# Merzxiu

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2015 studio album by Merzbow + Xiu Xiu

Merzxiu Studio album by Merzbow + Xiu Xiu Released April 18, 2015 (2015-04-18) Genre Noise, drone, dark ambient Length 37:25 Label Kingfisher Bluez Merzbow chronology Cuts of Guilt, Cuts Deeper (2015) Merzxiu (2015) Wildwood (2015) Xiu Xiu chronology Unclouded Sky (2014) Merzxiu (2015) Plays the Music of Twin Peaks (2016)

***Merzxiu*** is a collaborative album by Japanese noise musician [Merzbow](/source/Merzbow) and American art rock band [Xiu Xiu](/source/Xiu_Xiu). It was released exclusively for the [Record Store Day](/source/Record_Store_Day) on April 18, 2015 through Canadian record label Kingfisher Bluez. The initial run of the LP was limited to only 1000 copies.[1][2][3]

Merzbow and Xiu Xiu previously collaborated live in 2010 at a show in [(Le) Poisson Rouge](/source/(Le)_Poisson_Rouge) in New York. During the recording of the release, both artists swapped music through e-mail and a translator. Jamie Stewart of [Xiu Xiu](/source/Xiu_Xiu) described the tracks off the record as "death [drone](/source/Drone_music)/extinction meditations... very slow, sonically violent and loud."[4]

## Track listing

1. "Merzxiu A" — 19:52

1. "Merzxiu B" — 17:33

## Personnel

- [Merzbow](/source/Merzbow) — performance, mixing

- [Jamie Stewart](/source/Jamie_Stewart_(American_musician)) ([Xiu Xiu](/source/Xiu_Xiu)) — performance

- Ryan Dyck — typography

- Masahiro Takahashi

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Reid, Mike (March 19, 2015). ["Merzbow and Xiu Xiu announce MERZXIU LP after sending angry sounds to each other via the web"](http://www.tinymixtapes.com/news/merzbow-and-xiu-xiu-announce-merzxiu-collaborative-lp). [Tiny Mix Tapes](/source/Tiny_Mix_Tapes). Retrieved January 19, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Merzbow and Xiu Xiu team up as Merzxiu for Record Store Day"](http://www.factmag.com/2015/03/18/merzxiu-merzbow-xiu-xiu-collaboration-record-store-day/). *[Fact](/source/Fact_(UK_magazine))*. March 18, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Adams, Gregory (March 18, 2015). ["Merzbow and Xiu Xiu - 'Merzxiu' (album stream)"](http://exclaim.ca/music/article/merzbow_xiu_xiu-merzxiu_album_stream). *[Exclaim!](/source/Exclaim!)*. Retrieved January 19, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Merzbow and Xiu Xiu collaborate as Merzxiu"](http://www.thewire.co.uk/news/35883/merzbow-and-xiu-xiu-collaboration). *[The Wire](/source/The_Wire_(magazine))*. March 18, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2016.

## External links

- [Merzxiu](https://kingfisherbluez.bandcamp.com/album/merzxiu) on [Bandcamp](/source/Bandcamp)

- *[Merzxiu](https://www.discogs.com/release/6850381)* at [Discogs](/source/Discogs)

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

v t e Xiu Xiu Jamie Stewart Angela Seo David Kendrick Lauren Andrews Jherek Bischoff Yvonne Chen Cory McCulloch Caralee McElroy Sam Mickens Ches Smith Studio albums Knife Play (2002) A Promise (2003) Fabulous Muscles (2004) La Forêt (2005) The Air Force (2006) Women as Lovers (2008) Dear God, I Hate Myself (2010) Always (2012) Angel Guts: Red Classroom (2014) Forget (2017) Girl with Basket of Fruit (2019) Oh No (2021) Ignore Grief (2023) 13" Frank Beltrame Italian Stiletto with Bison Horn Grips (2024) Compilation albums Fag Patrol (2003) Xiu Mutha Fuckin' Xiu: Vol. 1 (2026) Live albums Life and Live (2005) Tribute albums Nina (2013) Plays the Music of Twin Peaks (2016) Eraserhead Xiu Xiu (2026) EPs Chapel of the Chimes (2002) Tu mi piaci (2006) Collaborations Ciautistico! Remixed & Covered ¿Spicchiology? Merzxiu Related articles Accordion Solo! Discography The Dead Science Former Ghosts

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