VARIOUS - Nihon No Wave Vol 1 - Vinyl (limited 2xLP + 7" + insert)
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Nihon No Wave Vol 1
Mecanica Poland
limited 2xLP + 7" + insert Cat: MEC 0307Rel: 8 Sep 25
Coldwave/Synth Side 1 - Track 1. Ricochet - Ningyo Touge (LP) Side 1 - Track 2. Ricochet - Blue Melody Side 1 - Track 3. C Memi - Ishin-Denshin Side 1 - Track 4. C Memi - Hitojichi Side 2 - Track 1. C Memi & Neo Matisse - Dream's Dream Side 2 - Track 2. Harumi Shimada - Yako Shonen Side 2 - Track 3. Harumi Shimada - Midnight Boy Side 2 - Track 4. DRY Project - Digital Wave Side 3 - Track 1. DRY Project - Requiem For Side 3 - Track 2. Neo Museum - Area Side 3 - Track 3. Neo Museum - Ethno-Music Side 3 - Track 4. Dendo Marionette - Alchemist Side 3 - Track 5. Dendo Marionette - Dendo Marionette Side 4 - Track 1. Anima - Grey City Side 4 - Track 2. Anima - Not Only One Side 4 - Track 3. Mikan Mukku - Kan Side 4 - Track 4. Mikan Mukku - Chin Dan Side 4 - Track 5. Shinobu - Earth Side 4 - Track 6. Shinobu - Ceramic Love Side 5 - Track 1. Ricochet - Dream World (7") Side 5 - Track 2. Neo Museum - Sen-ya Ichiya (live) Side 6 - Track 1. DRY Project - Sat Ist Fayler Side 6 - Track 2. Anima - Melt Into The City Side 6 - Track 3. Dendo Marionette - Sentinel
From Tokyo basements to Osaka DIY dens, Mecanica's new compilation Nihon No Wave exhumes a forgotten fringe of Japan's electronic underground. Active from the late 70s into the early 80s, these artists took cues from European post-punk and new wave but repatched them through cracked tape decks, home synths, and even self-made circuits. The result was strange, singular transmissions on cassettes, flexi-discs and private-pressed vinyl, barely trickling outside Japanese borders. This 24-track compilation draws from that elusive "Nippon-wave" scene, with warped synth pop, eerie minimalism and stung electronics from C. Memi, Neo Museum, Anima and Ricochet. Lovingly restored and remastered by Nicolas ZuNiga, it offers a rare window into a parallel DIY electronic timeline, where coldwave tape scenes might be more often associated with Europe.
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