Sympathy Nervous is the pioneering Japanese electronic project founded by Yosihumi Niinuma in the late 1970s. Emerging from Japan’s early industrial and minimal synth underground, the project fused mechanical precision with emotional tension, blending experimental electronics, coldwave textures, and proto-techno rhythms. Released through influential labels like Vanity Records, Sympathy Nervous became a cult figure in the development of electronic and industrial music, influencing generations of avant-garde and synth artists worldwide with its raw, machine-driven soundscapes and innovative DIY spirit.