Tuesday 25 March 2014

N'toko "Mind Business" Tokyo release party (Saturday, March 29th)



N'toko is in Japan with his marvellous new album "Mind Business", so come join us for a release party and tour final in Higashi Koenji. He'll be joined by a crowd of Tokyo's finest postpunk and industrial beat-botherers, so get down there early and spread the fun all around.

Date: 3/29 (Sat)
Place: Higashi Koenji 20000V/二万電圧
Time: 18:00
Cost: ¥2000 adv/¥2300 door (+ 1 drink)
Live:
- N'toko
- 無呼吸過呼吸深呼吸 (from Skyfisher)
- group A
- JEBIOTTO
- dubideb (from GROUNDCOVER. / numbs)
DJs:
- Tanaka Kaita (Worst Taste)
- Ian Martin (Call And Response Records)


N'toko:


Jebiotto:

group A:

無呼吸過呼吸深呼吸:

Wednesday 12 March 2014

Tententen: Kill Your Sempai! 2 (March 16th, 2014)

The March edition of Tententen features live performances from synthpop kitten Gloomy and hip hop beat-hounds Communication Breakdown. The whole Tententen crew will be behind the decks and Ian and Ralouf will offer a sequel to their crypto-situationist 2012 "Kill Your Sempai!" expo. It will, as usual, be rad.

(Note the earlier-than-usual opening time and get down there EARLY!)

Date: 3/16 (Sun)
Time: 7:00pm
Cost: ¥500+1 drink
Live:
- Communication Breakdown
- Gloomy
DJs:
- Gotal (Lo-shi)
- Ralouf (Lo-shi)
- Ian Martin (Call And Response Records)
Expo:
- Kill Your Sempai!


Friday 7 March 2014

Fashion Crisis (March 2014)

First an apology. Unfortunately we aren't able to keep Fashion Crisis as a free event anymore, and so it's become necessary to set a first-drink fee of ¥1000 (¥500+1 drink).

However, Koenji One is allowing free entry for any guests arriving before 9:00pm. We hope to still see you all there and have a good time with the usual mix of top tunes. COME EARLY!

Place: Koenji One
Date: March 7th (Fri)
Time: 8:00pm-midnight
Cost: ¥500+1 drink (FREE before 9:00pm)
DJs:
- BGM捕鯨 (スロウマリコ)
- Soh (Hysteric Picnic)
- James Hadfield
- Ian Martin


N'toko March 2014 Japan tour details



Here are the full dates and lineups of the N'toko "Mind Business" Japan tour. We'll update this as any last-minute details or additions are finalised, so check below and see if we're gonna staycate your area!

12th (Wed) - Tokyo, Shibuya Home
20:00
¥1000/¥1500 + drink
LIVE: N'toko / Nature Danger Gang / Boys Get Hurt
DJs: Tomo (Style Band Tokyo) / Rally

13th (Thu) - Yokohama 試聴室
19:00
¥500 + drink
LIVE: N'toko / Come To My Party / 左右
DJs: Ian Martin (Call And Response Records) / gou (picnic)

15th (Sat) - Nagoya Bar Ripple
21:00
¥1500 + drink
LIVE: N'toko / ロック墓場 / ONOBLK
DJs: Ian Martin (Call And Response Records) / Halsion & Substance (Boredom)

19th (Wed) - Kumamoto Navaro
20:00/20:30
¥1200/¥1500 + drink
LIVE: N'toko / ニューワハイ / 冠GROOVE / KenVolcano
DJs: RYUHEI

20th (Thu) - Fukuoka Utero (DJ set)
19:00
no charge (1 drink order)
《SPECIAL PLAN!!》 21時まで飲み放題 ¥1000 /イベント終了時まで飲み放題 ¥2000
DJs: N'toko / Ian Martin (Call And Response Records) / 吉田 (パニックスマイル/THE LISTENING MACHINE) / Tetsuro (Otonoha/temperamental) / 100HIP (百蚊/ALICE) / to-ya (z/nz / liminal)

21st (Fri) - Fukuoka Utero
18:00/18:30
¥1800 + drink
LIVE: N'toko / 経立 / accidents in too large field / AmrFas / the perfect me
DJs: Ian Martin (Call And Response Records) / TKC (マクマナマン)

22nd (Sat) - Kagoshima Word Up
20:00/21:00
¥1000 + drink
LIVE: N'toko / 経立 / 泰尊 / Dew

23rd (Sun) - Saga Rag-G
15:30/16:00
¥1500/¥2000 + drink
LIVE: N'toko / 経立 / ジョニー大蔵大臣 / 白☆星 / 白痴 / Horrows / The amber tortoise / ダークネスショベルカー / yaoyoloz / siebold's


27th (Thu) - Takamatsu iL
20:00
¥1000/¥1300 + drink
LIVE: N'toko
DJs: Ian Martin (Call And Response Records) / oka / COCOEH


29th (Sat) - Tokyo, Koenji 20000V/二万電圧
18:00/18:30
¥2000/¥2300 + drink
LIVE: N'toko / Jebiotto / 無呼吸過呼吸深呼吸 (from Skyfisher) / group A / dubideb (from Groundcover. / numbs)
DJs: タナカカイタ (Worst Taste) / Ian Martin (Call And Response Records)

Thursday 6 March 2014

N'toko: "Mind Business" on iTunes

N'toko's new album Mind Business is now available internationally via iTunes. You can just search for it in your local iTunes store, but here are a few links to get you started:

Slovenia
UK
USA
Taiwan
France
Italy
Germany
Brazil
Malaysia
Hong Kong
Russia
And, um, Japan

Basically, it's available everywhere except China, where for some reason we can't sell it.

N'toko has also been reviewed recently in a few places, so why not have a look at what some people have said about it (it helps if you can read Slovenian -- English and Japanese speaking journalists, pull your bloody socks up!):

- Odzven (Slovenian)
- Cookie Scene (Japanese)
- Radio Student (Slovenian)
- Mladina (Slovenian)
- Hrupmag (Slovenian)
- Slovenia Times (English)