"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

"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

New Call And Response compilation album this autumn!

Call And Response Recordsは9月下旬～10月上旬に日本のポストパンク/オルタナ/ニューウェーヴなバンドを集めた、コンピレーションCDをリリースします！

Call And Response Records are preparing a new compilation of Japanese postpunk, new wave and alternative music for late September/early October release.

CDタイトルは「Dancing After 1AM」。東京はもちろん国内における、現在のインディー/アンダーグラウンドシーンからのエキサイティングなサウンドが集結。

Entitled "Dancing After 1AM", it will feature some of the most exciting sounds of the current indie/underground scene from Tokyo and around Japan.

リリースパーティは2012年10月6日(土)に東高円寺二万電圧(Higashi-Koenji 20000V)で開催！She Talks Silence、Hysteric Picnic、Anisakis、Extrudersほか出演予定。さらにこれらのバンドに加え、Tacobonds、Pop Office、The Mornings、Otori、百蚊、New House他の新音源がコンピCDに収録されます。

A release party will be held at Higashi-Koenji 20000V (Den-Atsu) on October 6th, featuring She Talks Silence, Hysteric Picnic, Anisakis、Extruders and more. In addition to these bands, the album will also feature new recordings from Tacobonds, Pop Office, The Mornings, Otori, Hyacca, New House, and much more.

今後さらなる詳細をアナウンスしていくのでお見逃しなく！

Keep your eyes on this space for more details to be announced over the coming month!

Connect And Receive, September 2011

A week late, but here's Episode 3 of Call And Response's Japan music podcast:

It can be downloaded from its host at Archive.org

1. Nezishiki: Quatre Ans (From the 2008 CD/R EP 6 Songs)

2. Pop Office: 300 Castles (From the 2011 CD/R mini-album I Was Killed Here)

3. The Mornings: Mad Cheergirl (From the 2011 album Save The Mornings)

4. Her: Her no Mirror (From the 2007 CD/R mini-album Her no Music Phone In)

5. Pq: Channeling (From the 2011 CD/R mini-album Hausdorff)

6. Buddy Girl & Mechanic: UltraWitchCraftyFab (From the 2011 CD/R EP 4tracks Demo)