Early Sessions 1979–1981 is an album by Merzbow, released in 2018. Rooted in industrial music · dark ambient · noise music. Here's what makes it worth your time and what to listen to next.

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Disc 1

• 1 Hyper Music 1, Vol. 1, Part 1 23:50
• 2 Hyper Music 1, Vol. 1, Part 2 11:59
• 3 Hyper Music 1, Vol. 1, Part 3 7:41

Disc 2

• 1 23 November 1979 (B), Part 1 20:22
• 2 23 November 1979 (B), Part 2 15:09

Disc 3

• 1 Por#1&2, Vol. 1, Part 1 4:59
• 2 Por#1&2, Vol. 1, Part 2 6:53
• 3 Por#1&2, Vol. 1, Part 3 3:03
• 4 Por#1&2, Vol. 1, Part 4 2:47
• 5 Por#1&2, Vol. 1, Part 5 2:46
• 6 Por#1&2, Vol. 1, Part 6 5:30
• 7 Por#1&2, Vol. 1, Part 7 9:41
• 8 Por#1&2, Vol. 1, Part 8 9:24

Disc 4

• 1 Por#1&2, Vol. 2, Part 1 13:38
• 2 Por#1&2, Vol. 2, Part 2 20:39
• 3 Por#1&2, Vol. 2, Part 3 11:53

Disc 5

• 1 Cretin Merz, Part 1 23:00
• 2 Cretin Merz, Part 2 23:58

Disc 6

• 1 Telecom Live A 15:16
• 2 Telecom Live B 15:28
• 3 Telecom Live C 17:53

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