Tokyo Gig Guide presents SPACE FÊTE #3 - June 5 2016

This Sunday June 5th, Tokyo Gig Guide is holding the third of its Space Fête experimental music events. There will be five live music acts starting with hitodama who will do one of his ambient guitar noise pieces, followed by Barry Zogon Band and their strange electronic rock. DJ Topgear will follow them with his live variegated beats and then OPQ will bring his bank of original circuit-bent gadgets to the stage. Closing the night will be the wild free jazz of Kiyasu Orchestra, then the eclectic DJs Grant McGaheran and craig eee who will also play sets between the bands. See you there!


Tokyo Gig Guide presents SPACE FÊTE #3

LIVE: Kiyasu Orchestra, OPQ, DJ Topgear, Barry Zogon Band, 人魂 (hitodama)

DJ: Grant McGaheran, craig eee

Sunday June 5, 18:30. 1000 yen (+ drink)

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Tokyo Gig Guide presents FARM PARTY #7 this Saturday November 5th!

This Saturday, come to the 7th Farm Party gig organised by Tokyo Gig Guide, this time held at Dynamo, a fun little skater bar near Koenji station. I'm excited about the diverse lineup of live music - we have noisy new-wave disco-punk band Jebiotto!, all-girl psychedelic trio Fancy Numnum, international avant-pop band Abikyokan, and mutant sci-fi lo-fi duo Living Astro. DJs Grant McGaheran, Timebred, craig eee and more will be playing danceable oddities at the start and end. Doors open at 7:00 and live music should be finished by 11:00, but from then the DJs will keep you dancing for as long as you'd like to stay. As usual with Farm Party, my video collages will be projected throughout the night. Oh, and it only costs 500 yen!


TOKYO GIG GUIDE PRESENTS FARM PARTY #7

Date: 5 Nov 2011 (Saturday)

Place: Dynamo (Koenji). Asahi building 1F, Koenji-Kita 3-1-1.

Time: Open 19:00, start 19:30

Price: 500yen

Live: JEBIOTTO! (ジェビオット!), ファンシーナムナム (Fancy Numnum), Abikyokan (阿鼻叫喚), LIVING ASTRO (リビングアストロ)

DJs: Timebred, Grant McGaheran, craig eee, more?

Video: craig eee

http://farmparty.tokyogigguide.com

13 complex vol. 16 on Nov 6th

On Sunday November 6th, Eri Makino is planning a not-to-be-missed gig with an impressive lineup of electronic and indie bands, performers and DJs.
One of the performers will be Kumisolo, a Paris-based electro pop artist you may know from The Konki Duet and collaborations with the likes of Toog, Momus and O.Lamm.
You will also get to see Kyoka, an experimental pop artist who counts Ryuichi Sakamoto and Mike Watt among her fans.
On the same (Studio) stage you can see She Talks Silence, a fashionable indiepop trio, as well as Classical Wicket and CRYSTAL.
Over on the other (Lounge) stage, performing live will be cuushe with her beautiful vocals and electronics, and the ambient sounds of Kaede Mira.
Over 12 DJs will also play throughout the event including the twee grrrls club all-girl indie-pop collective, French party DJ Digiki, DJ Emerald (Eri Makino's DJ alter-ego), Elly the Sun from Neohachi and even me (craig eee).
Make sure you don't miss matocotoshuco, a kamishibai picture storyteller who is always a highlight of Eri's events.
Curry and sweets and all sorts of other good stuff will also be on offer.
13 complex vol. 16 goes from 5:00 to 11:00 p.m at Trigram Aoyama near Omotesando station. It's 2500yen (+ drink) advance (email info@achainbrickyard.com) or 3000yen (+ drink) on the day.
13complex vol.16





Studio
-LIVE-
Kumisolo (from France)
Kyoka
She Talks Silence
Classical Wicket
CRYSTAL

-DJ-
twee grrrls club
Digiki
DJ Emerald
DJ Zooey
Aoki
more

Lounge
-LIVE-
cuushe
kaede mira (from 福岡)
-DJ-
DJ ナイアガラ
Elly the Sun (neohachi / Wonderyou)
hitch
Young Fidelity DJs
DJ yangdead (MOAMOO)
ham&ex
craig eee (Tokyo Gig Guide)
more

-紙芝居-
マトコとシュコ

-VJ-
KAMIO-KAMICHI

-Drawing-
hunton

-Food-
Carry：カヒミ・カリー (十代暴動社)
Sweets：北川生雄 (ムラムラしたっていいじゃない！)

FARM PARTY #6 this Friday April 22nd

This easter Friday (April 22nd), come down down to Gamuso for the 6th edition of Farm Party organised by Tokyo Gig Guide.
Guest performers will be N'toko, Akane Hosaka and ヤング・フラッテリィズ, plus Farm Party house band Abikyokan and DJs.


We are pleased to have Slovenian electro rapper N'toko take over the mic and sampler on the Gamuso stage.


Everyone enjoyed the blipping bleeping melodies of Akane Hosaka when she played at Farm Party #2 a year ago, so she is back for another explosion of electronica and puppet cuteness.


Causing a stir on the Tokyo avant-disco scene is ヤング・フラッテリィズ, two guys on synth and dance beats, and an odd frontman who is sure to make creative use of the Gamuso live space.


Abikyokan with its members from 4 continents will be bringing their new-wave avant-pop synth-rock sounds to start proceedings.

Guest DJs will be:
Shibuya-kei aficionado DJ 810 aka Patrick from Chipple, Tokyo's Coolest Sound and Tokyo Recohan.
Indie rocker Timutaku from Alternative Current.
Grant McGaheran and craig eee from Abikyokan.
Throughout the night, craig eee will be providing visual projections.

The gig on Tokyo Gig Guide.
The gig on Facebook.

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

Farm Party #3 this Sunday Sept 5th!

by craig

Tokyo Gig Guide's next Farm Party gig will be this Sunday, September 5th. It will be loads of fun so we hope to see you there! It only costs 1000円 (plus 500円 drink order) to see three great Tokyo bands and a bunch of ace DJs.

Tokyo Gig Guide presents FARM PARTY #3

Live:


1000s of cats
Guitar & drums 2 piece not afraid of blending cuteness with noise. They appeared on the Tokyo Gig Guide blog list of amusing band names.

ABIKYOKAN (with special guest Sawako on vocals)
International avant-pop new wave band with members hailing from 4 continents. Abikyokan will play as a 5-piece with me on bass and Sawako on vocals.

PSOCASE
Fun sax and electronics duo who appeared at the very first Farm Party.

VJ: craig eee
Old films and craziness cut-up and projected throughout the gig.

DJs: Mu-tan, Goatherd, Antonio Yodobashi, Grant McGaheran, Jake Arntson, craig eee
Super-eclectic international DJ team playing all kinds of danceable stuff form all kinds of places.

Kicks off at 18:30.

Schedule:
18:30 DJ soundclash - Jake & craig eee
19:00 DJ Grant McGaheran
19:30 LIVE: PSOCASE
20:00 DJ Antonio Yodobashi
20:30 LIVE: ABIKYOKAN
21:00 DJ Mu-tan
21:30 LIVE: 1000s Of Cats
22:00 DJ Goatherd
22:30 DJ craig eee

On Tokyo Gig Guide: http://www.tokyogigguide.com/gigs/details/3301

On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=142454559120344

Wild Mood Swings #2 this Saturday

by craig


無料 DJ パーティ！
Wild Mood Swings is a free party held at the wonderfully kistch and cool Hell's Bar in Sangenjaya. The second instalment will be Saturday May 29th.
Expect to experience wild mood swings as the eclectic DJs play a large variety of music. The idea is to play good stuff that people can dance to and enjoy.

The DJs will play 2 sets and are:
Timebred (Gaijin Tonic) from UK

Craig eee (Tokyo Gig Guide) from Australia

Grant Mc Gaheran (Abikyokan) from UK

Jake Arntson (Abikyokan) from USA

Mu-tan from Japan

Brendan Smith (Belgium Internet) from UK

Junko (Chopstick) from Japan

Special K from UK

It gets going at 11:00pm and continues to the break of dawn.


Check out Wild Mood Swings on:
Tokyo Gig Guide
Facebook
Gaijin Tonic
Abikyogra
Tokyo Indie

To get to Hell's Bar take the Denentoshi like to Sangenjaya (one express stop from Shibuya). Take the North B exit, go straight ahead, past Family Mart, past Lawson, walk for a couple of minutes, and it's on the left, next to the 99yen shop. It's on the second floor, up a spiral staircase.

東急田園都市線、三軒茶屋駅下車。
北口B出口の階段を上り、そのまま進行方向に国道246号線沿いを渋谷方面に徒歩３分。
１階にコンビニエンスストアが入ったビルの２階です。
２階専用のらせん階段で２階にお上がり下さい。

Fashion Crisis on May 1st

by craig



Fashion Crisis is a monthly free event run by Ian Martin of Call and Response Records. The next one is this Saturday, May 1st from 7:30 at the cool little Bar One in Koenji.

Regular Fashion Crisis live act Candles are away in Osaka, but there will be some great live music from:

-Akane Hosaka: instrumental pico-pico new wave puppet-pop.
http://www.myspace.com/akanehosaka

-The Students: new wave, guitar pop trio.
http://www.myspace.com/studentstokyo

DJs:

-Grant McGaheran (Abikyokan)
-James Hadfield (Metropolis)
-Ian Martin (Call and Response)

VJ craig eee (Tokyo Gig Guide)

Details on Tokyo Gig Guide

Wild Mood Swings party - dance!

Wild Mood Swings is an all-new, all-night, all-mix DJ party in Tokyo, playing an unpredicatable mix of different tunes, aimed to frizzle-fry your brains! Ideal for those with short attention spans, like the guy from Memento.
It's at Hell's bar in Sangenjaya on March 21st (Sunday, before a national holiday) from 11PM 'til the break of dawn. And it's free.

The bipolar DJs are:
craig eee (Tokyo Gig Guide)
Grant McGaheran (Abikyokan)
Jake Arntson (Abikyokan)
Timebred (GaijinTonic)
Yukari (UK Sound)
Brendan Smith (Belgium Internet)
Mu-tan
Junko
Special K



Expect to hear all genres like indie, new wave, disco, italo, old-skool hip-hop, electropop, 80s pop, krautrock, dub, African 70s, psychedelia, shoegaze, industrial, electronica, post-punk, French 60s, chiptunes, Farsi pop, Shibuya-kei, synthpop, twee, avant garde, Bollywood, hardcore, lo-fi, electro...

On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wildmood

On Tokyo Gig Guide: http://www.tokyogigguide.com/en/gigs/details/2420