Tokyo Gig Guide presents FARM PARTY #4

by craig



The next super-fun Farm Party will be held this Sunday October 24th at Gamuso in Asagaya. This month's event will focus on experimental music.

Live:


ii (from Australia)
http://www.myspace.com/iitunes
ii ("ai ai") is the abstract, experimental pop duo of Alex Nosek and Jon Tjhia (from Aleks and The Ramps) from Melbourne, Australia. Mostly improvising - and using an array of synthesisers, samplers, guitars and effects - the pair create adventurous and richly detailed music. Their sound sits somewhere between strange electronics, deep drone, ambient techno and guitar pop. They've played with bands including Tujiko Noriko, Beach House, High Places, Fabulous Diamonds, Lawrence English and many more.


OPQ
http://www.myspace.com/opq
OPQ will fill Gamuso with bizarre homemade instruments, toys and their experimental, ambient psychedelic sounds.


henna dress (変なドレス)
http://www.myspace.com/hennadress
Electronica pico pico wildness with gameboys and gadgets.


Moon Face Boys (Kei from My Pal Foot Foot)
http://www.suhaak-haaksu.com
New solo project of Kei from the wonderful experimental psych-folk band My Pal Foot Foot.

DJs:
Denim Owl + Extreme Wheeze (Aleks and The Ramps)
Jon+ Alex (ii)
Timebred (Wild Mood Swings)
Grant McGaheran (Abikyokan)

Video: craig eee
http://craig.tokyogigguide.com
Farm Parties are as visual as they are aural, with films cut up by craig eee projected throughout the night

Only 1000yen＋drink (500yen). Starts at 18:30.
http://farmparty.tokyogigguide.com
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=154032344629379

Aleks and the Ramps Japan tour

by craig


Aleks and the Ramps are an experimental pop quintet from Melbourne, Australia.
This October, Japanese audiences will again be able to meet Aleks and the Ramps on stage, this time with all five members in tow.
Since forming in 2005, the band have released two albums - Pisces vs Aquarius, and Midnight Believer. They've delighted and confused crowds Australia-wide, touring the country numerous times, and venturing as far as Canada and New Zealand. They also played some low-key shows in Tokyo as a 2-piece in 2008, and since then they've spent their time playing alongside esteemed acts such as The Sea and Cake, Dan Deacon, Why?, The Ruby Suns and Vivian Girls.
In 2009, the group released Midnight Believer - a critically lauded 40 minute album of strange, abstract and addictive pop tunes. The album's first single 'Antique Limb' was played on the radio extensively, and its video clip was seen on TVs in Australia and YouTube far beyond. Their mothers were proud.
Live on stage, Aleks and the Ramps are a surreal treat: bursts of noise scattered between pop gems, a group cacophony of the most joyful nature, with dynamic songs that flaunt the potential of pop and melody. Lights are attached to things they aren't usually attached to. Shirts are lost. Kittens are worshipped through dance. Drums, synths and guitars form inappropriate relationships.



ii. Aleks and the Ramps members, Alex Nosek and Jon Tjhia, will also be playing in ii, their abstract, experimental pop project.

4 bonjour's parties, the lovely seven-piece indie-pop band will also be playing some shows with Aleks and the Ramps.

DATES:

10/15 - Kyoto Urbanguilde - Aleks and the Ramps, ii

10/16 - Kanazawa Onpa - Aleks and the Ramps, ii, 4 bonjour's parties, noid, NINGEN OK

10/17 - Nagoya AT Cafe - Aleks and the Ramps, 4 bonjour’s parties, 小鳥美術館

10/18 - Shibuya O-Nest Aleks and the Ramps, The Velvet Teen, The New Trust. Details.

10/22 - Shimokitazawa Basement Bar/Three. BASEMENT BAR - Aleks and the Ramps, 4 bonjour's parties, oono yuuki, SoulTuneFactory. THREE - ii, FilFla, たゆたう, kooreruongaku. Details.

10/23 - Osaka Sleeper Hallucination Camping

10/24 - Asagaya Gamuso - ii, OPQ, henna dress, Moon Face Boys. Details.