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Formentera Lady
Forum Senior Member Joined: August 20 2010 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 1768 |
Topic: Any recommendations for a prog lover in Tokyo? Posted: May 12 2015 at 11:22 |
Hi prog community, I have recently moved from Germany to Japan and will live there for a while. Do you have any recommendation for a prog lover to see in Japan or Tokyo, where I am now residing, for example an interesting record shop/concert/venue/club/other places? Unfortunately I do not understand Japanese at all, only English (or German respectively). Recommendations are highly appreciated, thank you!
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cstack3
Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: July 20 2009 Location: Tucson, AZ USA Status: Offline Points: 6754 |
Posted: May 12 2015 at 23:50 |
Hi! The Japanese music fans are really into Facebook, so look around on that site. I just searched "prog Japan" and watched a live music video of an interesting band. I'm in touch with some Japanese power-pop fans (since I love that genre as well), you should find it if you look! Best wishes & good luck!
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Horizons
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Posted: May 12 2015 at 23:55 |
Start diving into Math-Rock. It's 90% of the time instrumental and Japan has a real great scene for the genre. Some of my favorite MR bands come from there.
Try Nuito, Toe and Lite for starters.
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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Formentera Lady
Forum Senior Member Joined: August 20 2010 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 1768 |
Posted: May 25 2015 at 09:51 |
Thank you for considering . But I was more thinking along the lines: if you know of a good prog band (japanese or not) who is going to play in or around Tokyo, please let me know. Or just in case if you happen to know of a record shop where you can find all the prog rarities... something like this. Sometimes I see some advertising of bands playing, but as I can't read Japanese I have no idea what kind of music they are playing, let alone reading the names!
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DamoXt7942
Forum & Site Admin Group Avant/Cross/Neo/Post Teams Joined: October 15 2008 Location: Okayama, Japan Status: Offline Points: 17459 |
Posted: April 02 2016 at 20:40 |
Oh sorry for my belated reaction (I've not noticed before getting PM from you Anne).
If you have enough time to attend some gigs in Tokyo, I'll alert ... especially as for a Japanese RIO / Avant combo Le Silo, a Neo-prog duo Neo Zonk (an offshoot of Zonk Monk), or a jazz rock keyboardist Taku Yabuki.
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Formentera Lady
Forum Senior Member Joined: August 20 2010 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 1768 |
Posted: April 02 2016 at 22:15 |
Thanks, that his highly appreciated!
Btw, I managed to see King Crimson in Tokyo, in one of the six very quickly sold out concerts! I have the feeling prog in general is much more popular in Japan than in Germany! Edited by Formentera Lady - April 02 2016 at 22:31 |
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terramystic
Forum Senior Member Joined: February 02 2005 Status: Offline Points: 776 |
Posted: April 03 2016 at 15:36 |
I remember a video of Malmsteen performing in Japan. The audience was very euphoric ... Prog, fusion and metal seem popular in Japan ...
One interesting place in Tokyo: http://www.silver-elephant.com/progre.html Edited by terramystic - April 03 2016 at 15:37 |
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fudgenuts64
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Posted: April 04 2016 at 01:04 |
The Enid is having a two night concert in about a week in Shibuya playing their first two records. I'd love to see it but I hope if they still have tickets available you can check it out. Great band and those albums are so good.
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Formentera Lady
Forum Senior Member Joined: August 20 2010 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 1768 |
Posted: April 05 2016 at 17:30 |
Thank you, Damo, terramystic and fudgenuts, these are the things that I am looking for!
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Intruder
Forum Senior Member Joined: May 13 2005 Status: Offline Points: 2091 |
Posted: April 07 2016 at 10:12 |
Japan is a great place for music.....I lived in Asia for 25 years and my trips to Japan always started and ended at used record shops. The live music scene is also hot, especially for jazz.....the only problem is that tickets are often waaaaay overpriced.
Enjoy Japan.....the food; the temples; the gardens.....Japan is a dream.
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I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there.....
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moshkito
Forum Senior Member Joined: January 04 2007 Location: Grok City Status: Offline Points: 16165 |
Posted: April 08 2016 at 23:09 |
I was also going to suggest DamoXt's suggestions and postings on the Krautrock thread ... endless listings of Japanese stuff.
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Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told!
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Formentera Lady
Forum Senior Member Joined: August 20 2010 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 1768 |
Posted: July 02 2016 at 10:11 |
I just wanted to thank the people who suggested the Silver Elephant club in Kichijoji, Tokyo. I went there now to two concerts already, one was KBB, the other one, just today, was the Shingetsu Project. Both concerts were great and absolutely awesome! Yuck, I have not known that earlier! I think now, that Japan is a prog heaven!
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King Only
Forum Senior Member Joined: May 19 2013 Location: Tokyo, Japan Status: Offline Points: 554 |
Posted: July 02 2016 at 10:27 |
To find out about concerts, use the Tokyo Gig Guide website, it's in English. Here is a link: http://www.tokyogigguide.com/en/gigs Here's a link: http://diskunion.net/shop/ct/shinjuku_progre
Edited by King Only - July 02 2016 at 10:29 |
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