MC Sensational + DJ Scotch Bonnet + NHK yx KOYXEN

Event information

Small But Hard label showcase:
http://www.small-but-hard.com/
A night of experimental hip-hop from Japan and USA via Berlin

MC SENSATIONAL (formerly Torture, ex-Jungle Brothers)
debuted in 1993 on Jungle Brothers' J. Beez Wit The Remedy,
then busted out a strong solo with 1997's Loaded With Power, a maverick, lo-fi piece of speaker wrecking bass,
chest-caving beats, and gruff, marble-mouthed self-aggrandizement.

DJ SCOTCH BONNET (aka DJ scotch egg) (JP)
The new solo project of Shigeru Ishihara, aka DJ Scotch Egg.
Swapping GameBoys and 8-bit limitation for a hefty distortion unit,
Ishihara delves deep into the world of bass-driven hip-hop breaks.
dj scotch bonnet melds dense distorted beats with his signature pop sensibility, referencing Scorn, NHK, and the dance music culture of new home Berlin. A maverick, crazed with energy and excess creativity, Ishihara's chance meeting with Kouhei Matsunaga spurred an isotopic explosion of activity and inspiration;
The result was the new dope style distorted bass and beats of dj scotch bonnet. Ishihara is prolific in his output, and has collaborated with E-Da (ex Boredoms) in epic psychedelic outfit DRUM EYES; works with Bo Ningen's Taigen Kawabe, and Dokkebi Q's Gorgonn in dub distortion unit DEVILMAN, and also plays bass
in newly reformed electronic pioneers, SEEFEEL.

NHK yx KOYXEN (JP/Berlin) aka Kouhei Matsanaga
Born in Osaka, works in music and drawing. Lives in Osaka and Berlin.

Having grown up listening to hardcore-techno and hiphop, as well as studying architecture, he has been making music since 1992.
With releases on Important Records, Mille Plateaux, Skam and Raster Noton he has also collaborated with Merzbow, Sensational, Autechre's Sean Booth, Mika Vainio, Conrad Schnitzler, Anti-Pop Consortium's High Priest and more.

Recent releases include the acclaimed 'Dance Classics Vol 1' on Bill Kouligas's PAN label.