Balance coverHUMAN WRECHORDS · HW 015
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balance-1o0purm Germany · 1998
— 10d
  1. Merzbow: Floating Eloy (Left Channel) | Ladybird: Untitled (Right Channel)
  2. 1 Floating Eloy 0:11
  3. 2 Floating Eloy | It Only Takes A Boy 2:58
  4. 3 Floating Eloy | Automatic Latino 3:40
  5. 4 Floating Eloy | King Of Shame 4:08
  6. 5 Floating Eloy | I Feel Summer 3:43
  7. 6 Floating Eloy | Netlove 4:53
  8. 7 Floating Eloy | You Lift Me Up 4:21
  9. 8 Floating Eloy | 25 Ears 3:55
  10. 9 Floating Eloy | Janie 4:36
  11. 10a Floating Eloy | Baby James 29:20
  12. 10b Obsession
  13. 10c So Dizzy
  14. 10d Give It To Me (All Your Love)
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Liner notes

The album is virtually including 3 CDs in one: left channel is Merzbow album called "Floating Eloy" (38:38), right channel is Ladybird untitled album with 9 tracks (including 3 hidden bonus tracks) and in stereo mode it's called "Balance" - both records playing simultaneously. The actual playing time of the CD is 61:45. First track have silence in right channel (no Ladybird music). "Baby James" includes 3 hidden tracks by Ladybird after 10 minutes of silence: "Obsession (cover on ["Obsession"](http://www.discogs.com/master/34020) by Army Of Lovers), "So Dizzy" (cover on "So Dizzy" by Rehab) and "Give It To Me (All Your Love)" (cover on ["Give It To Me"](http://www.discogs.com/release/1666888) by The Troggs). Left channel is muted on this tracks (no Merzbow music), but for the last 2 minutes the music is stereo again (Merzbow + Ladybird). Hidden tracks aren't named on the cover. Some songs on the album by Ladybird are parody renditions of famous pop tracks: "It Only Takes A Boy" - "It Only Takes a Minute" by Take That mixed with a famous ["Popcorn"](http://www.discogs.com/master/37077) melody "I Feel Summer" - "I Feel Love" by Donna Summer "Netlove" - "Computer Love" by Kraftwerk Merzbow's Floating Eloy recorded & mixed at ZSF Produkt Studio, February 1997.

Personnel
Art Direction [Concept & Production]Luther Blissett [v]
ArtworkMasami Akita
ArtworkTanja Kopecky
Backing VocalsGundula Schmitz
Bass [Whistling Basses]Dr. Zastrow
Executive-Producer [Concept & Production]Luther Blissett [v]
Featuring [Hidden Instruments]Thies Mynther
Featuring [Musical Degeneration]Brezel Göring
Featuring [Musical Developments]John Raw
Featuring [Musical Environments]Dr. Halb
Featuring [Musical Invitations]Disco Hobby
Human BeatboxNasir Al Shahabi
Performer [Merzbow]Masami Akita
Photography By [Photo]Düse [ii]
Sleeve, DesignClaude Debussy [ii]
Theremin, Keyboards [Ems Synthi 'a', Moog 'the Rouge'], Noises [Noise Electronics]Masami Akita
VocalsTanja Kopecky
ZitherMoe [ii]
Matrix / Runout
EtchedHIDDEN CALYX HW 015
Manufacture
Recorded AtZSF Produkt Studio
Mixed AtZSF Produkt Studio
Glass Mastered AtCalyx Mastering
Release Germany · 1998 · CD, Album
Merzbow, Ladybird

Balance

Label
Human Wrechords
Cat #
HW 015
Country
Germany
Released
1998
Style
Noise, Experimental, Disco
Format
CD, Album
Main release of Balance — master Data correct
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