CLUB

Description

WRWTFWW Records is honored to announce the very first vinyl release of the rare and forgotten album by composer and luminary of Japanese environmental music Yoshio Ojima. It was previously released in a limited edition of 50 cassettes in 1983. This electronic/proto-techno/experimental gem is available as an LP reissue supervised by the artist, sourced from the original masters and housed in a thick 350 g/m² sleeve. Only 500 copies were made. A precious item sought after by collectors and fans of early Japanese electronic music, Club is an astonishing and timeless collection of avant-garde electronics, proto-techno, mecha-ambient and ear-pleasing experimentation by Yoshio Ojima, the ambient/environmental master behind the landmark albums Music for Spiral released in 1988 and producer of Hiroshi Yoshimura’s Pier & Loft, Motohiko Hamase’s #Notes of Forestry and the iconic Rendez-Vous by Satsuki Shibano. Filled with minimalist and original acid synths, dynamic collages of techno and beautifully childlike pre-IDM and the irresistible DIY charm of humble beginnings, the 8-track album is a fun, adventurous and risky, yet catchy piece in the most singular way in the history of Japanese electronic music, perfectly capturing the incredible creative energy that was bubbling up on the country’s scene in the 1980s.