Door Open at 8 am

Door Open at 8 am is an album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It is from the Aqua Necromancer sessions, but samples jazz instead of progressive rock.[3]

Door Open at 8 am
Studio album by
Merzbow
ReleasedJune 1, 1999 (1999-06-01)
RecordedApril–May 1998
StudioBedroom, Tokyo
GenreNoise
Length55:20
LabelAlien8
ProducerMasami Akita
Merzbow chronology
Tentacle
(1999)		 Door Open at 8 am
(1999)		 Happenings 1000 Years Time Ago
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Chronicles of Chaos8/10[1]
Exclaim!favorable[2]

References include The Tony Williams Lifetime (whose "Vuelta Abajo" is sampled on track 2), Jimmy Garrison/Elvin Jones, and John Coltrane's The Africa/Brass Sessions, Volume 2 ("Africa" is sampled on track 6).

Track listing

All music is composed by Masami Akita.

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"1:30
2."Tony Williams Deathspace"2:18
3."Jimmy Elvins in Traffic"9:49
4."Lyons Wake"10:45
5."Door Open at 8 am"3:17
6."The Africa Brass Session Vol.2"19:51
7."Metro and Bus"7:50

Personnel
  • Masami Akita – EMS, Moog, noise electronics [4]
  • Stefan Figiel at Numerix – mastering

References
  1. Sanchez, Gabriel (November 20, 2000). "Merzbow - Door Open at 8 AM : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  2. Lewis, David (October 1999). "Merzbow - Door Open at 8 a.m." Exclaim!. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  3. "Door Open at 8 am". Alien8 Recordings. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  4. "Merzbow - Door Open At 8 AM (CD, Album)". Discogs. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
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