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Ikebana: Merzbow's Amlux Rebuilt, Reused and Recycled

(Important Records, imprec016) (U.S.) (2-CD set)

Disc 1

  1. DJ Spooky - Takemitsu (4:34)
  2. DJ Rupture - In and Out of Institutions (4:03)
    Jenny Jones: cello
  3. Plug (Luke Vibert) - Untitled (3:37)
  4. Alec Empire - Digital Hardcore (5:41)
  5. Kim Hiorthoy - Cow Cow (Sheep Sheep) (5:11)
  6. Nau-Zee-auN - Testosterphone (4:32)
  7. Bola - Klunk (6:59)
  8. Kurt Weisman - Spicy Water (4:04)
  9. Atom - Merzwaltz (5:29)
  10. Custom Drummer - Luxus (2:24)
  11. Raub Roy - Untitled (3:33)
  12. Abstinence - Freq (5:35)
  13. Insta-void - Cho Nama Yo! (2:42)
    Guest starring Chicks on Speed
  14. Masami Akita - Looping Jane (8:31)

Disc 2

  1. Negativland - An Actual Attack (4:47)
  2. Hrvatski - Toru Pup (4:13)
  3. Mouse on Mars - Superstar (3:58)
  4. Cornelius - Untitled (5:38)
  5. Jack Dangers - Available Memory (8:19)
  6. Freiband - Merzmix (3:08)
  7. E.A.R./Sonic Boom - Takemitsu (6:58)
  8. K.K. Null - Decomposition (3:07)
  9. Staalplaat Sound System - A Golden Cow on the Bridge (2:36)
  10. Makoto Kawabata - Revolved Jane (9:07)
  11. Nobukazu Takemura - Assembler Mix (8:45)
  12. Lasse Marhaug - Takemitsu Unholy (4:36)
  13. Kim Cascone - Black Gun Red (2:57)
  14. John Wiese - Untitled (2:36)
  15. Zipperspy - With CB (1:54)

Each track contains samples from Amlux, written by Masami Akita, released in 2001

Front cover art by Steve Keene
Art direction by John W. Brien, Jr.
Layout by Tom Daly

Released in May 2003