# An Untroublesome Defencelessness > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/An_Untroublesome_Defencelessness > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/An_Untroublesome_Defencelessness.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Untroublesome_Defencelessness > Source revision: 1209196884 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2016 studio album by Merzbow / Keiji Haino / Balázs Pándi An Untroublesome Defencelessness Studio album by Merzbow / Keiji Haino / Balázs Pándi Released June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24) Recorded April 15, 2015 Studio Gok Sound, Tokyo Genre Free improvisation, noise Length 55:04 Label RareNoise Merzbow chronology Atsusaku (2016) An Untroublesome Defencelessness (2016) Kakapo (2016) Keiji Haino chronology I Wonder If You Noticed "I'm Sorry" Is Such a Lovely Sound It Keeps Things from Getting Worse (2016) An Untroublesome Defencelessness (2016) Balázs Pándi chronology Strength & Power (2016) An Untroublesome Defencelessness (2016) Live at FAC251 (2016) Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating All About Jazz [1] Allmusic [2] Drowned in Sound 8/10[3] Louder Than War favorable[4] The Quietus mixed[5] Something Else! favorable[6] ***An Untroublesome Defencelessness*** (迷惑をかけない無防備, *Meiwaku o kakenai mubōbi*) is a collaborative studio album by the Japanese [noise musician](/source/Noise_music) [Merzbow](/source/Merzbow), Japanese guitarist [Keiji Haino](/source/Keiji_Haino), and the Hungarian drummer [Balázs Pándi](/source/Bal%C3%A1zs_P%C3%A1ndi). Merzbow and Pándi have worked together since 2009; Merzbow and Haino previously played together as Kikuri, and released the album *[Pulverized Purple](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pulverized_Purple&action=edit&redlink=1)* on Les Disques Victo in 2008.[7] ## Track listing All music is composed by [Masami Akita](/source/Merzbow), [Keiji Haino](/source/Keiji_Haino), [Balázs Pándi](/source/Bal%C3%A1zs_P%C3%A1ndi). No. Title Length 1. "Why Is the Courtesy of the Prey Always Confused with the Courtesy of the Hunters... (Part I)" (食われるものの礼儀と食うものの礼儀と騙され続けていることとは・・・) 2:55 2. "Why Is the Courtesy of the Prey Always Confused with the Courtesy of the Hunters... (Part II)" (食われるものの礼儀と食うものの礼儀と騙され続けていることとは・・・) 9:50 3. "Why Is the Courtesy of the Prey Always Confused with the Courtesy of the Hunters... (Part III)" (食われるものの礼儀と食うものの礼儀と騙され続けていることとは・・・) 13:51 4. "How Differ the Instructions of the Left from the Instructions of the Right? (Part I)" (右側にある注意書きと左側にある注意書きの違いは？) 5:27 5. "How Differ the Instructions of the Left from the Instructions of the Right? (Part II)" (右側にある注意書きと左側にある注意書きの違いは？) 8:55 6. "How Differ the Instructions of the Left from the Instructions of the Right? (Part III)" (右側にある注意書きと左側にある注意書きの違いは？) 6:13 7. "How Differ the Instructions of the Left from the Instructions of the Right? (Part IV)" (右側にある注意書きと左側にある注意書きの違いは？) 7:50 Total length: 55:04 ## Personnel All personnel credits adapted from the album notes.[8] **Musicians** - [Masami Akita](/source/Merzbow) – [electronics](/source/Electronic_musical_instrument) - [Keiji Haino](/source/Keiji_Haino) – guitar, vocals, electronics - [Balázs Pándi](/source/Bal%C3%A1zs_P%C3%A1ndi) – drums **Technical personnel** - Yoshiaki Kondo – [engineering](/source/Audio_engineer) - Daniel Sandor – [mixing](/source/Audio_mixing) - [James Plotkin](/source/James_Plotkin) – [mastering](/source/Audio_mastering) - Rok – artwork, [design](/source/Graphic_design) ## Release history Region Date Label Format(s) Catalog United Kingdom June 24, 2016 RareNoise MP3, FLAC, HD FLAC RNR061 July 2016 CD RNR061 July 2016 2×LP (180 gram) RNR061LP ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-allaboutjazz_1-0)** Corroto, Mark (22 July 2016). ["Merzbow/Keiji Haino/Balazs Pandi: An Untroublesome Defencelessness"](https://www.allaboutjazz.com/an-untroublesome-defencelessness-merzbow-keiji-haino-balazs-pandi-rarenoiserecords-review-by-mark-corroto.php). *All About Jazz*. Retrieved 7 September 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-allmusic_2-0)** Jurek, Thom. [An Untroublesome Defencelessness](https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002945150) at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic_(identifier)). Retrieved 7 September 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-dis_3-0)** >Macmillan, Pieter J (22 July 2016). ["Album Review: Merzbow, Keiji Haino and Balázs Pándi – An Untroublesome Defencelessness"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160823124307/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/19525/reviews/4150227). *Drowned in Sound*. Archived from [the original](http://drownedinsound.com/releases/19525/reviews/4150227) on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-louder_4-0)** Newall, Phil (9 July 2016). ["Merzbow / Keiji Haino / Balazs Pandi 'An Untroublesome Defencelessness' – album review"](http://louderthanwar.com/merzbow-keiji-haino-balazs-pandi-untroublesome-defencelessness-album-review/). *Louder Than War*. Retrieved 7 September 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-quietus_5-0)** Andrews, Euan (9 August 2016). ["Merzbow / Keiji Haino / Balazs Pandi"](http://thequietus.com/articles/20703-merzbow-keiji-haino-balazs-pandi-an-untroublesome-defencelessness-album-review). *The Quietus*. Retrieved 7 September 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-somethingelse_6-0)** Aaron, S. Victor. ["Merzbow / Haino / Pandi – An Untroublesome Defencelessness (2016)"](http://somethingelsereviews.com/2016/07/19/merzbowhainopandi-untroublesome-defencelessness-2016/). *Something Else!*. Retrieved 7 September 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-rnr_7-0)** ["Merzbow Haino Pandi"](http://www.rarenoiserecords.com/merzbow-haino-pandi). *RareNoiseRecords*. Retrieved 27 June 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-albumnotes_8-0)** *An Untroublesome Defencelessness* (album notes). [Merzbow](/source/Merzbow) / [Keiji Haino](/source/Keiji_Haino) / [Balázs Pándi](/source/Bal%C3%A1zs_P%C3%A1ndi). London: RareNoiseRecords. 2016. RNR061LP.{{[cite AV media notes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_AV_media_notes)}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_others_in_cite_AV_media_(notes))) ## External links - [Merzbow Haino Pandi](http://www.rarenoiserecords.com/merzbow-haino-pandi) on RareNoiseRecords - *[An Untroublesome Defencelessness](https://www.discogs.com/master/1021117)* at [Discogs](/source/Discogs) (list of releases) v t e Merzbow Discography Studio albums Batztoutai with Memorial Gadgets Venereology Pulse Demon Merzbox Collaborations 04092001 Sun Baked Snow Cave Merzdub Walrus / Groon Rock Dream SYR8: Andre Sider Af Sonic Youth Keio Line Klatter Cuts Full of Hell & Merzbow Cuts of Guilt, Cuts Deeper Merzxiu Flying Basket Gensho Kouen Kyoudai An Untroublesome Defencelessness 2R0I2P0 Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [An Untroublesome Defencelessness](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Untroublesome_Defencelessness) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Untroublesome_Defencelessness?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.