In a genre with a plethora of traditions seemingly set in stone, LIPHLICH have no compunctions about breaking down the walls and letting in a breath of fresh air. LIPHLICH displayed their versatility and musical passion at their ardent first oneman on April 13 at SHIBUYA-REX. The show was divided into three sections, all with different concepts and plenty of exciting surprises.
Leela McMullen
ADAPTER。 kicked off a series of twoman shows with ADAPTER。vs Hitori-ADAPTER (frontman Fukusuke’s solo work) at Shibuya BOXX on May 5. Fukusuke opened the show by getting his DJ on, adding in rough beats and skips to the intro of “Fighting Road” before bounding into the club track.
Kate Havas
The second part of the hide memorial event at Club Citta on May 2 focused on hide’s second solo tour, which took place in 1996. Footage of the infamous PSYENCE A GO GO tour from September 4 to October 20 appeared on the screen, taking the hall on a time travel trip.
Leela McMullen
Two big screens were settled on the walls and the stage was decorated like a Japanese shinto shrine. At the both sides and in the center, there was a pair of red torii, the gates which are usually found at the entrance of a shinto temple and symbolically mark the transition from the profane to the sacred.
Leela McMullen
NIGHTMARE’s 「Nightmarish reality」 tour finished at Budokan on March 2, 2012, the culmination of three months of shows across Japan. The staging was unusual right from the start, with large video screens beside, above, and behind the stage and netting hanging floor to ceiling.
Leela McMullen
Vistlips’ latest offering comes as their first single of their 5th anniversary, and the first since their album ORDERMADE. The mish mash cover of Salvator Dali-inspired landscape (spoons and forks stuck into hillsides) and a black cat in midst reflects the music of the single pretty well.
Leela McMullen
ROKKYUU is always on the lookout for up and coming new bands but we keep a close eye out for those well-known artists gathering new projects, too. BLACK LINE is the perfect combination of these two finds: Mikaru (ex Dio Distraught Overlord) and Syu (a.k.a. Denka, ex Dio Distraught Overlord) are back in the game with some new players, Yudai and Jun.
Leela McMullen
Steampunk is a subculture still relatively unknown in Japan, but musician and artist Kenny Creation is looking to change that. Having recently formed the Tokyo Steampunk Society, he organized the group’s inaugural event “Steam Garden” at Shibuya’s Trump Room on April 13.
Kate Havas
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