*299 copies limited edition* Rarely does the word "cult" feel as appropriate as with this lost masterpiece of Japanese experimental electronics. Recorded in 1981, this work by Nord represents not only one of the most rare and sought-after examples of Japanoise but a sonic manifesto that has influenced generations of artists in the DIY electronic underground. In this hazy and hallucinatory sound labyrinth, Satoshi Katayama and Hiroshi Oikawa - the two founding members of the Nord project - drag us into a claustrophobic universe where ambient takes on disturbing and deeply visceral connotations. Not simply noise, but a destabilizing narrative that envelops the listener in a suffocating and hypnotic embrace.

Originally released by the legendary Pinakotheca Records, now a symbol of extreme research and collecting, this record represents the quintessence of Japanese underground experimentation of the 1980s, when Tokyo was secretly becoming one of the nerve centers of the global electronic avant-garde.

After this fundamental collaboration, the two artists continued their sonic research separately, both maintaining the Nord name, testifying to the evocative power of this original project that still stands as a milestone for anyone wishing to explore the most disturbing depths of experimental ambient.