Rainbow Electronics

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Based on 37 ratings
1990 Ratings: #282
August 1990 / Release Date
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Alchemy / Label
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maryfreegirl
85

I liked the cool sounds in general but the harsher moments were the standouts to me (as one would expect), felt like a merzbox throwback!!

chtc
NR

Some switch must have flipped in my brain during autumn turning on noise mode. I have many discogs I have yet to finish and here I am listening to another Merz release.
I should finish Merzbient by the weekend and review it, it won't be a disc-by-disc review though, stay tuned.

Rainbow Electronics is a single 73-minute track (made from 21 hours of material!) and another release where you can see the shift towards harsh noise. It's a constantly changing collage of noise, might as well ... read more

IreviewMerzbow
85

No, you know what? This is it. This is the shit. This is what I want to be considered the real "turning point in Merzbow", because on top of just being an amazing listen, it's a massive and obvious sonic shift into harsh noise while still retaining much of what made early Merzbow so special atmospherically. Bizarrely amorphous for a Merz composition, it's one 73-minute track which moves like feet on hot cement; never staying in place for too long so not to burn too deeply. There are ... read more

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1[untitled]
73:22
Total Length: 1 hour, 13 minutes
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