Big tip! A pioneering figure in Japanese improvisational music, Toshimaru Nakamura has collaborated and performed with artists including Otomo Yoshihide, Sachiko M, Keith Rowe, David Sylvian, and Christian Fennesz. Personally curated by Nakamura himself, this Early Best Album traces the formative years of his singular musical journey.
Through the groundbreaking technique he developed known as the No-Input Mixing Board, Toshimaru Nakamura has established a truly unique musical language. For nearly three decades, he has remained at the forefront of experimental and improvisational music, receiving continuous invitations to perform around the world and earning widespread international acclaim.
This Early Best Album brings together key recordings from Nakamura's formative years, personally selected by the artist himself. Blending intricate noise with profound silence, these soundscapes document the origins and evolution of his groundbreaking approach, offering the definitive introduction to the world of the No-Input Mixing Board.
all the pieces of music were presented between the year of 2000 and 2002 originally by the labels: Zero Gravity, A Bruit Secret, Alcohol, and Cubic Music. The photos on the cover art were taken during our one-day walk with a photographer along the Kitazawa River, which is now converted to a culvert and a stretch of greenish walking path on top of the pipes underground. We started from the water source of the culvert in my neighborhood, tried to go all the way down to the river mouth, but we gave up halfway through. It was an intense hot summer's day. Ⓟ＆©2026 Toshimaru Nakamura. under license from Toshimaru Nakamura JASRAC STEREO PCD-28050
