notari by NRV

The impetus behind Notari lies in a soft simplicity — inspired by everyday life and places, giving rise to emotional spaces. The project launched in the lockdown summer of 2020, where Nerve was able to take his time trying out various approaches and sonic experiments with field recordings in and around Sendai. The title of the EP, "Notari" is a word that appears in the Haiku by a poet Buson Yosa, expressing how the waves of the spring sea move slowly.

NRV is the drone/ambient project by Sendai-based musician Nerve (Manabu Ito). He is best known as the producer behind the electro-pop band Antennasia, incorporating dub, electronica, synth-pop, jazz, and drum’n’ bass alongside San’s magnetic vocals. Their albums, “23 Bluebird St., Velo-City”, "Howling", “Error Code : SFRN” and such, have been released from various labels around the world including Lemongrassmusic (Germany), Mezå (Detroit, US), Double Life Records (Japan).

Nerve is also the vocalist of the improvisational group Jai Machine, and the director and selector of a radio show “OTO Radio” broadcast in Sendai, Japan. He is an active DJ and remixer, paralleling his work as a commercial composer.

Notari is scheduled for release 9th of July on the Brooklyn based label FOIL IMPRINTS.

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NRV is the drone/ambient project by Sendai-based musician Nerve (antennasia/Jai Machine). The impetus behind NRV lies in a soft simplicity — inspired by everyday life and places, giving rise to emotional spaces. The project started in the lockdown summer of 2020, where he was able to take his time trying out various approaches and sonic experiments, ultimately forging his sonic identity.