PMA EP, by B-2DEP'T

PMA EP

by B-2DEP'T

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A1. PMA [12" Edit]
A2. Clockwork Giant Panda [12" Edit]
B1. BSMH [Armed Plasteel Pt.1]
B2. BSMH [Armed Plasteel Pt.2]

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SAISEI founder Junki Inoue continues his vital archival work uncovering the riches of Japan’s distinctive electronic music scene and bringing them to new audiences around the world.
The PMA EP compiles four dynamic tracks recorded around 30 years ago by the duo of Shigeru Nakamura (drums/vocals) and Mikio Kato (synths), aka B-2DEP’T.

Nakamura and Kato’s first album as B-2DEP’T, Products Plus, appeared on cassette in 1993 on Trigger Records, the predecessor label to Transonic (given a retrospective on SAIS004). It's bright yellow and blue retro-futurist artwork – which is echoed in the design for this reissue on SAISEI – matched the sounds held within inventive, out-of-the-box dance music blending overseas influences with an idiosyncratic Japanese sensibility.

Two tracks from Products Plus appear on this EP; all tracks were re-edited by Junki Inoue, and regular collaborator Yuzo Iwata for vinyl extended play and are available now for the first time on vinyl. ‘Clockwork Giant Panda’ appearing in a version co-produced with Sunahara Yoshinori (ex - Denki Groove), merges a breezy US house groove and bassline with twinkling, almost parodic Japanese keys that act as a kind of meta-commentary on Western perceptions of Japan (a concept pioneered by Yellow Magic Orchestra). The two parts of ‘BSMH’, or Body Sonic Mental Health from ‘Products Plus’, were originally remixed by Daishi Hisakawa of Tanzmuzik, who draws on darker sounds from Europe and the UK: restless Depeche Mode synth harmonies spiral above a pacy EBM pulse, with robot vocals intoning the titular slogan. The package is completed by the unreleased track ‘PMA’, whose driving, bass-heavy mood falls somewhere between Sheffield bleep and the ambient techno of early Biosphere.

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released January 17, 2023

B-2DEP'T are : Shigeru Nakamura [Electric Drums] + Mikio Kato [Synthesizer, Music]
All tracks written by Mikio Kato and Recorded between 1992-1997 Tokyo, Japan
All tracks Re-Edited from the original recordings by Junki Inoue & Yuzo Iwata 2021
A1 - Original recording produced by B-2DEP’T [1997]
A2 - Original recording produced by B-2DEP’T + Yoshinori Sunahara [1993]
B1 & B2 - Original recordings produced by B-2DEP’T and remixed by Daishi Hisakawa aka ARM [1992-1994]
Remastered + Lacquer cut at Curve Pusher UK
Distributed by Off The Grid Berlin
Graphic design by Masako Hirano

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SAISEI London, UK

SAISEI is a Japanese label founded and curated by Junki Inoue. Known as an avid record enthusiast and for his impeccable dj sets, Junki Inoue brings a very carefully curated, idealised and conceptualised platform that marries his native Japan and his current London-base. ... more