Mats Gustaffson

Merzbow / Mats Gustafsson / Balázs Pándi: Cuts Open

by Mark Corroto
December 22, 2020

Calling Cuts Open by Merzbow (aka Masami Akita), Mats Gustafsson and Balázs Pándi their sotto voce record would be like saying you received a love tap from Mike Tyson. This is the trio's fifth release, following the inaugural Cuts (RareNoise Records, 2013), Live In Tabačka 13/04/12 (Tabačka Records, 2015) and two sessions with the addition of Thurston Moore, Cuts Of Guilt, Cuts Deeper (RareNoise Records, 2015) and Cuts Up Cuts Out (RareNoise Records, 2018). The trio's quietude is though, relative. ...