Asahito Nanjo (南條麻人) is a Japanese underground musician, best known for his psychedelic rock groups High Rise, Mainliner and Musica Transonic, and the ethnic improvisation unit Toho Sara. He has been active on the Tokyo underground scene since the late seventies. Part of his sonic aesthetic is to record, mix, and master using extreme levels of distortion, dynamic range compression, and clipping making the sound of the instruments unrecognizable. The results can be said to contain elements of noise music.

Musical activity

Below are the main groups with which he has been involved from 1979 to the present:

Discography

Nanjo is credited on over 300 releases. Selected discography:

High Rise

see High Rise (band) for full discography on P.S.F label if not specified

Mainliner

see Mainliner (band) for full discography