Live Performance Feb. 85
| Live Performance Feb. 1985 | ||||
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| File:Live Performance Feb. 85 cover.jpeg | ||||
| Studio album by Merzbow | ||||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Recorded | February 1985 | |||
| Studio | Merz-bau Studio | |||
| Genre | Noise | |||
| Length | 62:34 | |||
| Label | ZSF Produkt, Le Syndicat | |||
| Producer | Masami Akita | |||
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Live Performance Feb. 85 is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It was released by both Le Syndicat in France and Merzbow's own ZSF Produkt label. Despite the title, it was recorded at Merzbow's home studio. It was soon reissued on ZSF retitled Nil Vagina Mail-Action. The reissue says that it was originally released as Life Performance, but the original releases have it written "Live".[1] It was reissued on CD on March 7, 2016 by Cold Spring titled simply Life Performance.[2]
A "Nil Vagina tape loop" is listed as being used on Solonoise 1, Solonoise 2, and Lowest Music 2. Material from Solonoise 2 and Lowest Music 2 are included as Nil Vagina Tape Loops in the Merzbox (2000). The title Nil Vagina Mail-Action was also used for a paper anti-record given away for free in 1986. It is a 12" paper disk printed with pink graphics on one side and the Crocidura Dsi Nezumi cover in brown on the reverse. It is listed as part of Merzbow's discography in the Merzbook and in Studio Voice magazine.[3][4] An EP called Nil Vagina for Mice was released in 1993.
Track listing
| Side one | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Nil Vagina Mail Action Pt. 1" | 15:56 |
| 2. | "Nil Vagina Mail Action Pt. 2" | 15:28 |
| Side two | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Nil Vagina Mail Action Pt. 3" | 14:24 |
| 2. | "Nil Vagina Mail Action Pt. 4" | 12:00 |
| 3. | "Nil Vagina Mail Action Pt. 5" | 4:46 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Quantity | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1985 | ZSF Produkt | C60 | unknown | none |
| France | 1985 | Le Syndicat | 14 | ||
| Japan | unknown | ZSF Produkt | none | ||
| United Kingdom | 2016 | Cold Spring | CD | CSR218CD |
Both versions on ZSF Produkt were made with several different covers.
References
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- Live Performance Feb. 85 at Discogs (list of releases)
- Life Performance] at Cold Spring
- "Nil Vagina Mail Action Pt. 5" at SoundCloud
