# Nav Katze

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**Nav Katze** (ナーヴ・カッツェ) was a female music duo from [Tokyo, Japan](/source/Tokyo,_Japan) consisting of Naoko Iimura (飯村直子) (guitar) and Miwako Yamaguchi (山口美和子) (vocals and bass).[1]

## History

The band was formed in 1984 with a third member, Shino Furutachi (古舘詩乃) (drums). After having released two records on the SWITCH label, they made their major debut on Victor Music Industries ([Victor Entertainment](/source/Victor_Entertainment)) with the album *Kanki[2]*. Shino Furutachi left the band in 1991 after this album.[3] Later, they collaborated with famous rock band [Luna Sea](/source/Luna_Sea).[1]

Several of their songs have been remixed by well-known electronic musicians, such as [Aphex Twin](/source/Aphex_Twin), [The Black Dog](/source/The_Black_Dog_(band)), [Autechre](/source/Autechre), and [Global Communication](/source/Global_Communication).[1][3]

## Discography

**Original Albums**[2][1]

- *Nav Katze* EP (1986)
- *OyZaC* (1987)
- *Kanki* (歓喜) (1991)
- *Shingetsu* (新月) (1991)
- *The Last Rose in Summer* (1992)
- *OUT* (1994) with the participation of Luna Sea's members and Maki Fujii (藤井麻輝) from [SOFT BALLET](/source/SOFT_BALLET)
- *Uwa no Sora* (うわのそら) (1994) with the participation of [INORAN](/source/INORAN) from Luna Sea and Ryouichi Endou (遠藤遼一) from [SOFT BALLET](/source/SOFT_BALLET)
- *Never mind the distortion* (1994) (remix album)
- *Gentle & Elegance* (1996)
- *Never mind the distortion II* (1997) (remix album)
- *Never mind the distortions* (2003) (remix album)

**Compilation Album**

- *Switch Complete 1986-1987* (2001)

**Videos**

- *Never mind the distortion* (1994)

## References

1. Park, David (2011-03-01). ["Last Rose in J-Pop: An Unofficial Nav Katze Discography"](http://www.sazan.net/navkatze/). *www.sazan.net*. Retrieved 2026-03-16.

1. ["Nav Katze Discography"](https://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/-/Discographylist/A000968.html) (in Japanese). *Victor Entertainment*. Retrieved 2026-03-16.

1. Yakki (2002-09-19). ["Nav Katze (ナーヴ・カッツェ)"](http://www.kanshin.com/keyword/179856) (in Japanese). *Kanshin Kukan*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215554/http://www.kanshin.com/keyword/179856) 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-03-16.

## External links

- [Nav Katze](https://www.discogs.com/artist/3253-Nav-Katze) on [Discogs](/source/Discogs)
- [Kav Katze](https://web.archive.org/web/20160818084817/http://park10.wakwak.com/~techno/mrwork.html#Nav%20Katze) from Moonriders (archived from the [original](http://park10.wakwak.com/~techno/mrwork.html#Nav%20Katze))

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