#N/A (Nisennenmondai with Adrian Sherwood): 2CD

‘#N/A’ (literally, Nisennenmondai with Adrian Sherwood) is a
new studio album which sees cult Japanese trio
Nisennenmondai filtering their epic motorik jams through the
mixing desk of the legendary dub producer.Nisennenmondai are three girls from Tokyo, Sayaka Himeno
(drums), Yuri Zaikawa (bass) and Masako Takada (guitar), who
have been playing instrumental music together since 1999.
From their initial beginnings as a noisy no wave band openly
referencing influences such as Sonic Youth, DNA and This Heat,
they have since honed and streamlined their sound into a more
minimalistic pulse with an emphasis on the hypnotic possibilities
of repetition, creating a sound that can be likened to ‘organic
techno’.Recording their new album with Sherwood has resulted in the
band sounding bigger than ever before, with a greater
emphasis on small rhythmic details and subtle dub touches,
reminiscent in places of the classic Basic Channel sound.This international edition of the album includes two bonus ‘live
dub mixes’. Whilst Adrian showed considerable restraint in his
production job on the studio album, on a subsequent live date
at Tokyo’s Unit club he was recorded deploying a wild array of
FX tricks, dropping in splashes of cavernous reverb and space
echo delay to the performance of two pieces from the band’s
previous album ‘N’.Tracklisting‘#N/A’
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5Nisennenmondai At Unit,
Tokyo, 18 April 2015,
Live Dub Mix By Adrian
Sherwood
A’ (live in dub)
B-1’ (live in dub)