Sympathy Nervous
Sympathy Nervous LP vinyl

Timeless proto-electro/minimal synth/experimental (from Japan, 1980 on legendary Vanity Records) of the highest order ** Minimal Wave is honored to present a reissue of Sympathy Nervous’ pioneering debut album originally released in 1980 on Vanity Records out of Japan. Sympathy Nervous was Yosihumi Niinuma’s lifelong project which he started in his Tokyo living room in 1979. Through Sympathy Nervous, Niinuma was able to channel his energy into what he loved – building his own synthesizers and speakers from scratch. Niinuma was inspired by German Krautrock and through his music created intense proto-techno soundscapes. Now finally available for the first time ever, remastered from the original tapes used for the 1980 release, is the timeless masterpiece in its entirety. This is a momentous occasion and we are happy that Niinuma and his family have entrusted us with this gem of an album. The Sympathy Nervous LP will be pressed on 180 gram vinyl featuring updated artwork themed from the original release, along with an insert sleeve with an unpublished photograph of Niinuma at work in his studio. The release is limited to 600 copies, the first 300 are pressed on clear and the remaining 300 on black.

NEW / Released in 1980 / Reissue 2018

Tracklist:

A1 A Worm

A2 Go On And Off

A3 Temperament

A4 Deaf Picture

B1 Automatic Type

B2 Quick Starttype

B3 Inverted Type

B4 Sympathetic Nerves