Author: Clint Weiler
Published: July 26, 2006
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Introducing the "Japanese New Music Festival" US/Mexico tour!
"JAPANESE NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL"
In 1997,1999, 2003, 2005 and 2006, a set of performances aroused a
storm of
frenzy and shriek in Europe, USA and China... and they will be back
with
even greater power. This time 3 musicians (Yoshida Tatsuya from Ruins,
Tsuyama Atsushi and Kawabata Makoto from AMT) form 7 units!! A
cappella,
comic free form, progressive core, troubadour, cosmic psychedelic......
you'll be experiencing the essence of all kinds of extremes in the
current
new music scene in Japan on a single night. Never miss it!!
Sep. 2nd brooklyn NORTHSIX
Sep. 3rd new york TONIC
Sep. 4th atlanta DRUNKEN UNICORN
Sep. 5th chicago EMPTY BOTTLE
Sep. 6th denver LARIMER LOUNGE
Sep. 7th seattle WOODEN OCTOPUS FESTIVAL
Sep. 8th san francisco BOTTOM OF THE HILL
Sep. 9th los angeles SMELL
Sep. 10th mexico city ALICIA
- ZUBI ZUVA X (Yoshida/Tsuyama/Kawabata)
Eccentric poly-rhythmic a cappella ensemble. It covers from Gregorian
chant
to ethnic music, to do-wop to hardcore screaming, heavily using
irregular
rhythms and polyrhythm. All sorts of ideas and aberrant musicality
overturn
the image of a cappella. their totally meaningless lyrics and desperate
performances throw the audiences into the abyss of the laughter and
admiration. it makes the concept of "singing ability"nonsense.
- AKATEN (Tsuyama/Yoshida)
Formed in 1995 with the motto of "irresponsibleness" and
"perfunctoriness."
They easily free themselves from the spell of the traditional
seriousness of
the art. Using daily commodities like scissors, toothbrush, zipper,
camera,
and plastic bottle as percussions, and shouting their brand names over
and
over as the "songs," the show is performed under the concept of low
cost and
maximum sound effect. AKATEN is the experimental convenience store punk
band
that provides the sound images of cheap and simple daily lives.
- RUINS ALONE (Yoshida)
RUINS is pioneer of Drum & Bass duo. Tunes are complicated and
mysterious,
and songs are sung in the language of their own invention. It's
high-tension, wild, heavy, speedy, acute, and powerful tremendous
ensemble
never sounds like they are only two players. since last bassist left
Yoshida
still seeking a bassist and currently he has been playing as RUINS
ALONE.
playing RUINS songs with sampling bass. this time Yoshida will play
songs
from Koenji Hyakkei and Korekyojinn too.
- ZOFFY (Tsuyama/Kawabata)
Formed in 1998. Zoffy's music hints both at the members' deep musical
knowledge via their improvised performances of troubadour music and
European
trad, and also at their deep love for rock via their destructivist
covers of
classic rock songs, that no longer sounds like anything but ZOFFY. The
group
believes that humor is essential in music, and their unprecedented
performances stray far from the beaten track. Is this the Ultima Thule
that
rock music has long been aiming for?
- SHRINP WARK (Kawabata/Yoshida)
A new improvising duo consisting of Yoshida from Ruins and Kawabata
from
AMT. group inspired by This Heat and band name taken from their song
"Shrink
Wrap". Cosmic chemical reaction sound that embraces a multidimensional
chaos
based upon the principles of minimalism, an anarchistic warping of the
time
axis, and ultra-accelerated revolving of time particles.
- ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE SWR (Kawabata/Tsuyama/Yoshida)
Acid Mothers Temple have rapidly become acclaimed as the greatest, most
extreme trip psychedelic group in the world. Releases have appeared on
labels around the world at an amazing pace, and the magnificence of
their
live performances is already being whispered of as legendary. SWR is
the AMT
Family's most powerful battle-formation yet. featuring Tsuyama and
Kawabata
from the original AMT and Yoshida from Ruins. their crushingly acute
freakout sound will pulverize the world's legions of wannabe psych
groups.
- SEIKAZOKU (Kawabata/Tsuyama/Yoshida)
Formed in 1996. The expansive musicality of the group, which
nonchalantly
references classic prog and rock, ethnic music, jazz and contemporary
composition, is backed up the three members' impressive backgrounds and
the
depth of their musical knowledge. Improvised music for holy trinity
heresy
that runs the full gamut of ethnic and electric instruments, primitive
stupidity, the suspicious stench of medieval alchemy, the raw power of
early
rock music, all leavened with a pinch of cosmic incoherency.
