LONDON: Corsica Studios

Sunday 27th April, 2008

7:30pm

Event information

JAPANESE NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL 2008
2 musicians play 4 different units

SUNDAY 27TH APRIL

In 1997,1999, 2003, 2005 and 2006 a set of performances aroused a storm of frenzy and shriek in Europe, USA, China, Mexico... and they will be back with even greater power in Europe. This time 3 musicians (Yoshida Tatsuya and Kawabata Makoto) form 4 units!! A cappella, comic free form, progressive core, troubadour, cosmic psychedelic......
You'll be experiencing the essence of all kinds of extremes in the current new music scene in Japan on a single night.

ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE SWR
AKATEN (Kawabata/Yoshida)
RUINS ALONE (Yoshida Tatsuya solo)
KAWABATA MAKOTO (solo)

ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE SWR (Kawabata/Yoshida)
Acid Mothers Temple have rapidly become acclaimed as the greatest, most extreme trip psychedelic group in the world. Releases have appeared on labels around the world at an amazing pace, and the magnificence of their live performances is already being whispered of as legendary. SWR is the AMT Family's most powerful battle-formation yet. featuring Tsuyama and Kawabata from the original AMT and Yoshida from Ruins. their crushingly acute freakout sound will pulverize the world's legions of wannabe psych groups.

KAWABATA MAKOTO solo
Kawabata Makoto is best known for his speed-demon noise-fuzz guitar in Acid Mothers Temple, but he is also widely active as an unparalleled drone guitarist. Drawing upon a huge reservoir of original techniques including metal glissando and bow-work that can summon up the sound of a string ensemble or orchestra, his work in this area cannot be simply categorized as minimal, drone or experimental. You'll find it hard to believe that a single guitar can create sonic worlds of such meditative and elegant depth.

RUINS ALONE (Yoshida Tatsuya solo)
Yoshida is one of the most innovative drummer/composer/improviser in Japan's new music scene. pioneer of Drum & Bass duo RUINS was founded by Yoshida in '85 . Tunes are complicated and mysterious, and songs are sung in the language of their own invention. It's high-tension, wild, heavy, speedy, acute, and powerful tremendous ensemble never sounds like they are only two players. now RUINS had no bassist and currently he has been playing as RUINS ALONE. playing RUINS songs with sampling bass.

AKATEN (Kawabata/Yoshida)
Formed in 1995 with the motto of "irresponsibleness" and "perfunctoriness." They easily free themselves from the spell of the traditional seriousness of the art. Using daily commodities like scissors, toothbrush, zipper, camera, and plastic bottle as percussions, and shouting their brand names over and over as the "songs," the show is performed under the concept of low cost and maximum sound effect. AKATEN is the experimental convenience store punk band that provides the sound images of cheap and simple daily lives.

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£8 Adv.
7.30 pm
Corsica Studios
4 Elephant Road
London
SE17 1LB

020 7703 4760
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