タイムマシンがこわれるまえに

Released on October 7, 2015, 'タイムマシンがこわれるまえに' (Before the Time Machine Breaks) is an 8-track album by the Japanese shoegaze project 溶けない名前 (Tokenai Namae). The album is a quintessential example of the Japanese shoegaze movement of the 2010s, characterized by its stark juxtaposition of hyper-sweet, innocent, and whispered female vocals with intense, abrasive noise rock textures.

Musically, the record relies heavily on layered, reverb-drenched electric guitars that utilize feedback as a primary melodic voice. The tracklist features evocative titles such as '恍惚教室' (Ecstasy Classroom) and '睡眠抄' (Sleep Extract), the latter of which closes the album with an expansive, seven-minute ambient-shoegaze drift. The release was issued on CD format and has become a beloved underground favorite for fans of the intersection between dream pop and noise-textured indie rock. It stands as a defining statement of the band's signature aesthetic: capturing the fleeting, bittersweet essence of youth through a dense, distorted lens.