Minamata's 1985 album "Methylmercure" is a monumental masterpiece, destined to go down in the history of the noise, industrial, and power electronics scenes. Hailing from France and active since 1984, Minamata was a group that mastered the art of destruction and construction, as well as ideology and satire. They stood shoulder-to-shoulder with contemporaries like Le Syndicat, Pacific 231, Vivenza, Etant-Donnes, and Vox Populi. However, due to member departures and lineup changes, their early material spanning EPs, LPs, and subsequent CD formats had largely remained unavailable.

To mark their 40th anniversary, iconic Tokyo record shop NEdS is finally releasing Minamata's early cassette masterpiece "Methylmercure" on CD for the first time. In that era, they were among the first to use music to issue warnings and sound the alarm about impending dangers, including this album with the methyl mercury pollution incident that occurred in 1953 on the coast of Minamata City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu Island, Japan, as its theme.

Packaged in a jewelcase with cover art based on the original tape, and a 12-page booklet featuring liner notes and a two-page commentary/contribution by the shop owner in Japanese - an essential read.

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