Tokyo Indie is BACK!

THE SUNSHINE UNDERGROUND (DJ Set) @ Tokyo Indie

Start Time:	Saturday, 24 April 2010 at 23:30
End Time:	Sunday, 25 April 2010 at 17:00
Location:	Under Deer Lounge, Shibuya

Description

POW!

After a month off, Tokyo Indie is BACK and we are doing it in style! Joining us for this very special event will be none other the The Sunshine Underground for an exclusive Tokyo DJ set.

The Sunshine Underground emerged from the vibrant Leeds music scene and have gone on to become a top act internationally, recently releasing their second album; "Nobody's Coming to Save You". They were part of the infamous "NME Rave" tour in the UK alongside The Klaxons, CSS and New Pony Club which was famed for it's riotous gigs.

The boys will be taking time of from their busy Tokyo concert schedule to join is for a special DJ set and will be bringing their raw energy to the dance floor!

This one is going to be big so arrive early to avoid disappointment! See you down the front...

DETAILS:

Date: Saturday 24th April 2010 (11.30pm - 5.00am)

DJs:

THE SUNSHINE UNDERGROUND (DJ set)

Mark Birtles AKA Newblackvinyl (BBC 6 Music)
KYDJ (The Hawley Arms)
Jessrotul (Jesse Sharer)
DJ Ichika (Paradigm)
Housecat Jack (Housecat Records)
Bobak (PMT)

Entry: 2000 Yen (INCLUDES 1 free drink)

Computer Love.

Spike Jonze is riding a crest of a wave after the success of his film adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are, but the director du jour isn’t going to let the wild rumpus end anytime soon. Jonze’s next short film, I’m Here, a 30-minute “robot love story” features “a male robot liv[ing] a solitary and methodical life — devoid of creativity, joy and passion - until he meets an adventurous and free spirited female robot.”

Sounds awfully trite, but this is more than an Electroma-esque love story. Jonze's direction makes what could be a twee idea into something truely magical. You want to know the best thing? The film can be viewed for free at the website;

Spike Jonze - I'm Here (full movie)

As you would expect, the musical score is great too. The lead song, “There Are Many of Us,” which is written/sung by Aska Matsumiya, a member of LA-based bands Moonrats and The Sads, and also features the YYYs’ Nick Zinner and the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea.

ASKA - There Are Many of Us

Don't say you never get anything for free.

Can you feel rain?

Well, It is a damp day here in Tokyo, the hanami weekend has been decidedly cold and drizzly. I was planning to get out on my bike and do a bit of training for our epic Golden Week Tokyo to Osaka trip, but the gods are against me. So, it is a perfect time to share our latest discovery, City Rain, with you.

City Rain is the project of Charles Benjamin Runyan (cool name btw) who hails from Philadelphia and appears to be a multimedia jack of all trades; music, blogging, fashion videos etc. City Rain takes Radiohead's Nude and dresses it up with some crisp synth stabs and wet city atmospherics:

Radiohead - Nude (City Rain mix)

His take on Body Language's Work This City is also a sharp remix. I love the acoustic pluking twinned with the gravelly electronics. Reminds me of bands like Styrofoam, Colder and Dntel :

Body Language - Work This City (City Rain's Kept Raining mix)

Also, the Yes Giantess rework of this track is worth a mention. The track builds from a slow start to an express train, a little like Chemical Brothers' Star Guitar. Great stuff.

Body Language - Work This City (Yes Giantess mix)

Finally, the next Tokyo Indie party is confirmed for the 24th April in Shibuya. Some very exciting details to be announced in the next couple of days. Hope to see you all ther, this is the big one!

Mark.x

Guilty pleasure...

Ok, so we all have them and Tokyo Indie is no different. I recently heard this from the Japanese band Capsule and have to say that it is truly infectious!

Capsule - The Music

PAPA TOPO OSO PANDA!

If this does not make you happy in 2 mins and 47 seconds there is something wrong with you...