NTS Guide to: Japanese Underground Psychedelia

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Japan became the birthplace of a distinctive and intense form of psychedelic music, emerging from the underground scene and centred around pioneering labels like PSF Records. This movement was marked by a raw, dissonant, and fuzzed-out sound that combined elements of noise, free jazz, and traditional psychedelic rock.
This two hour show documents the sounds of several key bands that played a significant role in shaping this unique musical landscape such as Fushitsuha, Les Rallizes De Nudes, Shizuka, Acid Mothers Temple and more.
- SeclusionYukigafuru (Parts 1-3)
- LThe First Flower People
- Aihiyō夜と朝のあいだに = Between Night And Morning
- Ayuo TakahashiWinter
- 水晶の舟Cherry = チェリー
- 不失者すきにやればいい
- HallelujahsThe Next Verse
- Ai Aso甘いひびき = Sweet Things
- 静香, Shizuka狂気の真珠 = Lunatic Pearl
- GhostSun Is Tangging
- Há-Zá-MáA Red Sky In The Morning
- LSD MarchThe Lamp - Tomorrow's Godard
- ShizukaHeavenly Persona
- 頭士奈生樹こびと
- 山本精一Mantral
- Acid Mothers Temple And The Melting Paraiso U.F.O.La Novia
- White HeavenSilver Current
- Overhang PartyNow Come Out "The Naked Existence"
- Les Rallizes De Nudes海のように / Ocean
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