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1.
Inner Beast (1980)
2.
Awakened Flame (1988) 07:33
3.
Unsteady Afternoon (1985)
4.
Cold Light (1981) 02:23
5.
Eucharist (1987)

about

A collection of intimate songs traced from the spectral darkness by Asahito Nanjo, the notorious leader of some of Japan’s key underground psychedelic units (High Rise, Mainliner, Musica Transonic, Toho Sara, etc) Recorded between 1980 and 1988 and previously only available in a cassette micro-edition released by his La Musica Records label in the mid-1990’s. Remastered and available for the first time on vinyl and digital.

“A compilation of secret projects recorded over a period of twenty years. Deeply personal music that achieves a strange balance between beat folk balladry and off-key mumbling. Suggestive self-celebratory music conceived as a confirmation of existence.” – original La Musica cassette notes

A lesser-known side of Nanjo Asahito – if all you know of his work is the overloaded, intensified psych-rock and free-sound of his group projects then the solo songs on M gently redraw the contours of Nanjo’s private universe. There’s something gem-like in the way these five songs are formed, even as they accrue grit and dirt while drifting out of the speakers. Here, Nanjo grabs handfuls of gentle chord changes, allows them to rotate in the air, suspended in reverb, flickering in half-light, as he murmurs drowsy melodies. The closing “Eucharist” pushes everything through a thin layer of distortion; elsewhere, tinkling piano, from guest Matsuoka Takashi, who also performed with Keiji Haino’s Nijiumu, disturbs dust molecules to dance through hazy air.

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releases February 6, 2026

Nanjo Asahito (Guitar, Vocals)
Matsuoka Takashi (Piano, Electronics)

Words & Music: Nanjo Asahito
Originally Mastered at La Musica Studio '96
Produced by Nanjo Asahito

Additional Mastering by Timothy Stollenwerk, Stereophonic Mastering
Lacquers by Phillip S. Rodriguez, Elysian Masters
Executive Produced by Peter Kolovos

Originally released by La Musica Records, Japan on cassette (LA-045) c. 1996

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