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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Cuts_(album) > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Cuts_(album).md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuts_(album) > Source revision: 1305545200 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2013 studio album by Merzbow, Mats Gustafsson, Balázs Pándi Cuts Studio album by Merzbow, Mats Gustafsson, Balázs Pándi Released February 7, 2013 (2013-02-07) Recorded April 14, 2012 Studio Metropolis Studio, Budapest Genre Noise, free improvisation Length 71:48 Label RareNoise Merzbow chronology Duo (2013) Cuts (2013) Cat's Squirrel (2013) Mats Gustafsson chronology Sin Gas (2013) Cuts (2013) Shift (2013) Balázs Pándi chronology Katowice (2012) Cuts (2013) One (2013) Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating The Quietus mixed[1] ***Cuts*** is collaborative studio album by the Japanese [noise musician](/source/Noise_music) [Merzbow](/source/Merzbow), Hungarian drummer [Balázs Pándi](/source/Bal%C3%A1zs_P%C3%A1ndi), and Swedish saxophonist [Mats Gustafsson](/source/Mats_Gustafsson). It was recorded during a stop on the trio's East European tour in April 2012. This album was followed up in January 2015 by *Live in Tabačka 13/04/12*, which was recorded live the day before *Cuts* in [Slovakia](/source/Slovakia). (Limited edition of 400 Lps) *[Cuts of Guilt, Cuts Deeper](/source/Cuts_of_Guilt%2C_Cuts_Deeper)*, a studio album with the addition of [Thurston Moore](/source/Thurston_Moore), was released in 2015. *Cuts Up Cuts Out,* a live album was recorded in 2016 with [Thurston Moore](/source/Thurston_Moore) was released in March 2018. *Cuts Open,* a live album recorded in 2018 was released in March 2020. The ***Cuts*** album was recorded in several improvised sessions at Metropolis Studio in [Budapest](/source/Budapest), [Hungary](/source/Hungary). Masami Akita then edited and mixed it at his Munemihouse studio in [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo), he didn't change the structure much except for moving a sax part.[2] Pándi mixed his drums in Budapest.[3] The track titles come from [Leif Elggren](/source/Leif_Elggren)'s book *Something like seeing in the dark*. ## Track listing All music is composed by [Masami Akita](/source/Merzbow), [Mats Gustafsson](/source/Mats_Gustafsson), and [Balázs Pándi](/source/Bal%C3%A1zs_P%C3%A1ndi). No. Title Length 1. "Evil Knives. Lines." 17:55 2. "Deep Lines. Cuts." 19:07 3. "The Fear Too. Invisible." 7:35 4. "Like Razor Blades in the Dark." 20:55 5. "Like Me. Like You." 6:16 Total length: 71:48 ## Personnel All personnel credits adapted from the album notes.[4] **Musicians** - [Masami Akita](/source/Merzbow) – noise electronics - [Mats Gustafsson](/source/Mats_Gustafsson) – baritone sax, G-clarinet, live electronics - [Balázs Pándi](/source/Bal%C3%A1zs_P%C3%A1ndi) – drums, percussion **Technical and design personnel** - Daniel Sandor – engineering - Gabor Borosi – engineering - [James Plotkin](/source/James_Plotkin) – mastering - Péter Szabó – cover photos - Roki – cover art, design ## Release history Region Date Label Format(s) Catalog United Kingdom February 7, 2013 RareNoise MP3, FLAC, HD FLAC RNR030 February 19, 2013 CD RNR030 March 2013 2×LP (180 gram) RNR030LP ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-quietusreview_1-0)** Burnett, Joseph (10 April 2013). ["Merzbow/Mats Gustafsson/Balázs Pándi"](http://thequietus.com/articles/11910-merzbow-mats-gustafsson-balzs-pndi-cuts-review). *The Quietus*. Retrieved 7 September 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-quietus_2-0)** Burnett, Joseph (April 3, 2013). ["Razor Blades In The Dark: An Interview With Merzbow"](http://thequietus.com/articles/11806-merzbow-interview). *[The Quietus](/source/The_Quietus)*. Retrieved January 25, 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Valcic, Vuk (February–March 2013). "Q&A Mats Gustafsson". *[Rock-A-Rolla](/source/Rock-A-Rolla)* (42). V-Squared Publishing: 8–9. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-albumnotes_4-0)** *Cuts* (album notes). [Merzbow](/source/Merzbow), [Mats Gustafsson](/source/Mats_Gustafsson), [Balázs Pándi](/source/Bal%C3%A1zs_P%C3%A1ndi). London: RareNoiseRecords. 2013. 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