"Dancing After 1AM" release tour final event, Nagoya KD Japon, March 15th

After the October Tokyo release party and January's successful Kyushu tour, there's one final promotional event for Dancing After 1AM, this time at the lovely KD Japon in Nagoya (seriously, it's a contender for nicest, most intimate venue in the country). There are four bands, three of whom featured on the album and one of whom is among my favourite bands in Japan. It's also the first event I've ever been involved in in Nagoya, so I'm obviously very, very excited about this.

The compilation featured a track by Nagoya band Pop-Office, who will of course be taking part in the event, while Tokyo's Tacobonds, who missed the October party due to UK tour commitments, and Fukuoka's macmanaman, who missed the Kyushu tour because the drummer was on tour with another band, are also both playing. Finally, we've invited one local special guest band, the brilliant Freedom, to take part. Although they didn't feature on DA1AM, they were one of the standout bands from last year's Ripple compilation of Nagoya music (on which Pop-Office also featured), and they're one of the best bands in the city, so it's a supreme pleasure and honour to have them.

Date: 3/15 (Fri)
Place: Nagoya KD Japon
Time: 6:30pm open / 7:00pm start
Cost: ¥1800 adv / ¥2300 door
Live:
- TACOBONDS (Tokyo)
- macmanaman (Fukuoka)
- Pop-Office
- Freedom

January 25th-27th IMMORAL DISCO TOUR - Final Update

明日から「Dancing After 1AM」のリリースツアー始まりま〜す！支援と励ましを与えているみんなにありがとうございました！

DATE：1/25 (金)

PLACE：鹿児島IFFスタジオ

TIME：19:30オープン / 20:00スタート

COST：¥1000

LIVE：

・Hysteric Picnic (東京)

・経立 / futtachi

・The Murder Case

・Dorolys

・Lopitals

DATE：1/26 (土)

PLACE：熊本Navaro

TIME：20:00オープン / 20:30スタート

COST：¥1800 adv / ¥2000 door + 1ドリンク

LIVE：

・Hysteric Picnic (東京)
・The Mornings (東京)
・百蚊 (福岡)
・経立 / futtachi (鹿児島)
・Chainsaw TV (福岡)
・z/nz (福岡)
・白痴 (佐賀)
・ノイエサンスーシ (長崎)
・Cynicalsmileisyourfavorite
・小林どろり

・zankyo souchi
・石頭地蔵
・Doit Science
・カルトス
・i-wa
・百八LOOP
DJ：

・TKC (マクマナマン)
・Ian Martin (Call And Response)

DATE：1/27 (日)

PLACE：福岡、薬院UTERO

TIME：17:30オープン / 18:00スタート

COST：¥1800 + 1ドリンク

LIVE：
・Hysteric Picnic (東京)
・Mir (東京)
・泣き顔ツインテール (佐賀)
・小林どろり (熊本)
・百蚊
・群青色故。
・DELTAS
DJ：
・TKC (マクマナマン)

・Ian Martin (Call And Response)

Call And Response 2013 "IMMORAL DISCO" TOUR! (Dancing After 1AM releasetour!)

1/25 (金) 鹿児島 IFFスタジオ:

オープン19:30 / スタート20:00
チケット: ¥1000
ライブ: Hysteric Picnic (東京) / 経立 / 下水丸 / The Murder Case / ロピタルス + more

1/26 (土) 熊本 ナバロ (オールナイト):
オープン20:00 / スタート20:30
チケット: ¥1800+ドリンク
LIVE: Hysteric Picnic (東京) / The Mornings (東京) / 経立 (鹿児島) / cynicalsmileisyourfavorite / 小林どろり / 百蚊 (福岡) / z/nz (福岡) / 石頭地蔵 / Doit Science / カルトス / 白痴 (佐賀) / Chainsaw TV (福岡) / i-wa
DJs: TKC (マクマナマン) / Ian Martin (Call And Response)

1/27 (Sun) 福岡、薬院 Utero:

オープン 17:30 / スタート 18:00
チケット: ¥1800+ドリンク
LIVE: Hysteric Picnic (東京) / MIR (東京) / 小林どろり (熊本) / 百蚊 / 泣き顔ツインテール (佐賀) / DELTAS / 群青色故。
DJs: TKC (マクマナマン) / Ian Martin (Call And Response)

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3/15 (金) 名古屋 K.D.ハポン:

オープン18:30 / スタート19:00
チケット: ¥1800+ドリンク
LIVE: TACOBONDS (東京) / マクマナマン (福岡) / POP-OFFICE / フリーダム

More Dancing After 1AM press coverage (en français!)

Another review of Dancing After 1AM has been published, this time in French on the web magazine Pinkushion. It's the longest, most detailed and thoughtful piece on the CD yet, and it's heartening to know, after all the work it took to make it happen, that there are people out there listening this seriously and giving it this level of attention.

Dancing After 1AM update...

Call And Response Records' 2012 compilation album Dancing After 1AM should be available at a couple of our favourite Tokyo indie dealerships at the moment. Shibuya DIY store Violet and Claire has taken possession of a few copies, as has Koenji underground record shop Enban.

Neither of them seems to have the album listed on their web site, so online shoppers might have problems with them. Remember, you can still get hold of it from these online outlets:

-Disk Union
-File-Under Records (Nagoya)
-Tower Records
-Amazon Japan
-Bridge inc.

While the Japanese language press in Tokyo have been conspicuously silent about it, the compilation has been picked up by some of the English language media, with largely positive reviews appearing in a handful of sources.

-Tokyo's Coolest Sound
-Metropolis
-Make Believe Melodies (English/Japanese)

Fukuoka-based listings magazine Time Market also ran a feature on the compilation in their print edition:

There are reports coming in of radio airplay and podcast appearances in the UK and US from various outlets, which has also been heartening, if a little frustrating given the lack of distribution overseas and the frozen state of our online store. Contact me on carrecords [at] gmail [dot] com and I'll be happy to arrange something via PayPal.

Dancing After 1AM - Kyushu release tour January 2013

One of the notable features of the Dancing After 1AM compilation was that it was well supported by artists from Kyushu, with five bands in total from the westernmost of Japan's main islands contributing tracks. As a result, in January we're bringing the noise and doing a short release tour in Kyushu.

There are three dates, although the lineups are still to be decided:

Call And Response Records: IMMORAL DISCO TOUR!
(Dancing After 1AM compilation release tour)

1/25 (Fri) Kagoshima IFF Studio:
Open 7:30pm / Start 8:00pm
Cost: ¥1000
LIVE: Hysteric Picnic (Tokyo) / Futtachi / Gesui Maru / The Murder Case / Lopitals + more

1/26 (Sat) Kumamoto Navaro (all-night event):
Open 8:00pm / Start 8:30pm
Cost: ¥1800
LIVE: Hysteric Picnic (Tokyo) / The Mornings (Tokyo) / Futtachi (Kagoshima) / cynicalsmileisyourfavorite / Kobayashi Dorori / Hyacca (Fukuoka) / z/nz (Fukuoka) / Ishiatamazizo / Doit Science / Cultos
DJs: TKC (macmanaman) / Ian Martin (Call And Response)

1/27 (Sun) Fukuoka Utero:
Open 5:30pm / Start 6:00pm
Cost ¥1800
LIVE: Hysteric Picnic (Tokyo) / Mir (Tokyo) / Kobayashi Dorori (Kumamoto) / Nakigao Twintail (Saga) / Hyacca / DELTAS / Gunjouiroyue
DJs: TKC (macmanaman) / Ian Martin (Call And Response)

Dancing After 1AM gets some love from Tsutaya

Yukari from Kobayashi Dorori found this display in her local branch of the video and CD store Tsutaya in Kumamoto, so thanks to them for pushing it like that. It looks like the other albums on the display are Drugorbaseball by MacManaman, who also feature on DA1AM, and 51 Records' compilation/split album Underrated, featuring Lillies & Remains, Sekaitekina Band and Purple. All in all rather nice company to be in.

Dancing After 1AM (CAR-84) NOW AVAILABLE

1. Ane - TACOBONDS
2. ポップコーン畑に黒い影 - ANISAKIS
3. Collapsing New Buildings - Extruders
4. Saturday-Athletica - スロウマリコ
5. シェパード - 小林どろり
6. Carnival - cynicalsmileisyourfavorite
7. I Want More (MASSSIVE) - POP-OFFICE
8. ユネコ - 百蚊
9. Michael in Utero - macmanaman
10. Oh My God - Puffyshoes
11. Deacon Punk - JEBIOTTO
12. 反転 - otori
13. Nature Blessings - New House
14. Abekobe - Hysteric Picnic
15. Long Ways - She Talks Silence
16. 邂逅の音 - 経立
17. fuji - the mornings
18. Dance - MIR

AVAILABLE FROM:
Disk Union
File-Under Records (Nagoya)
Tower Records
Amazon Japan
Bridge inc.

Arrived!

Dancing After 1AM arrived yesterday! It'll start appearing in shops from the 17th but you can get it early by coming to the release party at Higashi-Koenji 20000V tomorrow. The event opens at 4pm and the first band is on at 4:30 (details here).

Koenji Pop Festival ("Dancing After 1AM" release party) -- October 6th 2012

Futtachi

To celebrate the forthcoming release of Call And Response's new compilation album, Dancing After 1AM, as well as providing an early opportunity to get your hands on the CD, we've managed to rope in nearly half the bands off the album for an epic live extravaganza at our favourite venue, Higashi-Koenji 20000V.

Extruders

Event: Koenji Pop Festival ("Dancing After 1AM" release party)

Date: 10/6 (Sat)

Place: Higashi-Koenji 20000V

Time: 4:00pm open/4:30pm start

Price: ¥2000 adv/¥2300 door

Live:

- She Talks Silence
- Hysteric Picnic
- Jebiotto!
- Extruders
- Anisakis
- Slow-Marico
- Futtachi/経立 (from Kagoshima)
- Mir
DJs:
- Tomo (Style Band Tokyo)
- Methyl (Twee Grrrls Club)
- Ian Martin (Call And Response Records)

She Talks Silence

We're also having a special after-party at Koenji One from midnight, hosted by Call And Response's good friends (and pretty much our house DJs over the past year or so) Youth is Wasted.

Hysteric Picnic

Event: Youth is Wasted presents "Dancing After 1AM" after-party

Date: 10/6 (Sat)

Place: Koenji One

Time: MIDNIGHT!

Price: Free

DJs:

- NAH&Sue
- Tack Terror
- Komlasaki
- Juan (Scum School)
- Izumi (Slow-Marico)

- Masatoo (drwng)

"Dancing After 1AM" compilation album update

Call And Responseによる新たなコンピレーションCD「Dancing After 1AM」は予定通り、リリースに向けて制作進行中！
徐々に音源も集まってきてまして、早速Pop Office、Anisakis、Puffyshoes、She Talks Silenceの素晴らしい完成版トラックが到着しました！
Work on Call And Response's new "Dancing After 1AM" compilation is ongoing, and parts of it are starting to come together. Excellent tracks from Pop Office, Anisakis, Puffyshoes and She Talks Silence have already been delivered with more currently being mixed.



また、熊本からcynicalsmileisyourfavorite、小林どろり、東京からはMirとスロウマリコ もコンピ参加決定！
さらに、鹿児島からアングラ・スーパーグループの経立(Lubic Cave House、Wood、地盤沈下のメンバーによるバンド)や、東京シンセパンクトリオのJebiotto!の音源も収録されます。経立とJebiotto!はコンピリリースパーティーにも参加します。
In addition to the bands already announced, cynicalsmileisyourfavorite and Kobayashi Dorori from Kumamoto will feature, as well as Mir and Slow-Marico from Tokyo. Kagoshima underground supergroup Futtachi (featuring members of Lubic Cave House, Wood and Zibanchinka) are also taking part, as are Tokyo synth-punk trio Jebiotto!, both of whom will play the album release party at Higashi-Koenji 20000V on October 6th.


これからも引き続き詳細や参加バンドなど、お知らせしていきますので、お楽しみに！
There are still some details to be finalised, and more bands to be announced, so keep your eyes on this space!

Event: Koenji Pop Festival ("Dancing After 1AM" release party)
Date: 10/6 (Sat)
Place: Higashi-Koenji 20000V
Time: 16:00-23:00
Cost: 2000yen adv/2300yen door
Bands: She Talks Silence / Hysteric Picnic / Extruders / Jebiotto! /
Anisakis / Futtachi (Kagoshima) / + more
DJs: Tomo (Style Band Tokyo) / Methyl (Twee Grrrls Club) / Ian Martin
(Call And Response Records)

Event: Youth is Wasted presents: Dancing After 1AM After-Party
Date: 10/6 (Sat)
Place: Koenji One
Time: 24:00-05:00
Cost: FREE!
DJs: Youth is Wasted (NAH&Sue, Gosuke, Komlaski) / Masatoo / Juan Hasegawa