Reissues
Skull
** Original Single Sided, Numbered ** Vanilla Records presents Skull by Zyklon B. Zombies. Artwork – Kouji Ochiai, Guitar [Noise], Vocals – 1104, Guitar, Bass – オーマチ, Violin, Synthesizer, Voice – タネ.
呪術装置
** Original Single Sided, Numbered ** Vanilla Records presents 呪術装置 by 恐怖新聞. Words and Music by Proletariat Honma.
Materialism Rock
** Original Single Sided, Numbered ** Vanilla Records presents Materialism Rock by Deisel Guitars. This is the first release by the duo. Electric Guitar – Ogawa.S, Noseyama.Y.
29.1.1991 Live in “Woody”
** Original Single Sided, Numbered ** Vanilla Records presents 29.1.1991 Live In “Woody” by 愛と誠 (Love And Sincerity). Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – 鈴木敬, Drums, Percussion – 伊藤拓也, Fretless Bass – 水澤秀彦, Guitar – 能勢山愛, Keyboards – 神田聡 (tracce: A1, A3, A4, A5), Tuba – 高橋良行, Violin – 神田聡 (tracce: A2, A4), Vocals – 能勢山愛 (tracce: A3), 伊藤拓也 (tracce: A2, A4, A5), 神田聡 (tracce: A1), Voice [詩の朗読] – 塚田雅也 (tracce: B).
Morphine Nocturne
** Original Single Sided, Numbered ** Valinna Records presents Morphine Nocturne by Solmania. Live Recording 1991. Remixed at Works Fatagaga, Mar.1992. Guitar [Customized 8-strings], Effects, Voice – Masahiko Ohno. Producer, Recorded By, Composed By, Design [Sleeve] – Solmania.
Extreme Gospel Nights
**Clear cassette case, 4-panel J-card stamped with the label info on the inner side. ** Incapacitants are the best noise band to ever come out of Japan. The group was formed in 1981 in Osaka, as the solo project of Toshiji Mikawa, a member of the amazing noise group Hijokaidan. Mikawa, a bank employee who then became a deputy general manager of one of the largest securities brokers in Japan, later moved to Tokyo, where he joined with government office worker Fumio Kosakai (also an occasional me…
Live Materials 1980-1993
Nord were one of the earliest of the Japanese electronic/noise groups, debuting with a 1981 LP on the Pinakotheca label, and releasing a series of highly collectable recordings over the following years. Hazy and drugged, these recordings by the infamous Nord are a must-have for anyone who is into claustrophobic and destroyed ambient of the most disturbing, affecting kind.
Filled with Unquestionable Feelings
**Limited Edition of 299 copies.** Cascades of electronic noise, a psychedelic touch and vocal belching mixed together constitute the ingredients of Mademoiselle Anne Sanglante Ou Notre Nymphomanie Auréolé, the double-barreled name for Masonna. Maso Yamazaki founded his project in 1987, with a charismatic and glamorous personality who become a cult figure in “Japanoise” scene. Masonna’s abundant productions on his own legendary and astonishing label Coquette were presented in very limited editio…
Grind Carve
**Limited Edition of 199 copies.** Akifumi Nakajima was probably best known for his work under the name Aube, which was one of the more prolific and most interesting noise acts from Japan. He had an impeccable and marvelous sense of design and appreciation for the materials, taking packaging beyond just using regular old paper with his wonderful and unique label G.R.O.S.S., dedicated to releasing experimental music and noise, in addition to his own recordings as Aube. He began recording in 1980 …
Neurotten
**Limited Edition of 299 copies.** Kohei Gomi began experimenting with home recording in the 1980s and got so lost in extreme sonics under the Pain Jerk moniker that his output inevitably spilled out into the wider world. By the mid-90s, he was one of the most prolific and influential noise units operating out of Japan, hurling maelstroms of chaotic chunder and deranged grime at anyone who could handle the extremes. Pain Jerk became one of the leading figures in the "dynamic" style of Japanese n…
月蝕
** Original Single Sided, Numbered ** Vanilla Records presents 月蝕 by Vehiyd. Clear cassette shell with glued on pink labels on both sides. Single-sided, 4-panel foldout J-card with a Vanilla Records stamp on the reverse. Numbered with a stamp on both the J-card flap and the cassette shell (side A). Includes a folded Vanilla Records insert. The catalog number "Vanilla Records-19" appears on the J-card and the side B cassette label. Bass – 博子, Drums – 真由美, Guitar – 界, Vocals – Piaa.
Reflexive Universe
** Original Single Sided, Numbered ** Vanilla Records presents Reflexive Universe by C.C.C.C. Live Recording at MAYA in Kobe 15/09/91. Electronics – Mayuko Hino, Synthesizer, Voice – Hiroshi Hasegawa.
Refugee / On The Move
** Original Single Sided, Numbered ** Vanilla Records presents Refugee / On The Move by Dislocation. Edited 1991. Included Live Recording at Shinsake Gallery (May 18, 1991). Numbered (stamped) edition. Edited By – Dislocation. Electronics – T.Okazaki, Guest, Bass – Y. Sato, Guitar – F.Kimura, Performer – K.Kiyokawa, Saxophone – Y.Yanagawa.
Portuguese Man-Of-War
** Original Single Sided, Numbered ** Vanilla Records presents Portuguese Man-Of-War by Monde Bruits. Performer, Recorded By, Mixed By – Monde Bruits. All material performed recorded & mixed 1991 July.
Flamenco Party
** Original Single Sided, Numbered ** Vanilla Records presents Flamenco Party by Suigin-Lamp. Recorded at Shinjuku Ongakukan April ‘91. Bass, Sampler – Kumiko Yamamoto. Guitar, Vocals, Sampler – Kazuhide Kawata. Violin, Guitar – Kosei Yatani. Tracklist: TV, Peep Points, Amentia, Gate, My Side, Happy.
Shocks! Shocks! Shocks!
** Comes in a snapcase with a numbered cassette has no label and a numbered j-card with different address stamp from 1st press. ** Violent Onsen Geisha's 91 debut for Vanilla. This is the mega tape wich kicked open the gates of fame for Violent Onsen Geisha. Thanks to Keiji Yamabe, Naohiro Ukawa (Mon'N'Dad), Atsushi Sasaki, Vanessa and Lenny. Dedicated to Chuck Connors (1924-1991)
Mission Invisible
** 2021 Stock ** Hospital Productions announce the unreleased, would-be-classic from Japanese noise hero Painjerk. Originally recorded immediately after the canonical Gallon Gravy classic, this is pure -- definitive -- loop-heavy noise energy and dynamism that would become the signature of Kohei Gomi's electronic studies having influenced two generations of underground electronics since. Hailing from a background of Japanese punk, Kohei Gomi stayed true to the fierce ethos of independence and ex…
Mission Invisible - Kill The Poor
Hospital Productions announce the unreleased, would-be-classic from Japanese noise hero Painjerk. Originally recorded immediately after the canonical Gallon Gravy classic, this is pure -- definitive -- loop-heavy noise energy and dynamism that would become the signature of Kohei Gomi's electronic studies having influenced two generations of underground electronics since. Hailing from a background of Japanese punk, Kohei Gomi stayed true to the fierce ethos of independence and experimentation tha…
Nephlokokkygia 1992
Temporary Super Offer! To be free. What does that actually mean? Not in a social or even political sense. But as a human being? As a musician? When we speak of free improvised music, freedom is the mother of all things. And that in a literal- al sense. You free yourself from yourself. As human beings, we always act with the sum of what we have collected, stored and reflected in all the years before. An improviser does not have to apply his knowledge and skills intellectually, but instinctively. …