"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

Fashion Crisis (March 2013)

Super special guests at the March edition of Fashion Crisis, with the one-man fireball of synth-noise wonder that is Kitsch Hitori Gakudan joined by a special solo performance from Dokkun of old friends of the event Living Astro. Joining us on the decks are DJ Romantic Harp and Flute with Dolphins and later on in the night an appearance by DJP (a.k.a. Ponta) from the mornings.

Date: 3/1 (Fri)
Place: Koenji One
Time: 8:00pm-last train
Cost: FREE
Live:
- Kitsch Hitori Gakudan
- Dokkun (Living Astro)
DJs:
- Romantic Harp and Flute with Dolphins
- DJP (the mornings)
- James Hadfield

- Ian Martin

Chou Gazing (February 8th, 2013)

Come down to Koenji One on Friday for a pan-continental love-in, featuring a partially reconstructed lineup of London powerpopsters Applicants, the dreamy melodic scuzz of Tokyo's Slow-Marico.
Date: 2/8 (Fri)
Place: Koenji One
Time: 20:00-last train
Cost: FREE
Live:
- Applicants
- Slow-Marico
DJs:
- Fidel Villeneuve (Applicants/Digital Hardcore)
- Tom Tigertrap (Tigertrap Records)
- Ian Martin (Call And Response Records)

Fashion Crisis (February 2013)

February's Fashion Crisis welcomes angelic indie boys DYGL, formerly De Nada, as well as grizzled alt-rock degenerate Carl Freire as live artists, while frequent collaborators NAH&SUE of indie event Youth is Wasted hit the decks as guest DJs. All welcome and all free, so please swing by for a drink after work for some of the usual skronk etc.

Place: Koenji One
Date: February 1st (Fri)
Time: 8:00pm-last train
Cost: FREE!
LIVE:
- DYGL (Ex-De Nada)
- Carl Freire
DJs:
- NAH&SUE (Youth is Wasted)
- James Hadfield

- Ian Martin

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.