WV120 2M2 (CN/CH) - Mercury Hill LP

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▼WV120: 2M2 - Mercury Mill

水銀工廠 死律重現

- 12" black LP
- 4mm spine 350g reverse board cover
- w* obi, printed on recycled paper
- limited edition of 100 (from WV Sorcerer)

From the post-industrial dead zone, Switzerland’s Maxime Hänsenberger and China’s Mei Zhiyong forge a brutal alliance under the name 2M2.

Recorded in 2019 at Noise Palace Studio (Gimel, Switzerland) and left to rot until now, Mercury Mill erupts as a raw document of harsh noise grindcore. Chaotic, pulverizing, unrelenting.

This is no collaboration of compromise: Hänsenberger’s blast-driven drumming collides head-on with Mei’s scorched machines and weaponized electronics, producing a torrent of sonic contamination. Mercury Mill is less an album than an industrial accident. A violent discharge, corrosive and irreversible.

Issued jointly by WV Sorcerer Productions (FR/CN) and Fuzztape (CN), the LP comes in a stark edition on black vinyl. Only 100 copies from WV Sorcerer. No color, no gloss, no mercy.

A:
Arson 縱火
Axiom I 公理 I
Paradigm I 典範 I
Axiom II 公理 II
Bhopal 博帕爾
Systems 系統
NH4NO3 硝酸銨

B:
Paradigm II 典範 II
It will happen again 它將再次發生

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● Maxime Hänsenberger

Swiss drummer born in 1988, has been performing on various music scenes in Switzerland and abroad for over fifteen years. Initially active in the metal/hardcore scene, he then trained in jazz and improvisation. Still very much present in the metal and grindcore scene, he currently plays with Nostromo and Exorbitant Prices Must Diminish. He also excels in experimental and improvised music, notably with Convulsif, Secrétariat, and the Insub Meta Orchestra.

● Mei Zhiyong 梅志勇

One of the most active Harsh Noise artists in China. He creates unique noise effects by making a large number of noise generators and modifying industrial instruments. His noise works are known for their exaggerated, dangerous, and extreme characteristics. His live performances are full of physical language and tense atmosphere, bringing audiences a shocking audio-visual experience.

Since 2007, Mei Zhiyong has performed in more than 400 shows in mainland China, Japan, neighboring countries, Europe, and other countries, and has released over 40 solo albums and collaborative albums with different artists. He is the founder of the earliest tape label in China, Fuzztape, and initiated China’s largest noise art festival, A Bunch of Noise, in 2023, planning to hold it every year. He is also one of the most active noise event organizers in China, organizing China tours for experimental noise art festivals in multiple countries.

In addition to exploring noise creation, Mei Zhiyong attempts to explore the relationship between life and death and the relationship between noise and nature. His works express the pursuit of vitality and energy, and his noise works challenge traditional art as an extreme, unconventional, and avant-garde art form aimed at exploring and expressing the diversity and complexity of the world. As a mechanical engineer, he also runs a machine factory specializing in producing industrial equipment. He uses the machinery and some special instruments in the factory to initiate a project called “fuzzbox”, inviting other artists to reside in his factory and explore the fusion of industrial production and noise art through experimentation.

梅志勇是中國最活躍的粗噪音表演者之一。他利用各種機械零件、訊號發生器和工業儀器來製造噪音，其作品以誇張、危險和極端為特點，現場表演帶有身體語言及緊張氛圍的視聽體驗。
自2007年以來，梅志勇在中國、日本、歐洲和其他國家的演出已經超過400場，發行了40多張個人專輯及與不同藝術家合作的專輯。他是中國最早的噪音磁帶廠牌 Fuzztape 的創始人，也是中國活躍的噪音活動組織者，策劃並組織了中國實驗噪音在海外不同國家的多場巡演。他在2023年主辦了噪音音樂節「一把噪音」，並計劃每年舉辦一次。

除了噪音創作外，梅志勇還試圖探索生與死、噪音與自然的關係。他的作品表達了對生命力和能量的追尋，以一種極端、非傳統和前衛的藝術形式挑戰了主流藝術，來探尋藝術的邊界及複雜性。他同時還是一名機械設計工程師，主業經營一家生產工業設備的食品機械廠。他利用工廠裡的機器及一些特殊儀器，發起一個名為 “fuzzbox” 的項目，嘗試探索工業生產與噪音藝術相融合的可能性。

Founder and curator of: A Bunch of Noise Festival
Underground experimental music festival in Shanghai

Co-founder of: Trigger
Experimental music venue based in Shanghai

releases November 7, 2025

Mei Zhiyong 梅志勇: machines, electronics, voice
Maxime Hänsenberger: drums, voice, effects

Recorded at Noise Palace Studio, Gimel, Switzerland, December 2019
Mixed and mastered by Cyril Meysson between November 2024 and February 2025

Photography by Da Peng 大鵬
Design & layout by Ruò Tán 若潭

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