What a treat! Philip Best (Consumer Electronics, Whitehouse, Amphetamine Sulphate, et al.) was in town and met with Mike and Greh to discuss the Spiral Honey CD on Work in Progress from 1996. This harsh, nasty, buzzing record is met with great elation by the three of us, Connelly makes a compliment faux pas and Philip takes some time to discuss the true benefits of our Patreon. Follow us on Instagram: @noisextra Follow us on Twitter: @noisextraaa Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/noisextra/ Purchase Spiral Honey on iTunes

Russell Haswell (Consumer Electronics, Satanstornade) stopped by while in town for a show to speak with us about 1996’s Mercurated CD on Alchemy Records. Russell gives insight about collaborating with Masami Akita, seeing him live for the first time, and the magic of Japanese-label Merzbow CDs. Follow us on Instagram: @noisextra Follow us on Twitter: @noisextraaa Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/noisextra/ Purchase Mercurated on iTunes

For this strange 1994 12″ from UK label short-lived Ten Bob Swerver, we had Elden M (Allegory Chapel Ltd., Avellan Cross) over for a nice loud listen. Elden talks about joining Merzbow on stage, touring Japan in the 90s and we give our take on a weird record from the classic era of Merzbow, including a B side with the Masami/Reiko/Bara power-trio! Follow us on Instagram: @noisextra Follow us on Twitter: @noisextraaa Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/noisextra/

We finally dip our toes in the digital realm with 2002’s AMLUX on Important Records, chosen by screenwriter Ben Collins (Super Dark Times). This record takes the three of us different places: Connelly gets locked inside a parking garage, Greh confesses his foolishness regarding post-2000s Merzbow, and Ben comes up with a movie pitch for Die Hard, but in Japan. Follow us on Instagram: @noisextra Follow us on Twitter: @noisextraaa Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/noisextra/ Purchase Amlux on iTunes

Mike and Greh met up with Jim Haras (Deterge, Laureate) and listened to Merzbow’s 1999 jazz-sampling classic Door Open at 8am on Alien8. Be forewarned, the three of us LOVE this record and you can certainly tell (though maybe not from the photo). Fuel up the gas-guzzler and settle in for the long haul. Follow us on Instagram: @noisextra Follow us on Twitter: @noisextraaa Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/noisextra/ Purchase Door Open at 8am on iTunes

With us this week is John Wiese to talk about the 1990 Merzbow CD Cloud Cock OO Grand. This marks a new era for Merzbow, the first of many CDs and the direction we’d see in the ’90s. I told John about this podcast when it was just an idea, and we’re happy to have him here for what is certainly not his last episode. Follow us on Instagram: @noisextra Follow us on Twitter: @noisextraaa Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/noisextra/ Purchase Cloud Cock OO Grand on iTunes

Only a month in, and doing Venereology already? We must be crazy. Mike and Greh talk to dream guest Phil Blankenship (of The Cherry Point, LHD and the legendary Troniks label) about this barn-burner of a record that changed his life (and his high school yearbook photo). We’re discussing the classic 1994 CD edition. Follow us on Instagram: @noisextra Follow us on Twitter: @noisextraaa Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/noisextra/ Purchase Venereology on iTunes Phil’s high school yearbook photo

Some late ’80s Merzbow here, selected by Grant Richardson (GNAWED) who stopped by while on tour, and as usual I can’t seem to keep Mike Connelly away from these listening sessions. Sewers, shipping containers, forklifts and orchestral composition are a few of the items on hand as we descend into the junk cavern. Follow us on Instagram: @noisextra Follow us on Twitter: @noisextraaa Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/noisextra/

Our third episode, we have Tara Connelly (Clay Rendering, The Haunting, The Pool at Metz) here to discuss 1997’s Hybrid Noisebloom on Vinyl Communications. Mike Connelly is here as well, and we recorded this episode on Valentine’s day. We get spacey and sensual, talk a bit about naked lady mudflaps and Tara shares a rather personal anecdote about Merzbow cover art and the act of love. Follow us on Instagram: @noisextra Follow us on Twitter: @noisextraaa Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/noisextra/

I’m joined again by Mike Connelly, along with our friend Bill Hutson (Rale, Tattered Syntax, clipping.) who chose 1995’s GREEN WHEELS CD+5″ from Self Abuse Records to discuss. We try to pronounce the track titles, talk about why Merzbow is THE ONE, and the sterilization of “bad sounds” from noise. Follow us on Instagram: @noisextra Follow us on Twitter: @noisextraaa Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/noisextra/ Purchase Green Wheels on iTunes