This mix pulls together a wide range of material from Japan’s underground between the 1980s and 1990s and focuses on lesser-known and largely forgotten corners of its music scenes across two decades. Pulled from cassettes, privately pressed LPs, demos and worn flexi-discs, the mix moves mostly through DIY avant-garde music and things that don’t really fit anywhere at all. 
 
It’s the sound‑scape of neon‑lit backstreets, late‑night imagination and hidden creativity. A celebration of Japan’s unsung pioneers who never rose to fame yet left indelible imprints in tape loops and DIY pressings. The title refers to that space just out of view, beyond what was documented or preserved, music made outside the spotlight but still full of intention and invention.
 
You’ll hear work from artists like Silent Pulse, Be-2, Normal Brain, K. Yoshimatu, Ayuo Takahashi, and Chance Operation, alongside anonymous or pseudonymous projects like The Husband, Speaking Furniture, and Flare. Some pieces are meditative and sparse, others more chaotic and intense, but all sit just outside of easy categorisation. 
 
The black-and-white cutout of the artists in the artwork captures Peters - also known as The Peaters - a duo formed in Osaka in 1985 by Peter Hayashi and Chaka Kajiyama. Their off-kilter synth pop mirrored the British wave of the era, but filtered through a warped lens all of their own.
 
There’s no attempt at chronology in this mix, more of a drift through mood and texture. Tracks fold into each other, fragments blur, and the medium itself (tape hiss, distortion, decay) becomes part of the atmosphere.

Tracklist can be found on the NTS archive.

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WILL SHORE @ The Lot Radio 08-13-2025

This program is curated by Ondas Representative, Dubby. It features artists, both well-known and unknown, with a unique aesthetic from a wide range of genres that used to be available at Ondas. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/ideala/episodes/ideala-24th-august-2025

ONDAS W/ DUBBY 240825

You know I had to do it sometime! Delving into the expansive discography of the Cocteau Twins for my next radio show. Not much I can say here as their music speaks for itself. Come hang and listen to feel your feelings, maybe shed a lil tear together <3

Just A Dilettante w/ sold (Cocteau Twins Special) - Aug 26th 2025

Dive into Donna Leake's ever developing taste, drawing sounds from all over the globe and all over the clock including jazz, reggae and psych. 
 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/donna-leake/episodes/donna-leake-1st-september-2025

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Two hours of classic sounds from the "Crown Prince of Reggae" Dennis Brown, featuring tracks selected from his vast discography by Brown's daughter, [Princess Nadene](https://www.instagram.com/princessnadene_/?igsh=cmF0eXMwbnh6aW5n#). 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/in-focus/episodes/in-focus-dennis-brown-5th-september-2025

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Léa Baldazza introduces one of her Soft Frenesia selection : an invitation to lounge yourself on slow rythms and deep sounds of uk trip hop and digi-dub, from lo-fi IDM to leftfield breakbeats, by way of balearic nostalgia and other emmotional tunes. 

Soft Frenesia w/ Léa Baldazza: 15th September '25

Love Injection is happy to welcome Omo Igi (Olu), a Brooklyn native whose love of music is apparent whether he’s on the bass or behind the decks. He’s played in bands such as Conclave and Standing on the Corner and supported/collaborated with artists such as MIKE, Caleb Giles, and even Peter Zummo. In 2020 he released an EP, ‘Prone 2’, a sound splatter of heavily sampled house, techno, and electronica that’s as varied and far reaching as his DJ sets. Tune in expecting anything from Zamrock Rock all the way to Dub Techno. If you listen closely you can hear all the influences of growing up in the inner city and spending all your free time browsing record shops! 

https://www.instagram.com/ohh_luuu
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Love Injection with Omo Igi @ The Lot Radio 09-13-2025

Get radiant with Ruby Savage's mixed bag of goodies. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/ruby-savage/episodes/ruby-savage-14th-september-2025

Radiant Life w/ Ruby Savage 140925

An all vinyl program that focuses primarily on lesser known soul and funk music from the 1960s - 80s. The show also expands into genres such as jazz, disco, reggae, gospel, psych, folk and beyond. I try to play music that resonates with me in a profound way, in hopes that someone might also connect with it as well. Expect to hear music you have never heard before as well as classics that make you feel good. The show often includes a great mix of guests, often who are heavy collectors in the record community.

https://www.instagram.com/briansears

BRIAN SEARS @ The Lot Radio 09-14-2025

mi dulce amor

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