Unlovely Drum, issued by Pinecone Moonshine in late 2020, compiles eleven pieces from Takeshi Nakamura’s explorations in glitch and IDM. The record unfolds with tracks like “Against Mainstream” and “Revolutionary Shit,” which juxtapose fractured rhythms against ambient washes, underscoring a meticulous attention to digital texture. Nakamura’s palette shifts from the mechanical pulse of the title track to the taut, jittery tension of “Tension,” each cut bearing a distinct structural logic yet remaining tethered to an experimental electronic core.The album’s production leans into a crystalline, sometimes clinical precision, with glitch elements serving less as ornamentation and more as integral rhythmic components. Though its audience remains modest, Unlovely Drum stands as a quiet signal within the broader IDM lineage, reflecting an artist deeply engaged with the mechanics of sound sculpting and the subtle interplay of synthetic timbres.

Unlovely Drum, issued by Pinecone Moonshine in late 2020, compiles eleven pieces from Takeshi Nakamura’s explorations in glitch and IDM. The record unfolds with tracks like “Against Mainstream” and “Revolutionary Shit,” which juxtapose fractured rhythms against ambient washes, underscoring a meticulous attention to digital texture. Nakamura’s palette shifts from the mechanical pulse of the title track to the taut, jittery tension of “Tension,” each cut bearing a distinct structural logic yet remaining tethered to an experimental electronic core.The album’s production leans into a crystalline, sometimes clinical precision, with glitch elements serving less as ornamentation and more as integral rhythmic components. Though its audience remains modest, Unlovely Drum stands as a quiet signal within the broader IDM lineage, reflecting an artist deeply engaged with the mechanics of sound sculpting and the subtle interplay of synthetic timbres.