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Next Music from Tokyo: Vol 6

www.nextmusicfromtokyo.com

feat: Kinoko Teikoku, Uchu Conbini, Happy!Mari, jizue, nayuta

May 16 Toronto @ The Rivoli
May 17 Toronto @ Lee’s Palace
May 19 Montreal @ Divan Orange
May 21 Vancouver @ Biltmore Cabaret (w/ Spring)

Tickets $10 advance, $15 at the door. Available www.ticketweb.ca.


In May 2014, Next Music from Tokyo kick off their sixth cross-Canada tour showcasing the best independent and underground music from Japan.

Next Music from Tokyo is a D.I.Y non-profit tour that was created to introduce Canadians to the hidden yet phenomenal talent burgeoning in Tokyo’s underground music scene.

Zazen Boys, mouse on the keys, NATSUMEN, group_inou, Akai Koen, sgt., Charan-Po-Rantan, and Mass of the Fermenting Dregs are just a few examples of the great bands that have participated in previous tours. Last year’s tour involved sold out shows in Toronto and Montreal and the band that received the most fanfare was Kinoko Teikoku. Fans couldn’t wait to see them again which is why they’re returning just one year later to perform their powerful brand of emotional shoegaze.

Here are the bands participating in Next Music From Tokyo vol. 6:



Kinoko Teikoku

Kinoko Teikoku are a shoegaze band who don’t mind breaking a few rules. Instrumentally, they follow the giant footsteps of Ride and MBV
but make musical detours along the paths formed by Cap N Jazz, Radiohead, Explosions in the Sky, Jeff Buckley and Battles.However, the vocals are where Kinoko Teikoku veer off most from traditional shoegaze. Some songs harbour the soft ethereal drone of classic shoegazer but their hallmark is the dynamic range of Sato’s hauntingly beautiful vocals that soar skyward with passion and intensity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdgQ82boywc

Uchu Conbini which means Outer Space Convenience Store are a young band from Kyoto. Their music is best described as 'math pop' blending intricate instrumentation in odd time signatures with pop sensibility and beautifully soothing female vocals.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO-2DErkmus

Jizue uphold NMFT's tradition of bringing the cream of the crop of Japanese instrumental bands to Canada. Beautiful jazz and post-rock mixing in electronic, hardcore, and latin beats for variety. They’re an unbelievably talented band whose performances ooze passion and energy. Seeing them perform the song “dance” alone is well worth the price of admission.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x_Ty7M4lYo

Happy!Mari is geeky, emo, undergound pop filled with plenty of passion, power and wtf. The music is incredibly melodic, undeniably fresh and packs a formidable punch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0BSl2RsILk

nayuta have gained a reputation in Japan’s underground scene for their improvisational chops and unique style of psychedelic, progressive, blues and rock. Their music may seem too quirky at first but ultimately they’ll win the audience over with their vocal harmonies and impeccable skill.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWiz47qTGMw

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Promo video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8fmhC_lxdM