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ARTiST....: nisennenmondai
TiTLE.....: neji tori
LABEL.....: Smalltown Supersound
GENRE.....: indie
SOURCE....: cdda
QUALiTY...: VBR / joint-stereo
SiZE......: 71,4 MB
REL.DATE..: jul-01-2008
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neji
01] pop group 06:22
02] this heat 08:06
03] 2534 01:11
04] sonic youth 03:06
tori
05] ikkkyokume 07:24
06] kyuukohan 05:12
07] kyaaaaaaa 02:24
08] ikkkyokume 06:58
09] iyashi 17:20
TOTAL TiME : 58:03 min
JAPANESE JUGGERNAUT **** Nisennenmondai is from
Japan, and this is their first step outside
nipponese soil. Nisennenmondai, which means "Year
2000 Problem," is an instrumental trio of girls
from Tokyo who have been playing together for ten
years.
Visits to Tokyo by Lightning Bolt, Battles, and No
Age, to name a few, have discovered these three
girls and their colossal sound. Prefuse 73 said in
an interview with Dazed & Confused, "John Stanier
from Battles had told me they were sick. . . They
started to play and the drummer was as big as my
hand. She started to play 16th notes on her hi-hat
for about 15 minutes. Next thing you know, these
three tiny diminutive women were making us look
like idiots because they were so incredible." Also
adored by Hella, the band appears in
"Concentration Face," Hella's tour DVD that was
shot in Japan.
Neji/Tori is Nisennenmondai's first release
outside of Japan. It is an album comprised of
their two Eps, "Neji" and "Tori," and it features
a cover designed by Kim Hiorthoy. Song titles
including "This Heat," "Sonic Youth" and "Pop
Group," grant insight into the realm of the band's
musical influences. Add in Black Flag, DNA, Neu!
and Pere Ubu, and you are pretty close to reaching
the Nisennenmondai sound. They play raw and
repetitive post-punk instrumentals that are
simultaneously wild and groovy with a
no-wave/disco vibe.
Nisennenmondai is:
Sayaka Himeno (drums)
Yuri Zaikawa (bass)
Masako Takada (guitar)
Buy me if you love me :)