A joint release between Levykauppa Outo and Full Contact Records
spiritual music” with a lo-fi essence
analog feel of the work resonates with a certain materiality—sound as fabric
Forty minutes of fast and blistering noise
Ongaku Otaku BOOK Cassette A joint release between LevykauppaHardcover, 524 pages, 21 x 27 cm In the mid 1990s, four thick, annual issues of Ongaku Otaku magazine were published. Operating from San Francisco, California, the goal was to spread the word about the compelling independent music being produced in Japan. With dozens of interviews and articles, and many hundreds of reviews, the magazine was an influential voice, sharing words about Aube, Cornelius, Yamamoto Seiichi (Boredoms, Rovo, Omoide Hatoba),