BUTTERFLY EFFECT by SHINICHI ATOBE

Full-length debut from the elusive Shinichi Atobe, known for an incredible 12" on Chain Reaction almost 15 years ago and never seen or heard from since. Individually numbered edition of 600 copies for the worldShinichi Atobe has managed to stay off grid since he made an appearance on Basic Channel�s Chain Reaction imprint back in 2001. He delivered the second-to-last 12� on the label and then disappeared without a trace, leaving behind a solitary 12� that�s been selling for crazy money (theres a copy up on discogs at the moment for $600 - go figure) and a trail of speculation that has led some people to wonder whether the project was in fact the work of someone on the Basic Channel payroll. That killer Chain Reaction 12� has also been a longtime favourite of Demdike Stare, who have been trying to follow the trail and make contact with Atobe for some time, whomever he turned out to be. A lead from the Basic Channel office turned up an address in japan and - unbelievably - an album full of archival and new material that after a lot of hard work has been assembled and compiled by Demdike for this debut album.