Nihon No Wave

Photos and patterns by stefan alt ant zen.

Nihon no wave. A special selection of japanese underground minimal synth wave from the first half of the 80 s. Everything inside a deluxe jacket designed with synthetic paper silk screened and sewn. Everything with kindly permission of the original artists. All material originally appeared on flexidisc vinyl and tapes and is newly remastered and made available for the first time beyond the japanese domestic market.

Everything with kindly permission of the original artists. Photos and patterns by stefan alt ant zen. 2020 portray heads will be included on the second part of the compilation nihon no wave to be released by mecanica records. All tracks have been restored from the original masters some vinyl records and a few cassette tapes.

View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 2018 vinyl release of nihon no wave on discogs. Nihon no wave surveys a secretive niche of 70s 80s japanese diy music inspired by experimental electronic and post punk styles from europe and north america. Some of these lost minimal synth wave gems have been rescued and now compiled on nihon no wave. Most likely a bunch of middle aged record execs threw this together and slapped that name on it in the hopes that they could cash in on something they heard the kids talking about.

Limited edition of 525 copies on double vinyl with printed inner sleeves and insert with photos and credits. Limited edition of 525 copies on double vinyl with printed inner sleeves and insert with photos and credits. Everything with kindly permission of the original artists. The people who put this compilation together obviously had no idea what no wave was.

All tracks have been restored from the original masters some vinyl records and a few cassette tapes. Everything inside a deluxe jacket designed with synthetic paper silk screened and sewn. Some of these lost minimal synth wave gems have been rescued and now compiled on nihon no wave.