Various Artists
Yen Manifold Vol. 1
Yen Records (Japan) 1983
YLR-22004 (LP) obi, insert
sleeve : EX(some very slight dirt)
media : EX+/EX+(some parts with slight crackle noise)
Featured in the guidebooks "obscure sound Tougenkyou Teki Onban 640 Sen" and "OBSCURE SOUND REVISED EDITION". This is a compilation album released in 1983 from Yen Records, founded by Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi. Side A includes four tracks by Interior, a hybrid new-age unit centered around Daisuke Hinata and Hideki Nonaka. Side B features three tracks by Koji Ueno, known for projects including Guernica, and two tracks by Testpattern, a techno-pop unit by graphic designers Masao Hiruma and Fumio Ichimura. This album is emblematic of Yen Records, filled with cutting-edge new wave, ambient, and electronic music. The two tracks by Testpattern, in particular, are rare.
A1: Interior “Hot Beach”
A3: Interior “Hawks”
B4: Testpattern “Ryugu”
B5: Testpattern “Friday”
Yen Manifold Vol. 1
Yen Records (Japan) 1983
YLR-22004 (LP) obi, insert
sleeve : EX(some very slight dirt)
media : EX+/EX+(some parts with slight crackle noise)
Featured in the guidebooks "obscure sound Tougenkyou Teki Onban 640 Sen" and "OBSCURE SOUND REVISED EDITION". This is a compilation album released in 1983 from Yen Records, founded by Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi. Side A includes four tracks by Interior, a hybrid new-age unit centered around Daisuke Hinata and Hideki Nonaka. Side B features three tracks by Koji Ueno, known for projects including Guernica, and two tracks by Testpattern, a techno-pop unit by graphic designers Masao Hiruma and Fumio Ichimura. This album is emblematic of Yen Records, filled with cutting-edge new wave, ambient, and electronic music. The two tracks by Testpattern, in particular, are rare.
A1: Interior “Hot Beach” A3: Interior “Hawks” B4: Testpattern “Ryugu” B5: Testpattern “Friday”