{"product_id":"various-awa-沫-foam-2","title":"Various – Awa 沫 Foam","description":"\u003cp\u003eLabel: Ylem – YDL-0000\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Limited Edition\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCountry: Japan\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReleased: 1981\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGenre: Electronic, Rock\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStyle: Noise, Art Rock, Industrial, Minimal, Synth-pop, Experimental\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eHoly, wallet-obliterating, comprehensive snapshot of emergent\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eearly 80’s minimal \/ post-punk \/ noise \/ DIY - THE definitive compilation of the Japanese underground?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe nonstop reissue carousel has made the visionary Vanity Records close to a household name, but there isn’t a better record that condenses the influential Japanese DIY underground at the peak of it’s creative fertility than Ylem’s Awa 沫 Foam compilation.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe Tokyo-based Ylem label was an interdisciplinary art collective that worked across media - music, images, film, dance, collage - which is reflected in the ornate intricacies of design within the compilation.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt must have been a laborious process.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHand-folded \/ screen printed sleeves with delicately attached leaf, die-cut inner-sleeves and one stick of chewing gum (?), apparently assembled in a run of 1000.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSome of the more obscure Vanity artists contribute.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eA daydreaming encounter from the female fronted Mad Tea Party, scorched improv via Salariedman Club and almost catchy lofi from Perfect Mother.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eEphemeral names such as The Dildo’s, A.T.Rhythm Bushman-19 appear only here and vanish, appearing to never get off the starting block.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eBut what ties the whole thing together is the unbridled sense of creativity across a very diverse range of artists, scenes and cities.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe hotchpotch of noise, electronics, synth and punk, driven by easier access to recording technology, informs much of what continues to inspire us to this day.  Very hard to find.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e(NM\/VG+ - with printed inners - numbered 1000)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA1 A.T.Rhythm– Silence 3:35\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA2 Shinobu (3)– Hello, Little One! 4:27\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA3 Amerikakorps– Pao\/Pao 3:24\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA4 The Dildos (2)– We Went Sightseeing, But..... 3:13\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA5 Bushman-19– Dread Step 3:55\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA6 Mongoose No Migiashi– Neckless 3:15\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eB1 Sutamina– Hadashi No Inu 3:48\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eB2 R.N.A. 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