in US tour & Alchemy Records
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