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.

Fashion Crisis (November 2012)

Helping Fashion Crisis ease its way into the coming winter, our psychedelic friends Soh from new wave noise merchants Hysteric Picnic and Xiroh from kraut-blues groove panthers Buddy Girl and Mechanic will be joining the regular team to weave their sensual spectral sonic soundscapes. Join us.

Date: November 2nd (Fri)
Place: Koenji One
Time: 8:00pm-last train
Cost: FREE
DJs:
- Soh (Hysteric Picnic)
- Xiroh (Buddy Girl and Mechanic)
- James Hadfield

- Ian Martin

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).

Fashion Crisis (October 2012)

Just a quick note to remind you that despite the release party and related shenanigans on Saturday, Fashion Crisis will be occurring at its usual time of 8pm on the first Friday. Canada's Gawd will play live, with Dutch DJ maestro Romantic Harp and Flute with Dolphins joining us behind the decks.

Date: October 5th (Fri)
Place: Koenji One
Time: 8:00-last train

Cost: FREE
Live:
- gawd
DJs:
- Romantic Harp and Flute with Dolphins
- James Hadfield
- Ian Martin

 

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 is ready to go! October 17th release date!

「Dancing After 1AM」は現代における日本のポストパンク、ニューウェーブを代表する一連のアーティストを集めた新しいコンピレーションアルバム。

"Dancing After 1AM" is a new compilation album bringing together a range of the the finest exponents of contemporary Japanese postpunk and new wave.

リズムで半狂乱に襲いかかるThe Morningsや、壊れやすくミニマリストなポストパンクバンドExtruders。そして60'sガールガレージパンクグループPuffyshoes、ヘビーかつサイケノイズを奏でる経立etc。このコンピには、昔ながらのアートロッカーズの心までもわし掴みにするような、止まることないクリエイティブエナジーが注ぎ込まれている。
2012年における日本のオルタナティブシーンの広範囲なポートレートが今ここに集結！

From the frantic rhythmical assault of The Mornings, through the fragile, minimalist postpunk of Extruders and the 60s girl-group garage punk of Puffyshoes, to the heavy, psychedelic noise of Futtachi, the album covers a range of sounds, all linked by a restless, creative energy that captures the spirit of the classic art-rockers of the past while providing a wide ranging portrait of the state of the Japanese alternative scene in 2012.

全18バンドが参加。18曲全て新たにレコーディングされた未公開曲！
参加アーティストはこちら。

The album includes all new recordings from 18 bands. Included on the CD are songs by:

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