VIDEO CLIP: Zibanchinka -- Nagisa no Hors d'Oeuvres

In the thirty minutes between the end of rehearsals and the doors opening at Sangenjaya Heaven's Door the other week, the wonderful Matt Schley filmed a video clip for Zibanchinka's song Nagisa no Hors d'Oeuvres, off their album Hatsubai Chushi. We filmed it in the toilet, which led to a few awkward moments with people coming in wanting to do their business and being freaked out by the camera we had set up facing the seat. It was worth it for the result though, which was exactly the sort of cheap-yet-cool, simple-yet-effective indie video clip we were after. Hopefully more to come over the next couple of months.

Zibanchinka, "Hatsubai Chushi" availability update:

The distributors are still holding the Zibanchinka album back from a full release because of concerns over the band name in the wake of the March earthquake ("地盤沈下" means "subsidence"), but they've agreed to allow Tower Records in the band's home town of Kagoshima to stock it and they've responded with this lovely display:

Buyers in the rest of Japan can get hold of the album online from a few sources:

• Amazon Japan
• Tower Records Online
• Enban

NEW RELEASE: "Hatsubai Chushi" by Zibanchinka

Call And Response's latest release, the debut album by Kagoshima garage/postpunk quartet Zibanchinka, is now available in a limited release. Currently it can be bought from Enban in Koenji, and I'll be introducing it to other independent outlets over the next few weeks. A wider release will follow as soon as possible, but in the wake of the March 11th earthquake, the distributor is having an extended attack of jitters over a band name that means "subsidence".


The album is called "Hatsubai Chushi" ("Stop Sale") and features 15 tracks for 1,800 yen (plus tax). I'll post new details of stores where the CD is available as they come, and for those unable to get hold of it via Enban or its web site, here's the song "Watashi no Nakami wa Almond" to whet your appetite:

Zibanchinka: Watashi no Nakami wa Almond by callandresponse

And here's the song being performed live at a Call And Response event in Tokyo a couple of years ago:



Enjoy!

Zibanchinka "Hatsubai Chushi" Pre-Release Party

Zibanchinka will be giving fans in their hometown of Kagoshima the first chance to get their hands on their debut album "Hatsubai Chushi" tomorrow (April 8th). Information is on the band's web site here. The album will be in shops next month, in time for Zibanchinka's next visit to Tokyo.