MSBR
Encyclopedia
MSBR is the name of a recording project of Japanese
noise
musician Koji Tano (Japanese; 田野幸治) (1961 - 31 July 2005, cancer
) that was based out of Matsuyama, then later Tokyo
. MSBR was active starting in the early 1990s, releasing music on numerous labels, often in limited pressings. Collaborations have included such artists as The Haters
, Bastard Noise
, Beequeen, Daniel Menche
, Richard Ramirez
and Small Cruel Party.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
noise
Noise music
Noise music is a term used to describe varieties of avant-garde music and sound art that may use elements such as cacophony, dissonance, atonality, noise, indeterminacy, and repetition in their realization. Noise music can feature distortion, various types of acoustically or electronically...
musician Koji Tano (Japanese; 田野幸治) (1961 - 31 July 2005, cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
) that was based out of Matsuyama, then later Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
. MSBR was active starting in the early 1990s, releasing music on numerous labels, often in limited pressings. Collaborations have included such artists as The Haters
The Haters
The Haters are a noise music and conceptual art troupe from the United States. Founded in 1979, they are one of the earliest and best-known acts in the modern noise scene...
, Bastard Noise
Bastard Noise
-History:The Bastard Noise was founded in 1991 by Henry Barnes, W. T. Nelson and Eric Wood, initially as a side project of powerviolence band Man Is The Bastard.-Project personnel and past contributors:...
, Beequeen, Daniel Menche
Daniel Menche
Daniel Menche is a musician from Portland, Oregon. He has released music on labels such as Soleilmoon, Trente Oiseaux, Or Records, Alien8, Antifrost, Tesco Organisation, Blossoming Noise, f e r n s recordings Beta-lactam Ring Records, and Editions Mego...
, Richard Ramirez
Richard Ramirez (musician)
Richard Ramirez is an American noise music artist from Houston, Texas, recording and performing both as a solo artist and as part of several groups and Houston Noise Bands, including Black Leather Jesus, Priest in Shit, An Innocent Young Throat-Cutter, Oasis of Fear and the "static noise" solo...
and Small Cruel Party.
Partial discography
- Structured Suicide (1992)
- Collapseland (1995)
- Destructive Locomotion (1995)
- Euro Grappling Electro (1998)
- The Final Harsh Work #22 (1999)
- Ultimate Ambience 2 (2000)
- Euro Grappling Electro 2 (2001)
- The Final Harsh Work #18 (2001)
- Difteria Cutanea EP (2003)