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Apocrypha
Molecule Plane, a project by Yuki Ohtsuka specializing in inducing the dissimilation of the acoustic space itself through sustained tonal layering and associated complex textural transformations, is pleased to announce the release of its new album on Shrine.jp.Yuki Ohtsuka is an electronic musician and mastering engineer living in Kyoto. He studied electroacoustic music composition, acousmonium performance, and sound technology at Osaka University of Arts, where he also completed his master's de…
Akashic Records
*2022 stock* Japanoise queen and one of the noise innovators, Mayuko Hino (original member of the legendary C.C.C.C.) releases her first solo album! Akashic Records is blockbuster work of beautiful noise about the concept of a record of the activities of the soul of mankind. The world's only 6-strand theremin oscillator (coloured pink!), originally ordered by Ryo Araishi (ichion (Shrine.jp)) and harsh noise with brass plates etc. as the main sound sources. Recorded live with an emphasis on thril…
Vanity/Remodel Mix 1, 2, Unaffected Mixes ±, and Vanity Sample in a Bundle
This is a DJ mix that uses only material from Vanity Records and remodel, two labels founded by legendary music critic/producer Yuzuru Agi. As if to prove his extraordinary artistic sense , the two labels, separated by almost 40 years, blend together without any sense of discomfort, neutralizing the listener's time axis and distorting the space. This is a work that embodies the paradox that "truly radical expression is universal at the same time".
Vanity Records, founded by Yuzuru Agi in 1978, i…
2000-2003, Tapes 1992-1994 in Bundle
Special discounted bundle. Aube was the solo project of Akifumi Nakajima (1959 – 2013), begun in 1991. Taking a minimalist approach for his recordings, Nakajima used simple source sounds which were fed into his system, then heavily processed into a vast dimensional landscape of sonic textures. Source sounds ranged from the organic sounds of gurgling water, to isolating elements of technology, such as the curious hum of luminous lamps. The result is a mixture of controlled manipulation and beaut…
Vanity/Remodel Mix 2
This is a DJ mix that uses only material from Vanity Records and remodel, two labels founded by legendary music critic/producer Yuzuru Agi. As if to prove his extraordinary artistic sense , the two labels, separated by almost 40 years, blend together without any sense of discomfort, neutralizing the listener's time axis and distorting the space. This is a work that embodies the paradox that "truly radical expression is universal at the same time".
Vanity Records, founded by Yuzuru Agi in 1978, i…
Vanity/Remodel Mix 1
This is a DJ mix of more than two hours using only sounds from Vanity Records and remodel(Yasuyuki Nakamura, label owner of remodel), two labels founded by the legendary music critic and producer Yuzuru Agi. As if to prove his unparalleled sense of taste, the two labels, separated by almost 30 years, blend together without any sense of discomfort, neutralizing the listener's time axis and distorting the space. This is a work that embodies the paradox that "truly radical expression is universal a…
Tapes 1992-1994
Tip! Aube is a noise project by Akifumi Nakajima, born in Kyoto in 1959. Since the 1980s, he has been using synthesizers and other devices to create small-scale sounds as a hobby. In 1990, he was in charge of the music for the installation "Water 1990" by the artists Soichi Arichi and Takashi Sasaoka, and in 1991, he began his external musical activities as Aube. The same year, he released his debut cassette "Hydrophobia" on Vanilla Records. In 1992, he established G.R.O.S.S., an independent lab…