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Little Dragon at the 400 Bar, Minneapolis (11/13/09)

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Little Dragon - Swimming

Little Dragon

Tour Dates

11/14/09 Double Door Chicago, IL
11/16/09 Al’s Bar Lexington, KY
11/17/09 Cliff Bells Detroit
11/18/09 Wrongbar Toronto, ON
11/19/09 ll Motore Montreal
11/20/09 Westcott Theater Syracuse, NY
11/21/09 LPR NY, New York
11/22/09 Liv Nightclub Washington DC
11/23/09 Magnus Music LLC Charlottesville
11/24/09 Milestone Charlotte, NC
11/25/09 Local 506 Carrboro, NC
11/27/09 BottleTree Birmingham, AL
11/28/09 Spanish Moon Baton Rouge, LA
11/29/09 House Of Blues Dallas, TX
11/30/09 Emos Jr Austin, TX
12/02/09 Rhythm Room Phoenix
12/03/09 Casbah San Diego, CA
12/04/09 El Rey LA, CA
12/07/09 Rythm Factory London
12/08/09 HiFi Club Leeds
12/09/09 Jam Brighton
12/17/09 Palác Akropolis Prague

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Little Dragon

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Among the music she's listening to, she highly recommended Little Dragon. When I found out that s...

Such a nice night for mid-November at the 400 Bar. Athletes in Slacks (myspace) warmed up the crowd with their laidback loungey harmonizing sound that only two keyboarders and a guitarist can produce. The band claims all their songs are about love, except later on their hour-long set, they introduced a song about hating two guys from New York. They did finish strong with a cover of INXS's "Never Tear Us Apart", and that's what really matter.

The first time I heard about Swedish band Little Dragon, was in January. Ceji was really into them. Since we generally like Swedish bands here, I did try and keep up with their whereabouts. As it turns out, they're in the middle of their tour through the US to promote their sophomore album, Machine Dreams. Although the band's been here already, they confessed last night that this was their first time in Minneapolis.

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They didn't do Ceji's favorite "Recommendation" song, but I though hands-down their best song played was "After The Rain", complete with an amazing ending.

From what I heard from their live set, their new songs seems to drifts from the R&B and Jazz influence to more electro and beats. I think the combination works well for them, especially since I like their big beats/electronica sound.

Little Dragon

So one thing I should point out is that singer Yukimi Nagano's dance moves looks very martial and yoga-like. She's often doing this tough smirk and her fists in boxing stance. It's as if she's saying, "bring it on". The way she dances and handles herself, she seems like she was born to be an entertainer.

I've been to a lot of shows lately, and I can tell you that this was one of the best shows yet. They're heading their way to the East Coast, so definitely check them out. If they're not heading through your city, you should check out Machine Dreams, out now on Peacefrog Records.

11/14/2009 03:52:14 ♥ vu (

) ♥ little-dragon.se ♥ myspace.com/yourlittledragon

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Bits and Bobs on a Saturday Morning

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The Maladies

The Maladies - Album Launch - Oxford Art Factory

It was a dark and stormy night.... well, less stormy and more irritatingly rainy.... anyway it was a night to venture out for the purpose of viewing the album launch show of Sydney boys, The Maladies.

Playing a bunch of songs from their debut album, With You Right By My Side, Baby The Deal Just Can’t Go Down, it was a pretty fine show, I must say. Loud, dirty, bluesy rock, from foot tap inducing tunes to slow, sullen mini-epic songs, but still not quiet. I'd never actually been to a Maladies show before so I was not sure what to expect. Thankfully, it wasn't disappointing in the slightest. I can only assume that the horn section and the back-up lady singers might have been a special occasion for album launching purposes, possibly not the correct sized stage for so many people to squish on to, but you really can't go wrong with a very large saxophone. All the same, quite impressive musicality, the entire band (including back-up musicians on this particular occasion) didn't put a foot wrong. Nice.

Ask me to name a track. Well no, I can't because I am yet to acquire a copy of the album, but i can assure you, that either catching a Maladies show and/or purchasing your very own copy of With You Right By My Side, Baby The Deal Just Can’t Go Down is quite a good idea.

If you are in Brisbane or Melbourne you are in luck because there's more shows to be played:

19 Nov - The Step Inn Fortitude Valley, Queensland w Mexico City & Sue Ray

27 Nov - The Tote Melbourne, Victoria. w James McCann’s Dirty Skirt Band, Black Pony Express & Little John.

An honourable mention also has to go to Jamie Hutchings. I'm sure he's being playing shows in some form or another since before the dawn of time. Always enjoyable.... and, it seems, about to embark on a tour of europe, so if you're over that way, be sure to keep your eyes and ears peeled. Or maybe just look at his website for tour dates (might be easier).

The Maladies - http://www.myspace.com/themaladiesband

Jamie Hutchings - http://www.myspace.com/jamiehutchings

The Rocketsmiths

The Rocketsmiths.... brought to me by facestalk.... but really.... considering the vast volumes of bands that pop up via the internet I must admit this offering from The Rocketsmiths is not too shabby at all. Not what i'd usually admit to listen to.

Anyway, a neat little tune named Doctor has landed on my earpod, and i must say I like it. It's simple, it's pounding, straight down the line. Punk pop, short and sweet. A five piece from Brisbane, The Rocketsmiths have been around for some time (well, since 2006 at least) and released a handfull of EP's. Well worth further investigation.

Tour dates for the Doctor tour... here:

20 Nov 2009 - MUM at World Bar, Kings Cross, Sydney,

21 Nov 2009 - The Clubhouse (formerly Empire Corner Bar), Fortitude Valley

The Rocketsmiths -http://www.rocketsmiths.com/

Fan Death

Well, according to Wikipedia (an obvious reliable source) Fan Death is "a South Korean urban legend which states that an electric fan, if left running overnight in a closed room, can cause the death of those inside (by suffocation, poisoning, or hypothermia)."

As for the band, Fan Death is a couple of ladies who make a brand of discotheque pop stylings of the type that I have never heard before. It's like modern disco, really. Very simple standard disco backing with two female voices singing over the top. Enough to drive you nuts if disco isn't your thing, but i have a little soft spot for disco music....(thanks mum), but not so much for this tune (bring on the Walter Murphy Band... ahem).

There's not a lot of obvious information available as to where these ladies are from, so I can only assume that they are american and it appears there are no live shows on the horizon. Maybe they've gone to Korea to dispel the rumours.

Fan Death -http://www.myspace.com/fandeath

Sally

sally@weheartmusic.com

色々と、

年末にかけてＬＩＶＥが決まってます。

まずはyuanyuanから。

091210flyer

"glaze" - glim Japan Tour -

2009/12/10(Thu) at Super-Deluxe
open 19:00 / start 19:30
adv. 2,800yen / door. 3,300yen (+1drink)

Live :
glim
aus
smallcolor
yuanyuan

presented by CMFLG
協力: HEADZ，flau

WEB予約フォーム：http://www.cmflg.com/reserve.html
メール予約：glim(at)cmflg.comまで、
お名前（カナ・フルネーム）と人数をご連絡ください。

091210glim

■ glim (Andreas Berger)

オーストリア・ウィーン在住のアーティスト、Andreas Bergerのソロ・プロジェクト。karate joeよりリリースされた２作品『Music For Fieldrecordings』『Aerial View Of Model』にてFennesz、Stephan Mathieu以降を感じさせる美しい電子音の重層とフィールドレコーディングを絶妙に同居させたエレクトロニック・ミュージックを披露し、一躍脚光を浴びる。上記２作品はここ日本でもHEADZより国内盤がリリースされ、ロングセラーを記録。glimと並行してMimi SecueやLe Charmant Rouge、Contour、世界的に活動するパフォーマンス集団Liquid Loftのメンバーとしても活動。flauのコンピレーション『echod』への参加やausとのコラボレーションなど現在も多方面で活躍する注目の音楽家である。
MySpace : http://www.myspace.com/glim1

091210aus

■ aus (flau)

東京在住のアーティストYasuhiko Fukuzonoによるプロジェクト。国内外のレーベルよりこれまで７枚のフルアルバムを発表、日常の音を巧みに取り入れた繊細なサウンドプロダクションと美しい旋律に彩られた作品の数々は世界中に熱狂的なファンを持つ。昨年末リリースされた新作「After All」にはL'AltraのLindsay Andersonやフランスの音楽家SylvainChauveauなど世界各国から多彩なゲストが参加し、エレクトロニック・ミュージックの枠に留まらない先鋭的な音響世界とソングライティングの才能が結実した作品として大きな話題を呼んだ。今夏にはSUMMER SONIC 2009に出演、自身初のオーストラリア・ツアーを経て、10月には待望のニュー・アルバム『Light in August, Later』のリリースを果たすなど、積極的な活動を展開している。
Official : http://www.ausmusik.com/
MySpace : http://www.myspace.com/ausmusik

091210smallcolor

■ small color (12K)

ギタリストのオオニシユウスケと、trico!としてflyrecより「Love home」「Everyday trip」の2枚のアルバムをリリースしている鍵盤奏者の良原リエによるユニット。
色とりどりのギターやバンジョーギター、ノスタルジックなアコーディオン、トイピアノ、オルガン、シロフォン、グロッケンシュピールなどたくさんの生楽器による優しいアンサンブル、繊細でやわらかなエレクトロニクス、そしてふわりとやかなボーカル、独自の視点で丁寧なコラージュ。とても気さくでフレンドリーな印象のサウンドの中にも、どこか凛とした気品を感じる、クオリティーの高いサウンドプロダクション。生音を主軸にしたポップなフォークトロニカを提案している。2005年に1stアルバム「outflow」をリリース後、ドイツやオーストラリアでのコンピレーションアルバム参加を経て、2009年10月にアメリカの12kより2ndアルバム「InLight」をリリース。それぞれは、オオニシはギタリストとして森大輔、May'nなど、良原はアコーディオニストとして、World's end girlfriend、Akeboshi、空気公団など他アーティストのライブやレコーディング、TV、CM、映画、アートアニメーションなど様々なジャンルで活躍するプレイヤー。良原は料理家としての顔もあり、現在更新中の料理ブログ「音楽家の台所」の書籍化が決定。活躍の場を音楽以外のフィールドへも広げている。
Official : http://www.smallcolor.com/
MySpace : http://www.myspace.com/smallcolor

091210yuanyuan

■ yuanyuan

2009年結成
ハープ、バイオリン、チェロ、コントラバス、トランペット、ピアノなどのクラシカルなアンサンブルに、ドラムやラップトップなどを取り入れたポストクラシカルバンド。
Official : http://www.yuanyuan-web.com/
MySpace : http://www.myspace.com/yuanyuan1

素敵な顔ぶれです。
是非お越し下さいー

SuperDeluxe

http://www.super-deluxe.com/

Ｍａｐ

http://www.super-deluxe.com/map/

続いては、FourColor/FilFla

Filfla_frolicfon_h1

2009/12/12/SAT
FilFla at CAI maruyama

■FilFla (feat.moskitoo + kazuya matsumoto)
(HEADZ-WEATHER/PLOP)
■qodibop
(yuritona/third ear)
■taichi furudate
(ftrf/tfd/dtn)
■Dj : mitayo

CAI maruyama
札幌市中央区北1条西28丁目2-5
011-643-2404

open 20:00
start 20:30

ticket:￥2000 door:￥2500
12/13との通し券￥3000

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2009/12/13/SUN
FourColor/moskitoo at northern life

■FourColor
(12k/Cubic Music/apestaatje/HEADZ-WEATHER)
■moskitoo
(12k/See recordings)
■W3 (analog(相川実嗣X児玉美也子)+ Dj HAL)

northern life
札幌市中央区南2条西2丁目11-1　
(時計台補聴器センター２F
チロリン村となり)
011-223-8228

open/start 20:00

door: ￥1500 w/1d

チケット取扱
みさを (s6w4) 011-512-2152
ocho (s2w1) 011-242-0224
peau de l'Ours (s3w1) 011-271-1159
provo (s10w14) 011-600-3489
records-records (s2w5) 011-221-0960
weird-meddle record (s2w1) 011-242-3370

数ヶ月ぶりの杉本さん、moskitooさんとのLIVE。しかも久しぶりの北海道ツアー。

楽しみでしょうがないッ♪

北海道の方々、お暇でしたらば起こし下さい～♪

FourColor/FilFla
HP
http://www.frolicfon.com/
MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/fourcolor

moskitoo
HP
http://moskitoo.com/
MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/moskitoo

最後にチーナ

36153835_1624976071

2009.11.21(Sat) |新宿 NINE SPICES

チーナpresents “４辛”
LIVE: チーナ／viridian（from名古屋）／テングインベーダーズ／CITY LAKE MIRAI
FOOD: 吉祥寺momocurry

INFORMATION:
Open :18:00 / Start 18:30
Adv \1,800 / Door \2,300 [共にDrink別]

新宿 NINE SPICES http://9spices.rinky.info/

30食限定で吉祥寺のmomoカレーさんのカレーが食べられるチーナ企画です。

カレー、メッチャクチャ美味しいので、チーナのライブ見ながらカレー食べに来てください。

momocurryhttp://www.momocurry.com/

チーナは他にも年末までに数本LIVEが決まってます。

良かったらＨＰでチェックしてみてくださいー。

チーナＨＰhttp://www.chiina.net/

そして、そして、チーナのＣＤ発売されますー。

36153835_4001997326

1st mini album [Shupoon!!]　
2009.12.9 release ( 7 songs)

1. トントンねぇねぇ　
2. 蛾と蝶とたこ焼きとたこ　
3. わりとみにくいアヒルの子　
4. ミズノナカ　
5. blue
6. オー！バナナ！！　
7. マトリョーシカ

SOPHORI FIELD COMPANY / colla disc
CLA-60038 / ￥1890 (tax in)

蛾と蝶とたこ焼きとたこ
Myspaceにて先行で試聴出来るそうです。
http://www.myspace.com/chiinar

ジャケはピアノ/ボーカルの椎名さんです。

いや～、なかなかのインパクトあるジャケットデザインだよね。笑

内容もなかなかのインパクトなので、是非買っちゃってください。

全国のタワレコや、ビレッジバンガードなんかにあったりするハズですー。

宜しくお願いしまーす☆

36153835_2973518122

肝心のsoultunefactoryはというと…予定入れてないです。

まぁ、表立った活動をしていないので誰にも聞かせては無いのですが、のんびりと、ゆるゆると、音を出したいと思ったその時に出しているので良いんです。

ふふふ♪

写真は、最近手に入れた楽器「波紋音(はもん)」です。

この子、良過ぎッ♪

皆さんにも聞かせたいのですが、、、

ふふふ…

ではでは～

retro_futurism: Just imagine (1930) - David Butler. opening sequence

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retro_futurism: Just imagine (1930) - David Butler. opening sequence

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A 1930s view of what life will be like in the 1980s!

DZg - Hole & Oats

DZg - Hall and Oates

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Wow! Nam Jun Paik:Good Morning Mr.Orwell(1984)

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Good Morning Mr. Orwell (1984)
1984, 38 min, color, sound

Good Morning Mr.Orwell is an edited version of Paik's first international satellite "installation," which was held on New Year's Day 1984. Paik's transcultural satellite extravaganzas link different countries, spaces, and times in often chaotic but entertaining collages of art and pop culture, the avant-garde and television. Good Morning Mr.Orwell, which Paik saw as a rebuttal to Orwell's dystopian vision of 1984, linked France, Germany and the U.S. The event featured vibrant performances by Laurie Anderson, Merce Cunningham, Peter Gabriel and Allen Ginsberg, among many others. Paik coordinated the event and designed the TV graphics that connected the various live and pre-recorded segments. This project can be seen as a development of Paik's thinking on the potential of satellite communication, as proposed in A Conversation, and realized with his typical pastiche of art, entertainment, and crosscultural juxtapositions.

Conceived and coordinated by Nam June Paik. Executive Producer: Carol Brandenburg. Partial Post-Production: Nam June Paik, Paul Garrin. Post-Production: Broadway Video, Post Perfect. WNET, New York; FR3, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; WDR Westdeutsche Fernsehen. Editor of single-channel version: Skip Blumberg.

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