A rather unusual album for those who know Merzbow by his trademark wall of pure noise. Recorded back in 1983, 'Escape Mask' reveals a more hidden side of Masami Akita. Psychedelic atonal guitar-driven noise, samples, technoid drum machine patterns and even some vocals evoke sweet memories of Throbbing Gristle or early SPK. The material, originally released as a C-60 tape, is now digitally remastered from the original cassette. A must have for all true industrial/noise freaks as well as drone-metal youngsters!