Circadian Rhythm's "Shela" is a more ambient Liz Harris, shrouded in haze and pre-digital goodness. Then comes Kum's "One Day with Kakusuko" a standout among standouts, like a Japanese Daniel Johnston. Israel's contribution could very well have been the soundtrack to an Ed Wood film, while "NHK" by Abnormal Sex, is a series of off-kilter beats, lowbit sampled voices, all swallowed up by the casio crashes that contemporary plugins are at pains to approximate. The highlights are the pop songs, devoid of any self-conscious posturing, which makes them even more historical than their obsolete technology. T. Tukimoto's "Did the Thought of Love Surpass Everything?", features plucked acoustic guitar and falsetto crooning, and the Young Hormones' "Egg", is unfettered pop goodness, catchy as hell.     

 

Today, stifled by the strictures of comparative language, it is nearly impossible to find equivalents for Disk Musik: A DD. Records Compilation within the limitations of the genre bureaucracy. Anyone in need of a good example of what outsider meant to those who were never really "outside" their intimate circles, will find something truly joyous here. More DD, please!