Cuts (album)

Cuts
Cuts
Studio album by Merzbow, Mats Gustafsson, Balázs Pándi
Released	February 7, 2013
Recorded	April 14, 2012
Studio	Metropolis Studio, Budapest
Genre	Noise, free improvisation
Length	71:48
Label	RareNoise
Merzbow chronology
Mats Gustafsson chronology
Balázs Pándi chronology

Cuts is collaborative studio album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow, Hungarian drummer Balázs Pándi, and Swedish saxophonist Mats Gustafsson. It was recorded during a stop on the trio's East European tour in April 2012. The album was followed up in January 2015 by Live in Tabačka 13/04/12, which was recorded live the day before Cuts in Slovakia. Cuts of Guilt, Cuts Deeper, a studio album recorded with the addition of Thurston Moore, was released in March 2015.

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The Quietus	mixed^[1]

The album was recorded in several improvised sessions at Metropolis Studio in Budapest, Hungary. Masami Akita then edited and mixed it at his Munemihouse studio in Tokyo, he didn't change the structure much except for moving a sax part.^[2] Pándi mixed his drums in Budapest.^[3] The track titles come from Leif Elggren's book Something like seeing in the dark.

Track listing edit

All music is composed by Masami Akita, Mats Gustafsson, and Balázs Pándi

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Evil Knives. Lines."	17:55
2.	"Deep Lines. Cuts."	19:07
3.	"The Fear Too. Invisible."	7:35
4.	"Like Razor Blades in the Dark."	20:55
5.	"Like Me. Like You."	6:16
Total length:		71:48

Personnel edit

All personnel credits adapted from the album notes.^[4]

Musicians

Masami Akita – noise electronics
Mats Gustafsson – baritone sax, G-clarinet, live electronics
Balázs Pándi – drums, percussion

Technical and design personnel

Daniel Sandor – engineering
Gabor Borosi – engineering
James Plotkin – mastering
Péter Szabó – cover photos
Roki – cover art, design

Release history edit

Region	Date	Label	Format(s)	Catalog
United Kingdom	February 7, 2013	RareNoise	MP3, FLAC, HD FLAC	RNR030
	February 19, 2013		CD	RNR030
	March 2013		2×LP (180 gram)	RNR030LP

References edit

^ Burnett, Joseph (10 April 2013). "Merzbow/Mats Gustafsson/Balázs Pándi". The Quietus. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
^ Burnett, Joseph (April 3, 2013). "Razor Blades In The Dark: An Interview With Merzbow". The Quietus. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
^ Valcic, Vuk (February–March 2013). "Q&A Mats Gustafsson". Rock-A-Rolla (42). V-Squared Publishing: 8–9.
^ Cuts (album notes). Merzbow, Mats Gustafsson, Balázs Pándi. London: RareNoiseRecords. 2013. RNR030.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links edit

Cuts at Discogs (list of releases)
Cuts at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

[quietusreview-1] Burnett, Joseph (10 April 2013). "Merzbow/Mats Gustafsson/Balázs Pándi". The Quietus. Retrieved 7 September 2016.

[quietus-2] Burnett, Joseph (April 3, 2013). "Razor Blades In The Dark: An Interview With Merzbow". The Quietus. Retrieved January 25, 2015.

[3] Valcic, Vuk (February–March 2013). "Q&A Mats Gustafsson". Rock-A-Rolla (42). V-Squared Publishing: 8–9.

[albumnotes-4] Cuts (album notes). Merzbow, Mats Gustafsson, Balázs Pándi. London: RareNoiseRecords. 2013. RNR030.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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