Formed in 2009, NEW MANUKE consists of Yumitsu Araki, Pedal Kurihara, and DISTEST—who are also active as a sound designer, DJ, and under the alias “neco nemuru,” respectively. This is their long-awaited debut album (and their first on vinyl), following only a handful of releases such as self-released cassette tapes and a split cassette with Kuknacke on 〈Birdfriend〉, including a split cassette with Kuknacke. This is their long-awaited first album (and on vinyl, no less). A one-of-a-kind “reverse(?)” trance achieved through an unknown sense of celebration and humor. A junk-and-trash sensibility reminiscent of Eric Copeland. Twisting pop that hits you like a pea shooter, thanks to the magic of sampling and collage. A novel work you’ll want to check out right away. The lovely artwork is by designer Félicité Landrivon, who has also worked for labels such as 〈Warp〉, 〈Born Bad〉, and 〈Bongo Joe〉. Each format comes with 5,000-character liner notes by oboco, who is active in a wide range of fields, including as the head of “Jiai” and as part of the DJ unit Jiboshi. What is “explosive sound”? (Original Japanese text by Adachi)