Tracks:
A1. Bush
A2. Mug
A3. Yippie
A4. Clot
B5. Mug-N
B6. Cop
B7. Duros
B8. Bush-N
Credits:
Naoko (Voice)
Non (Drums)
Yui (Bass, Electronics)
& More Friends
Recorded: Studio One '95
Mastered at La Musica Studio '96
Produced by Asahito Nanjo
Executive Produced by Peter Kolovos
Originally released by La Musica Records, Japan on cassette (LA-017) c. 1996
BE-LA 004/017
Nean
Doo Dah Nean
Limited vinyl LP in Unipak gatefold with die-cut window
RELEASE DATE: February 20, 2026
Gatefold LP- $25
Also available as part of a specially 6 LP "La Musica Flight 1" Bundle that ships early. Includes albums by Musica Transonic + Mainliner, Rotting Telepathies, Ohkami No Jikan, Nean and Bibiotheca Hermetica. $120
A bizarrely entrancing jewel from the depths of the Japanese underground, Doo Dah Nean was originally released in small run of hand assembled cassettes by the La Musica label in the late 90’s. The album is the sole release and evidence of Nean, an entirely under-the-radar trio that crossed the sensual, disassociated female vocals of Japanese iroke kayōkyoku music with off-balance shamanic rhythm and echoing electronic rumble. Nean were the trio of Yui on bass and electronics, Naoko on voice, and Non on drums. Both Yui and Non were also part of Holy Angels, and Yui played with Ohkami No Jikan and Mauduit Nuit. Vocalist Naoko, in her lone recorded appearance anywhere, elevates the proceedings to peak outsider strangeness. Her ultra-repetitive chants and sighs balance childlike innocence with sinister knowing. Alternately distracted and humming to herself or delivering breathy, near field whispers, the simple juxtaposition of her vocalizations with Non’s stumble-drunk drums, and the amorphous blobs and gloops of tone unleashed from Yui’s instruments lands like an avant garde, proto-ASMR incantation. A truly confounding release in a La Musica catalogue that’s not exactly thin on the ground for such form.
From the original cassette release:
“Cult Lolita psychedelic group who smile sardonically as they fuck with contemporary classical and free jazz. The world is coming down with all-girl groups, but there are none that can compare with Nean for innocence, ignorance and plain idiocy. Totally bizarre work - exotic rhythms and avant-garde improv collide with flying Lolita vocals. 100% Lolita essence, ultra-acid.”
Available for the first time digitally, on LP or any physical form aside from La Musica cassette (LA-017). Housed in a custom die-cut, "Uni-Pak" style gatefold with metallic ink, spot finishes and matching La Musica inner sleeve.
Other releases in the Black Editions / La Musica Series:
High Rise “Disturbance Trip” 2LP (BE-LA 008/1001)
Asahito Nanjo "M" LP (BE-LA 005/045) Pre-Order
Forthcoming:
Bibiotheca Hermetica "One" LP (BE-LA 003/002)
Nean "Dooh Dah Nean" LP (BE-LA 004/017)
Ohkami No Jikan "Black Tape II" LP (BE-LA 006/077)
Rotting Telepathies "Rotting Tapes II" LP (BE-LA 007/107)
Musica Transonic + Mainliner "Solid Static" LP (BE-LA 009/1002)