Nord
Nord was formed in 1979 by Satoshi Katayama and Hiroshi Oikawa twhich looked at conclusion in 1982. After that, Hiroshi Oikawa establishing self label " LSD record " without adding the other member, reaching the higest point of Nord activity and sound recording production, with the two full lenght albums ' LSD ' and ' ego * trip ' along with 3 cassette of live production, shared with Merzebow, for ZSF.
Nord was formed in 1979 by Satoshi Katayama and Hiroshi Oikawa twhich looked at conclusion in 1982. After that, Hiroshi Oikawa establishing self label " LSD record " without adding the other member, reaching the higest point of Nord activity and sound recording production, with the two full lenght albums ' LSD ' and ' ego * trip ' along with 3 cassette of live production, shared with Merzebow, for ZSF.
LSD
** Lucky restock, totally sold out at source ** Lovely reissue of the mindblowing 2nd Nord LP, originally . L.S.D. features rough hewn sheets of ominous yet trippy pulsating textural electronics with an obvious debt to the stark teutonic soundworlds of Kluster and (especially) Seesselberg. Any glimmers of transcendence are immediately offset by a deadzone ambience that reeks of Maurizio Bianchi. Hiroshi Oikawa's solo explorations of the galactic void seem considerably more enticing to these set …
Psycotron - 1
Lucky restock, very few available ** Limited edition of 150 hand-numbered copies in printed box with silkscreened covers and printed insert. ** A hazy, claustrophobic bridge between minimalism, drone, creative conceptualism, ambient music, and noise, we’re thrilled to offer the first ever vinyl reissue of Nord’s “Psycotron - 1” - one of the greatest and most sought-after holy grails of early Japanese Noise. Recorded by Hiroshi Oikawa only a handful of years before his complete disappearance and…
Live Materials 1980-1993
Nord were one of the earliest of the Japanese electronic/noise groups, debuting with a 1981 LP on the Pinakotheca label, and releasing a series of highly collectable recordings over the following years. Hazy and drugged, these recordings by the infamous Nord are a must-have for anyone who is into claustrophobic and destroyed ambient of the most disturbing, affecting kind.
Nord 1st Album
First ever official reissue after 36 years! Remastered and expanded edition, it remains one of the holy grails of DIY electronics from Japan. Hazy and drugged, this entrancing 1981 recording by the infamous Nord is a must-have for anyone who is into claustrophobic and destroyed ambient of the most disturbing, affecting kind. "Nord, consisting of Satoshi Katayama and Hiroshi Oikawa, were one of the leading groups in the Japanese underground music scene of the 1980s. The group's two members now pe…
NG Tapes
Hiroshi Oikawa's two mid-'80s solo LPs under the Nord moniker are among the rarest and most sought-after Japanese experimental releases of the era. Issued with minimal information (the latter title in a plain black jacket with simply a strip of sandpaper affixed to the front), the albums are dense, otherworldly explorations of the outermost edges -- or innermost core -- of reality. As Mutant Sounds put it, 'If this is cosmic, than it's the cosmos as viewed from the vantage point of a burned…
Ego Trip
Amazing replica of the legendary 3d LP by Nord, released in a miniscule edition of 100 copies at the time, now re-issued in a Limited and numbered edition of 300 copies, with handmade cover with stamped insert. Ego Trip is a powerful noisedrone album that hews rather closer to the air free MB aesthetic that was more latent on LSD previous lp. side A starts a mite tenuously but eventually settles into a pleasingly disorienting suctioning wooze. Side B begins rather annoyingly with someone playing…
Nord
First vinyl release by this Japanese power electronic psych duo (Oikawa Hiroshi & Satoshi Katayama) on cult Pinakotheca label (which also released Keiji Haino's first solo recording back in 1981). Very rare, unplayed copy