Merzbow, Ladybird Balance
1998 CD
Noise
Experimental
Disco

Main image
Human Wrechords
art direction [concept & production] Luther Blissett
artwork Masami Akita
artwork Tanja Kopecky
backing vocals Gundula Schmitz
bass [whistling basses] Dr. Zastrow
executive-producer [concept & production] Luther Blissett
featuring [hidden instruments] Thies Mynther
featuring [musical degeneration] Brezel Göring
featuring [musical developments] John Raw
featuring [musical environments] Dr. Halb
featuring [musical invitations] Disco Hobby
human beatbox Nasir Al Shahabi
performer [merzbow] Masami Akita
photography by [photo] Düse
sleeve, design Claude Debussy
theremin, keyboards [ems synthi 'a', moog 'the rouge'], noises [noise electronics] Masami Akita
vocals Tanja Kopecky
zither Moe
Recorded At ZSF Produkt Studio
Mixed At ZSF Produkt Studio
Glass Mastered At Calyx Mastering
The album is virtually including 3 CDs in one: left channel is Merzbow album called Floating Eloy (38:38), right channel is Ladybird untitled album with 9 tracks (including 3 hidden bonus tracks) and in stereo mode it's called Balance - both records playing simultaneously. The actual playing time of the CD is 61:45.

First track have silence in right channel (no Ladybird music).

Baby James includes 3 hidden tracks by Ladybird after 10 minutes of silence: Obsession (cover on Obsession by Army Of Lovers), So Dizzy (cover on So Dizzy by Rehab) and Give It To Me (All Your Love) (cover on Give It To Me by The Troggs). Left channel is muted on this tracks (no Merzbow music), but for the last 2 minutes the music is stereo again (Merzbow + Ladybird). Hidden tracks aren't named on the cover.

Some songs on the album by Ladybird are parody renditions of famous pop tracks:
It Only Takes A Boy - It Only Takes a Minute by Take That mixed with a famous Popcorn melody
I Feel Summer - I Feel Love by Donna Summer
Netlove - Computer Love by Kraftwerk

Merzbow's Floating Eloy recorded & mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, February 1997.
Matrix / Runout: HIDDEN CALYX HW 015
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L357
Mould SID Code: IFPI 5221



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