Tracklist
| 1 | 1 | Ricochet – Ningyo Touge | |
| 2 | Ricochet – Blue Melody | ||
| 3 | C. Memi – Ishin-Denshin | ||
| 4 | C. Memi – Hitojichi | ||
| 5 | C. Memi + Neo Matisse – Dream's Dream | ||
| 6 | Harumi Shimada – Yako Shonen | ||
| 7 | Harumi Shimada – Midnight Boy | ||
| 8 | D.R.Y. Project – Digital Wave | ||
| 2 | 1 | D.R.Y. Project – Requiem For... | |
| 2 | Neo Museum – Area | ||
| 3 | Neo Museum – Ethno-Music | ||
| 4 | Dendö Marionette – Alchemist | ||
| 5 | Dendö Marionette – Dendö Marionette | ||
| 6 | Anima – Grey City | ||
| 7 | Anima – Not Only One | ||
| 8 | Mikan Mukku – Kan | ||
| 9 | Mikan Mukku – Chin Dan | ||
| 10 | Shinobu – Earth | ||
| 11 | Shinobu – Ceramic Love | ||
| 3 | 1 | Ricochet – Dream world | |
| 2 | Neo Museum – Sen-ya ichiya (live) | ||
| 3 | D.R.Y Project – Sat ist fayler | ||
| 4 | Anima – Melt into the city | ||
| 5 | Dendö Marionette – Sentinel |
Japan’s electronic music scene has always stood out as uniquely distinctive. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, a wave of underground projects, bands, and independent labels—primarily based in Tokyo and Osaka—began crafting their own sound. Inspired by the post-punk, new wave, and experimental movements emerging from Europe and North America, these artists embraced a DIY ethic, using whatever technology they had access to in order to forge something entirely their own.
This movement, often referred to as the "Nippon-wave" scene, remained largely hidden from the outside world. Many of its releases—on cassette tapes, flexi-discs, and privately pressed vinyl—were never distributed beyond Japan’s borders, making them rare treasures for the few who managed to discover them. “Nihon No Wave” presents a selection of these long-overlooked recordings, making them accessible to listeners beyond Japan for the first time.