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Kawashima Circulation Bus Line live report
On Saturday night we went to Enban to see Kawashima Circulation Bus Line, the new unit of Hosaka Akane with DJ Peaky.
First of all I enjoyed a performance by Enban's Taguchi Fumihito. He used a special set of 7" record with some polygon-shaped mirror box on top, each mirror reflects a horse and cowboy printed on the picture disk, each of them in a different position. When spinning this makes the mirror box look like a merry-go-round! Additionally he used a stroboscope on the toy to make the animation effect look better, and he filmed the result with a camera, processed the output and projected it on the wall! That's not all, he also played music from the 7" and also another colorful 12" picture disk, both had circus-like music, and put all sorts of effects on it. Quite strange but very beautiful result!
The 7"+merry-go-round kit had a Japanese song on it, so it must have been retailed in Japan some long time ago. Awesome!
Next up was KCBL. Akane and DJ Peaky removed their shoes and sat on their little carpets just like if they were home. All the sound came from 3 Casio VL-TONE's (one of them looked like some sort of variation), which 2 microphones amplified in a stereo setup. The keyboards were often used to play different beats at different tempos, while the two played melodies on top of that, much of which was improvised. While this would usually be a perfect recipe for cacophony, it was somehow quite soothing and almost succeeded at putting us to sleep. :)
They said that this time the concept was just to bring a jam session like they'd do at home. I'm looking forward to what they will do next.
Below is a short video (although it's mono and lacks the stereo effect). Beware, it's not a reference for those who have yet to discover Hosaka Akane's great music (album "Niko Niko Denki Muzic" on sale now!).
Last up was Aze, who we had seen before at loop-line a year ago (at another event where Akane performed). This time their set was quite different though. They projected a DVD showing scenes made with shadows involving animal characters, and while the film played they added music on top with their guitars, clarinet, piano, recorders, and a variety of toys. That was very nice!
Bonus: some cat watching we enjoyed on the same day, from our porch and also in Asagaya. It seems to be the season when young kittens are born, as there are a lot around everywhere!
Larger sizes and more photos at Flickr
Posted on June 30, 2008 at 00:26 | Tweet
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Merci pour la vidéo Patrick, ça me console un peu de ne pas avoir pu assister au concert.
Posted by aurélien on July 2, 2008 at 16:08
Yé! C'est pas beaucoup mais bon. :)
Posted by Patrick on July 2, 2008 at 16:11