WC Heritage

Format : 2xLP

Label : Sanka

Catalog # :  SANKA001LPWC

Genre : House, Tech House

WC Heritage’ is the first output from the freshly hatched, Sanka, label by Gonno (a stalwart DJ and producer in Japan’s contemporary Techno and House scene for well over two decades). This release compiles treasured retrospective tracks (originally released in the 2000s) from Japan’s “WC Recordings”, the label that released Gonno’s debut album in 2005.

The label who believed strongly in their “Japanese anarchy techno” stance, released numerous digital EPs and CD albums from 2004 – 2009 – making this the first time any of this material is available on vinyl.

The LP features tracks from WC’s owner, Salmon, who sadly passed away in 2011. Also featured are Baiyon, the duo ‘Side B, Syuji Wada (aka DJ Wada, who started his career in the mid 1980s also known for being a member of Co-fusion), DSKE (one of the first Japanese DJs to play at Panorama Bar , Berlin), Gonno and other remarkable talents who dedicated themselves to the Japanese underground dance music scene in the 2000s.

The nine unique tracks stand up strong in 2024 – all with an edgy ‘glitcy-ness’, and a funny intensity. These snapshots from this particular moment in time are a perfect way to begin understanding what was happening in the wild Japan underground dance music scene of the 2000s. This was period of immense creativity which has never really been exposed to the outside world until now.

For this reissue, all tracks were compiled and remastered by Gonno.