TITANMOON live performance at Tokyo American Club

Last Friday I went to see TITANMOON live performance at Tokyo American Club.
One of 8tokyo.com reader, Elizabeth(from US) invited me there. She is TITANMOON’s manager.

They are indie rock band from Dallas/ Fort Worth, Texas. Now touring around the world, Pakistan, Dubai and Japan.

It’s amazing music, indie rock but mainstream sound.

From media (via titanmoon.net)

on THE BAND
“As friendly with U2-ish rock as with Strokes-ian punchiness, titanmoon might be the missing link between hipster and international man of leisure.”

“The ’80s mod-rock mined by titanmoon comes straight from the Book of U2, all perfectly orchestrated atmospherics, the crash of tinny guitars, and cosmic vibes.”

“Ethereal, imagistic pop rock.”

“An orchestral mélange of hooks, hard beats, and digital keyboard colors clearly informed by the likes of The Killers and Bloc Party.”

“Simply, if there is one band that’s more ready for making the big jump, we can’t think of one.”

“This very publication couldn’t go a week without bragging on the musical prowess of a new outfit: . . . titanmoon is on its way to becoming the proverbial stick by which all other quiet, moody alt-rock bands will be measured.”

- Fort Worth Weekly

“Titanmoon crafts smart, shimmering, hook-heavy indie-rock.”
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram

“Titanmoon performs ambitious music made majestic by a layering of sounds…This band is full of talent!”

- Music Connection Magazine

on FILM BLACK
“Concept albums are always tricky to pull off, but Titanmoon more than accomplishes its goal. These dense indie-rock compositions have an epic sweep and clear-eyed emotional heft.”

- Fort Worth Star-Telegram

“… the band’s new, elegant direction. A sense of epic, hyper-synthesized grandeur still infuses Titanmoon’s mod-rock.”

- Fort Worth Weekly

on POSTCARD REPUBLIC
“Titanmoon’s Postcard E.P. is a moody, intelligent and very promising collection of acoustic-based dream pop.”

- The Rage, Nashville

TITANMOON WORLD TOUR

October 21 7:45PM at Yukotopia in Umejima, Tokyo
October 23 10:00PM at Ongaku Shokudou in Nagaoka, Niigata
October 24 8:00PM at Yokosuka Naval Base
October 27 8:15PM at Yellow Vision in Asagaya, Tokyo
October 29 7:15PM at Zher the Zoo in Yoyogi, Tokyo

Don’t miss it.

TITANMOON

YMCK “dot” Keychain

“YMCK” is known as nostalgic 8bit video game-like tunes. How do you feel their artwork ?

I wanted to buy thier goods, someday. Finally, I find the “dot” Keychain at a capsule toy vending machine. You can purchase it at HMV Shibuya and Village van guard chain stores.

YMCK Official Web Site
MySpace.com - YMCK
YMCK: Aesthetics For The 8bit Generation (PingMag)

Cornelius : Tokyo international forum concert

by Taichi Kaminogoya

A large-scale concert of cornelius was held in Tokyo international forum after a long absence.

He continued music activity during about 20 years, and has been challenging the various latest technology and ideas recently.

by kool A mojo

In this concert, he shoed the performance that high-definition picture and music synchronized with HD screen.　The DVD will be released. This is a pleasure, too.

Cornelius

Tower Books : TOWER RECORD’s book store

The U.S TOWER RECORDS has unfortunately gone bankrupt, but the Japanese TOWER RECORDS is still alive and well. (It is the same brand as the U.S TOWER RECORDS, but a different capital business from it).

There is a bookstore on the 6th floor of the TOWER RECORDS in Shibuya and you can get many kinds of foreign books and magazines there. I wonder if many English native speakers living in Japan would come and buy the books and magazine here? ( No doubt that many people also use the Amazon, though)

TOWER RECORDS Shibuya store is the largest CD shop in Japan. I bet you can find relatively “rare” CDs if you try there!

TOWER RECORDS JAPAN:Shibuya Store

challenge and built the theremin!

“The theremin” is the electronic musical instrument invented by Russian inventor in the 1920s. The building kits of this theremin including a circuit board and a box came out on the market recently and I tried to build it.

The kit came with a book called “Science magazine for adults vol.17″ published by an educational publishing company and it is easy enough for even girls to build.

This instrument is played by moving your hands closer to the antennas or away from the antennas. It brings out the feel of nostalgia and kawaii and is popular with some girls in Japan. In fact a theremin which looks like a Russian Matryoshka doll called “Matryomin” has been released.
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