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Hosaka Akane at Enban: live report
I spent yesterday evening at Enban to check out Hosaka Akane, and had a fun time watching all the artists which seemed to be related by pico-pico beat-box sounds.
First up was Matsui Shigehiko (松井繁彦). Whether he's acting or not, his set was one of a nervous guy singing songs accompanied with his computer, guitar or midi pedals, last of which in the photo below he holds like a guitar to plays guitar samples. As he began his set, he opened a box of Meiji chocolates and ate two while hiding behind his laptop's screen, but then he walked to the audience and shared with the public generously.
Just don't try him to add him as a friend on MySpace, or rather don't take it personally when he rejects your add, it's his style. A good old bookmark works.
Next up was cottonioo (pronounced "cotton ee-oh-oh"), two young girls with influences like Cibo Matto and Plastics. The girls play bass and guitar accompanied by an old beat-box. They also use a Casio sound effect mat and a bunch of pedal effects. Check them out.
Hosaka Akane then set up her stuff and gave a good show, playing her happy melodies with a set list similar as last time. She ended her set with an unreleased slow song that almost had me nodding off to sleep. Check out her MySpace sooner than later.
Last was MIR (MySpace), an interesting Casio trio, at least so they were at first. For the first few songs all three members played sampler Casios, and it was all quite good. Later their leader turned a bit scary though, getting upset at the other two who did not seem to have mastered the Casios as the leader wished they would. I thought they generally could all have smiled a bit more too. But the show ended in harmony with the bunny girl and hat guy dancing in sync.
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your MIR link doesn't go anywhere. maybe they had a real fight and called it quits if it worked before.
Posted by ndkent on September 23, 2007 at 00:36
Oops! Or maybe they just got tired of MySpace, totally understandable.
Here's their official site:
http://nannimonaisora.com/
Posted by Patrick on September 26, 2007 at 10:52
Hi, Mir's Myspace is at http://www.myspace.com/nannimonaisora (you missed one of the "n"s).
The guy, Hiroki, often casts these glances at the others that seem to be a mixture of incredulity and disdain, but it's just his style. There was one gig where Yoko just freaked out and spent half the last song curled up in a ball, crying, and the other half kicking over their equipment and throwing her hat at people. He had the look then as well, but came out afterwards with a huge grin on his face saying, "Best gig ever!"
Posted by ian on October 23, 2007 at 01:48
Ah!! This explains things. I just hope that the bunny also thought it was a good show and that she didn't cry all night. :)
I fixed the MySpace link, thanks!
Posted by Patrick on October 23, 2007 at 09:57
She was okay when she got off stage, but she was genuinely pissed off at the time. The UFO Club has this effect on some people. They're definitely a very emotional band, when the moment strikes them.
Posted by ian on October 23, 2007 at 13:54
I'll be looking forward to seeing them again sometime. :)
Posted by Patrick on October 24, 2007 at 22:18