Kinky Musik Institute

Kinky Musik Institute is a self-produced noise label based in Japan that mainly handles works by K2. According to its official site, buying directly from the label is somewhat cheaper, and it carries dead stock and new releases, with irregular updates. Its online shop lists releases such as the V.A. compilation "UPD Compilation RedDyed May 3, 2026," the "Indonesia Japan split" cassette, K2's "Im Notfall" CDR, Esplendor Geometrico feat. K2's "Plasma" limited CD, and Weiches Loch's "Mi Satas Metalon kaj Metall Satas Min" 12-inch mini LP. The shop also lists a V.A. release "Early Kinky Works 1983-1988," described as a 2-CD set compiling recordings from bands and mail artists/musicians gathered around K2's own label Kinky Tape Collection between early 1983 and 1988, reissued on the new label Kinky Musik Institute in the 1990s.

Kinky Musik Institute is described on its official site as a self-produced noise label that mainly handles K2's works. The shop page for the V.A. release "Early Kinky Works 1983-1988" states that it is a 2-CD set compiling recordings from bands and mail artists/musicians gathered around K2's own label Kinky Tape Collection between early 1983 and 1988, reissued on the new label Kinky Musik Institute in the 1990s.

Self-produced noise label mainly handling K2's works.

• V.A. "UPD Compilation RedDyed May 3, 2026"

  Super-limited 2-CD-R set, ¥2,500 ($16.12), a live recording of the RedDyed event held annually at Earthdom in Shin-Okubo, featuring Government Alpha, T. Mikawa, Dissecting Table, and a special duo of John Wiese and K2; limited to 40 copies, with live photos.

• Theo Nugraha, Kalnivulger, Astro, K2 "Indonesia Japan split"

  Cassette + booklet, ¥1,200 ($7.74), a 4-way split cassette released after a year, with two Indonesian acts on side A and two Japanese acts on side B; the booklet contains interviews with the four artists.

• K2 "Im Notfall"

  CDR, ¥1,200 ($7.74), a new work from K2's fourth-period Mixed Live Series Hybrid Type; recorded in 2025, with three tracks mixing multiple live sources and studio modular synth recordings; theme is "state of emergency."

• Esplendor Geometrico feat. K2 "Plasma"

  Limited CD, ¥3,000 ($19.34), sold out; a Japan-visit commemorative latest album by Esplendor Geometrico, limited to 200 copies, including four different mixes of collaboration tracks with K2 recorded about a year earlier; not sold in stores.

• Weiches Loch "Mi Satas Metalon kaj Metall Satas Min"

  12-inch mini LP, ¥4,000 ($25.79), the latest work by Osaka metal percussion group Weiches Loch; side A is rhythmic and edgy like "Test Dept meets Kodo," side B shows an experimental side, and B2 includes a remake/remix by K2; jacket uses a photo by corpse photographer Kiyotaka Tsurisaki; heavyweight 12-inch 45 rpm; released by leader Shin Takado's label La Muro Mia Muro.

• V.A. "Early Kinky Works 1983-1988"

  2 CDs, ¥2,800 ($18.05), a 2-CD set compiling recordings from bands and mail artists/musicians gathered around K2's own label Kinky Tape Collection between early 1983 and 1988, reissued on the new label Kinky Musik Institute in the 1990s.

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