{"product_id":"sympathy-nervous-polaroid","title":"Sympathy Nervous – Polaroid","description":"\u003cp\u003eLabel: Vanity Records – VA-S1\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, 7\", 45 RPM\u003cbr\u003eCountry: Japan\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 1980\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic\u003cbr\u003eStyle: New Wave, Experimental, Minimal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFabled debut 7” from Japanese home-studio pioneer Yoshifumi Niinuma aka Sympathy Nervous recorded in the crowded living room of a tiny Tokyo apartment.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe first 7” in a trio of unbelievable singles whose influence continues to be felt in many pockets of experimental \/ new-wave and dance music.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eI always think it’s worth pointing out the influence of Throbbing Gristle with the early Vanity 7”s and cassettes - the overall design and sonic aesthetic feels like an exact facsimili.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eNiinuma lists classical music and krautrock of his influence yet how he ended up birthing a unique strain of strikingly prescient pronto-techno \/ minimal electronics without being introduced to those early TG releases is hard to believe.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe bouncing, almost catchy title track of Polaroid may get all the attention but surely the slow nihilistic creep of Polyester 35 Micron on the B-side is where it’s at - it’s deviant array of scorched error tones and dead-behind-the-eyes lurch still unrivalled in the last 45 years.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eImpeccable design and a true artefact of underground music.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e(NM)\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA        Polaroid\u003cbr\u003eB1        Polyester 35 Micron\u003cbr\u003eB2        d•b•TV\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"387\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PPNUxyeSN5U\" title=\"Sympathy Nervous - Polyester 35 Micron\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e \u003ciframe width=\"387\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8EWybkRHzFU\" title=\"Sympathy Nervous - Polaroid (Polaroid, 1980)\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"All Night Flight Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56194555740542,"sku":"VA-S1","price":190.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/7755\/6791\/files\/IMG_4479_6623f12d-0635-4f1a-bd4a-6eaad54df983.jpg?v=1756993866","url":"https:\/\/allnightflightrecords.com\/products\/sympathy-nervous-polaroid","provider":"All Night Flight Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}