animals ltd.



001 ‘Nalle Mishima’ by Nalle Mishima
released July 30, 2025


‘Nalle Mishima’ is the debut full-length LP by Nalle Mishima.

Nalle Mishima is Justin Daashuur Hopkins and Ryan York. 

FeaturingDave Elitch (drums)
Yvette Holzwarth (violin) 
Max Kaplan (baritone saxophone)
Amirtha Kidambi (voice)
Jared Rodriguez (modular synth, engineering)


All sounds on the album were recorded at NOH/WAVE and Benevolent Studios.


Available at Bandcamp and all major streaming services
All proceeds go to Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) Justin and Ryan first met in the experimental music scene of early 2010s Los Angeles. They shared bills and collaborated occasionally until, in 2012, they both left for other ventures. Justin practiced visual art in New York City, and Ryan trained as an evolutionary biologist in Northern California. They didn’t talk for six years. In 2018, they unexpectedly reconnected at the former NOH/WAVE gallery space in downtown Los Angeles. Nalle Mishima is the result of this reunion.


A series of recording sessions occurred over 2018-2019 (see Appendix A for details) involving collaborators Dave Elitch (drums), Yvette Holzwarth (violin), Max Kaplan (baritone saxophone), Amirtha Kidambi (voice), and Jared Rodriguez (modular synthesizer, engineering). These improvisations formed a kind of sound library. Productions made from the library formed the basis of collaborations with the singer Adam Oliveri and the dancer Rubberlegz and of scores for films by Justin and Linda Mai Green. “Nalle Mishima” is the first full-length LP made from this material.

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Recording sessions (engineered by Jared Rodriguez)
A January 4, 2018 (NOH/WAVE)
    Dave Elitch (drums)
    Justin hopkins (tank shell)
    Max Kaplan (baritone sax)
    Ryan York (cello, tank shell)

B October 6, 2018 (NOH/WAVE)
    Justin Daashur Hopkins (guitar)
    Jared Rodriguez (modular synthesizer)
    Ryan York (double bass)

C August 23, 2019 (Benevolent Studios)
    Amirtha Kidambi (voice)

D October 29, 2019 (Benevolent Studios)
    Justin Daashur Hopkins (electric guitar)
    Ryan York (double bass, electric bass)

E December 10, 2019 (Benevolent Studios)
    Yvette Holzwarth (violin)

F December 30, 2019 (Benevolent Studios)
    Justin Daashuur Hopkins (gong, guitar)
    Jared Rodriguez (modular synthesizer) All tracks are available as open source audio files + ableton projects on GitHub.