Lowest Music & Arts 1980–1983 is an album by Merzbow, released in 2012. 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, Part 1 26:28
• 2 Hyper Music, Part 2 27:16

Disc 2

• 1 Balance of Neurosis, Part 2 22:49
• 2 Balance of Neurosis, Part 2 (continued) 21:45

Disc 3

• 1 Merz Collection I 11:18
• 2 Merz Collection II 1:57
• 3 Merz Collection III 8:27
• 4 Merz Collection IV 15:47
• 5 Merz Collection V 5:55

Disc 4

• 1 Tridal Production I 6:58
• 2 Tridal Production II 3:08
• 3 Tridal Production III 7:49
• 4 Tridal Production IV 22:38

Disc 5

• 1 Mechanization Takes Command, Part I 14:16
• 2 Mechanization Takes Command, Part II 5:55
• 3 Mechanization Takes Command, Part III 11:03
• 4 Mechanization Takes Command, Part IV 10:54

Disc 6

• 1 Mechanization Takes Command, Part V 5:44
• 2 Mechanization Takes Command, Part VI 3:16
• 3 Mechanization Takes Command, Part VII 14:13
• 4 Mechanization Takes Command, Part VIII 10:14
• 5 Mechanization Takes Command, Part IX 12:05

Disc 7

• 1 Solonoise, Part I 23:55
• 2 Solonoise, Part II 23:42

Disc 8

• 1 Solonoise, Part I 22:17
• 2 Solonoise, Part II 22:37

Disc 9

• 1 Yahatahachiman, Part I 12:42
• 2 Yahatahachiman, Part II 4:54
• 3 Yahatahachiman, Part III 9:59
• 4 Yahatahachiman, Part IV 24:45
• 5 Yahatahachiman, Part V 5:23

Disc 10

• 1 Escape Mask, Part I 9:36
• 2 Escape Mask, Part II 13:18
• 3 Escape Mask, Part III 15:32
• 4 Escape Mask, Part IV 8:07

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