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Clover Records Revives Tokyo's DIY Indie Music Scene

3/17/2026

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Masato Saito, founder of Clover Records, launched the label in 1995 to promote Tokyo's home-recording scene.
The label gained traction as friends shared music, with releases like Kactus's "Take Five Sounds" and Recycled Pop's gritty tracks.
Clover Records embraced a DIY aesthetic that captured raw emotions in music.
Interest surged after remastering 800 Cherries' "romantico," and Saito uploads archival recordings to Bandcamp to showcase the late 1990s indie scene.

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Story summary

Masato Saito, founder of Clover Records, launched the label in 1995 to promote Tokyo's home-recording scene.
The label gained traction as friends shared music, with releases like Kactus's "Take Five Sounds" and Recycled Pop's gritty tracks.
Clover Records embraced a DIY aesthetic that captured raw emotions in music.
Interest surged after remastering 800 Cherries' "romantico," and Saito uploads archival recordings to Bandcamp to showcase the late 1990s indie scene.