Recorded during the height of the 13 Japanese Birds series production, these three performances capture Merzbow at peak drumming-era intensity. The centerpiece - a commanding 32-minute second track - demonstrates the extended improvisational structures characteristic of this period. The encounter with Balázs Pándi, a drummer sharing similar musical background (not only metal and grindcore, but also Sun Ra and free jazz), led to Merzbow's desire to pursue drumming as duo collaboration. After this period, solo work returned to drum-less styles, making these recordings of Akita's own drum performances particularly valuable.

Credits: All Music by Masami Akita
Recorded & mixed at Munemihouse, January 2009
Remastered, October 2020
Mastered by Kentaro Hayashi, Osaka