AKIO NIITSU - I/O(i･o) *Pre-Order

Expected Friday 29th May 2024
All pre-orders will be dispatched/made ready for collection once stock is in hand however delays are possible.

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Side A

1. Orange Paradox

2. Wonder Land

3. Music Box of Sparkle

4. From Eternity to Schaffhausen Information

Side B

1. Black Hole

2. Tenkiame

3. Cosmic Train

4. Forest of Maze



Akio Niitsu's first album, "I/O(i･o)" released in 1978, was produced in a homemade studio that had been converted from a storeroom in his home,

and he spent three years doing everything from composition to engineering by himself, using overdubbed guitar recordings. 's first analog re-release has been decided.



As a guitar multi-recording album, the idea was realized six years earlier than the album "E2-E4" released in 1984 by Manuel Göttsching, the central figure of

"Ash La Tempel", but it was too early. A hidden experimental/ambient gem!



The paradoxical sound that makes you feel as if you are lost deep in a labyrinthine forest, combined with Tadanori Yokoo's artwork,

is a piece that allows you to enjoy Akio Niitsu's worldview with your ears and eyes."

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