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

Tokyo Gig Guide presents FARM PARTY #2 on April 17

This Saturday, some great artists will be playing at Farm Party #2.

The gig will be held at the wonderful little Gamuso Gallery Chroma in Asagaya. It opens and starts at 7:00pm on April 17th. Entry is 1500yen which includes a drink.

The music will be from:

Akane Hosaka, playful melodies reminding you of early electronic music pioneers meeting Takako Minekawa in a toy shop. http://www.myspace.com/akanehosaka


Living Astro, mutant-pop/lounge/experimental/electronic duo from space utilising spooky samples, beats, and effects-drenched guitar and bass. http://www.myspace.com/livingastro


Abikyokan, multi-national, multi-instrumental avant-pop band drawing from a large range of influences. They will be playing as a 5-piece with guests Brendan (from Belgium Internet) and me. http://www.myspace.com/abikyokan


tsuma-saki, minimal, experimental electronic pop and toy project of singer Eri Makino. http://www.myspace.com/tsumasakimusic


Belgium Internet, British and darkly comic electro-pop performance art duo. http://www.myspace.com/belgiuminternet


DJ Timebred (Wild Mood Swings), eclectic tunes from the big party mood swinger.

dj/vj craig eee (Tokyo Gig Guide), worldwide underappreciated electronic, pop and psychedelic sounds. Chopped-up visuals.




Details:
On Tokyo Gig Guide
On Facebook

Sound Gardening #3

Arriving at the peaceful Kiyosumi gardens, I couldn't imagine how the Sound Gardening #3 experimental music event could be held here. The old lady at the entrance pointed us to the Kiyosumi-Teien Ryotei Tea Pavillon, a tea-house overlooking the pond at the back of the park. I peaked inside and didn't see any amps or speakers anywhere, but upon entering it all became clear - on cushions on the tatami floor were dozens of headphones!




We made ourselves comfortable on the floor, donned the headphones and enjoyed the first performance by Living Astro. They fiddled with knobs and played samples and beats, as well as playing bass and electric guitar through effects. Why their guitars had no heads, I don't know. Maybe they also play in a metal band? Thankfully they weren't too loud, seeing as we had no volume control on our headphones. I enjoyed their experimental/electronic/sample music which reminded me of Dymaxion.




After a brief orange juice and raisin break, veteran sample-based composer Carl Stone got on his laptop and produced a long minimal piece from a voice sample and various building, droning sounds. I stretched out on the tatami, closed my eyes and the meditative music had me dreaming of carp and clouds and moss. I couldn't imagine a better setting for such music, a piece Carl had composed specifically for the atmosphere of the tea house.

Sound Gardening is a regular event held in the Kiyosumi pavillon about once every two months. Look out for the next one on Tokyo Gig Guide and get tickets early, because seats are limited to 35.

Carl Stone will be playing in a trio with Otomo Yoshihide and Keiichiro Shibuya on October 16th at Super Deluxe. Details.