An Untroublesome Defencelessness

An Untroublesome Defencelessness
An Untroublesome Defencelessness
Studio album by Merzbow / Keiji Haino / Balázs Pándi
Released	June 24, 2016
Recorded	April 15, 2015
Studio	Gok Sound, Tokyo
Genre	Free improvisation, noise
Length	55:04
Label	RareNoise
Merzbow chronology
Keiji Haino chronology
Balázs Pándi chronology

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 Merzbow, Japanese guitarist Keiji Haino, and the Hungarian drummer Balázs Pándi. Merzbow and Pándi have worked together since 2009; Merzbow and Haino previously played together as Kikuri, and released the album Pulverized Purple on Les Disques Victo in 2008.^[7]

Track listing

All music is composed by Masami Akita, Keiji Haino, Balázs Pándi.

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 – electronics
Keiji Haino – guitar, vocals, electronics
Balázs Pándi – drums

Technical personnel

Yoshiaki Kondo – engineering
Daniel Sandor – mixing
James Plotkin – mastering
Rok – artwork, 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

^ Corroto, Mark (22 July 2016). "Merzbow/Keiji Haino/Balazs Pandi: An Untroublesome Defencelessness". All About Jazz. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
^ Jurek, Thom. An Untroublesome Defencelessness at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
^ >Macmillan, Pieter J (22 July 2016). "Album Review: Merzbow, Keiji Haino and Balázs Pándi – An Untroublesome Defencelessness". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
^ Newall, Phil (9 July 2016). "Merzbow / Keiji Haino / Balazs Pandi 'An Untroublesome Defencelessness' – album review". Louder Than War. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
^ Andrews, Euan (9 August 2016). "Merzbow / Keiji Haino / Balazs Pandi". The Quietus. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
^ Aaron, S. Victor. "Merzbow / Haino / Pandi – An Untroublesome Defencelessness (2016)". Something Else!. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
^ "Merzbow Haino Pandi". RareNoiseRecords. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
^ An Untroublesome Defencelessness (album notes). Merzbow / Keiji Haino / Balázs Pándi. London: RareNoiseRecords. 2016. RNR061LP.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

Merzbow Haino Pandi on RareNoiseRecords
An Untroublesome Defencelessness at Discogs (list of releases)

[allaboutjazz-1] Corroto, Mark (22 July 2016). "Merzbow/Keiji Haino/Balazs Pandi: An Untroublesome Defencelessness". All About Jazz. Retrieved 7 September 2016.

[allmusic-2] Jurek, Thom. An Untroublesome Defencelessness at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 September 2016.

[dis-3] >Macmillan, Pieter J (22 July 2016). "Album Review: Merzbow, Keiji Haino and Balázs Pándi – An Untroublesome Defencelessness". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.

[louder-4] Newall, Phil (9 July 2016). "Merzbow / Keiji Haino / Balazs Pandi 'An Untroublesome Defencelessness' – album review". Louder Than War. Retrieved 7 September 2016.

[quietus-5] Andrews, Euan (9 August 2016). "Merzbow / Keiji Haino / Balazs Pandi". The Quietus. Retrieved 7 September 2016.

[somethingelse-6] Aaron, S. Victor. "Merzbow / Haino / Pandi – An Untroublesome Defencelessness (2016)". Something Else!. Retrieved 7 September 2016.

[rnr-7] "Merzbow Haino Pandi". RareNoiseRecords. Retrieved 27 June 2016.

[albumnotes-8] An Untroublesome Defencelessness (album notes). Merzbow / Keiji Haino / Balázs Pándi. London: RareNoiseRecords. 2016. RNR061LP.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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