Red Go-Cart - Very Beginning of Red Go-Cart

Red Go-Cart - Very Beginning of Red Go-Cart

red go-cart was formed in 1996 as a home-recording unit by Tomomi and Yuji. They later began performing as a band and started giving live shows. Their fast-paced, jungle-style live performances have captured the hearts of indie fans.
Tracks 1 through 8 are the 2023 remastered versions of *Sweet Consists　of Red Go Cart!* and *Something Good Today?*, both originally released in 1996.
Tracks 9 through 16 feature the band’s early cover songs and demo recordings. These were also remastered in 2023.

[Note!]
To everyone who purchased *Very Beginning of Red Go-Cart Vol. 1* and *Very Beginning of Red Go-Cart Vol. 2*: For this cassette tape release, we have combined the track lists. Since the content is the same, please continue to enjoy the digital albums you purchased previously.
Marking their 30th anniversary, this collection of early recordings by red go-cart—as the title suggests—also marks the beginning of a grand story. While the lineup changed over time aside from core members Tomomi and Yuji, as a fan, I’m truly delighted to be able to hear a compilation of their journey as they explored the sound they wanted to create.
This album consists of the first two cassette tapes released by Clover Records, along with songs the band covered during live performances and on compilations at the time, as well as demo tracks. It features a strong “Anorak Must!”-style jungle guitar pop sound reminiscent of the bands they cover, with catchy melodies that make you want to sing along and fantastic performances that sometimes race forward at breakneck speed.
If you listen to it at a slightly higher volume through your speakers, don’t you think you’ll be able to feel that initial impulse and the passion of the moment—regardless of the sound quality? I hope that those who remember 1996 will recall those days, and those who don’t will let their minds wander to the atmosphere of the ’90s, all while feeling the intensity of the performance.
Thirty years with supportive labels like Clover Records and Galaxy Train. If a “History of Red Go-Cart” were to be written in the future, this work would still be just the prologue. “Pop Jingu Vol. 1” (V.A.), which would make their name known worldwide, was released the following year, in 1997. It wouldn’t be until much later that they’d get the chance to collaborate with Claus from Throw That Beat in The Garbagecan!, the band behind “Little Red Go-Cart” (featured as a cover on this album)—the very song that inspired the band’s name. I hope you’ll use this album as a starting point to explore their two full-length albums and recent tracks, and enjoy this story, which is currently being serialized to great acclaim.

Review by tarai(hdht!) 
veröffentlicht am 1. Juli 2026

Illustrations by Akiko Itoh
Recorded by red go-cart
Remastered by Masato Saito 

https://cloverrecords.bandcamp.com/album/very-beginning-of-red-go-cart
https://redgo-cart.bandcamp.com/music