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Super Planets 2011: More party to the Halloween party

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Halloween is another time of the year in Kochi where there is no lack of parties to attend.  This year, however, will be super sized!

In addition to the normal mayhem that happens at the Hirome Halloween Bash, you can also join the club circuit of Super Planets 2011.

There will be seven venues hosting sixty DJ’s, transforming downtown Kochi into a Halloween wonderland.  People not in costume may feel more out of place this year than those who are.

One ticket gets you into all venues, and some places have a drink included.  Also, if you’ve got your wristband or ticket, you can get into the Hirome Party for 1000 yen, even if you’re not in costume.

This all night party kicks off at Obiyamachi Park at 6:00 and ends at 8:00.  You can get your wrist band there and enjoy the kick off party for free.  Most other venues open from 9:00 and run til 5:00 in the morning.  Check here for a list of venues, their times, and a map.

details

Official Event Website

Time:  Kick Off Party in Obiyamachi Park at 6:00, everywhere else at 9:00

Price:  Advanced tickets are 3000 yen, at the door it’s 4000 yen

Friends 4: DJ NOBU

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Oct. 21 – Get your dank dance on

The friends club night is quickly gaining notoriety as Kochi’s most cutting-edge, out-there event on the Kochi night calendar.

If you have had your fill of the slightly more commercial musiq lovers, then head to Otamajaxy on October 21st, for a night of dank mayhem in the presence of Japan’s most respected underground techno DJ, NOBU.

DJ Nobu has played all Europe and in some of the most highly rated techno clubs of Berlin. He has also released a number of mix CDs. Check out No way back and Berghain for a taste of what is awaiting you!

Expect deep progressive techno, in fitting with the Halloween season.  Yohei, the local Japanese DJ who invited Nobu down, says if you come you will ‘hameru’, sink into the deep and addictive sounds and dance until daybreak.

The details

  • Date:  10/21 (fri)
  • Time: 10pm till morning
  • Ticket: 2000 yen.
  • Place: Otamajaxy


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Musiq Lovers: An outburst of the soul

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Kochi officially goes nuts on September 17th!
This is the night when everyone who has ever set foot in a club comes pouring out into the warm Kochi night (don’t believe us?  check out our review of the party last January).

That’s right, it’s that time of year again! Another of the infamous “Made In Kochi: Musiq Lovers”.

All the local DJs, dancers, and performers have been primping, practicing, and photo-shooting in preparation for this bi-yearly event! The posters are hot off the presses and the information booklets should already be spread-out around the city and waiting in a bar/cafe/ or club near you (or check out the digital one).

See even more of the preparations that go into the making of Musiq Lovers at their blog

When: September 17th, 2011

Start: 9PM ~ To dawn and beyond!

Where: Daigeki Building 2F, 3F, 4F

Price: Advanced tickets: 2000 YEN, Door: 3000 YEN

Who to contact for tickets: suneo0914@yahoo.co.jp / http://musiqlovers.hygge.in/

What you should look forward to:

A quality selection of local DJs, dance acts, MCs and live music on three floors.  Genres for all tastes, and all with the main aim to get you to get down and start dancing!

-Djs-

SUNEO
FULL FULL
MO’TZU
KO-G
ASA
UNITY ONE
U2K
TSUTSUI
NARIHIRO
YUTAKA MIYAZAKI
ZIN
EKA
KOTORA
TOMOHARU
LILI
虎鬼
SKUNK
KITAHARA
TIGER
HIGASHIKAWA

-Musiq Lover All Stars Live-

KAT
G-KEN
野風憎
MACKEY
RISM
KUMI
ANSWER
TOMOKI
G-AN
GON
ZORO
吉岡たく

-BELLY DANCE-

Bell Arabi Belly Dance

-DANCE SHOW CASE-

HIGHTH CREW
Blackaneez
ROUNDFEAR
ROUGH
RYOHMA
土佐ZULU

-LIVE-

SLOW SOUNDSCAPE

-Performance Girl-

Saya

-Art-

Domina

-VJ-

hygge
Syozi

-PA-

Haruki

-Lighting-

YO-HEY



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Manifune, the Grooving Shamans: Live at Altec 8.27

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The flyer says something to the effect:

Get ready for this duo on guitar and drums.  The way in which their jazzy rhythms and at points very ethereal melodies seemingly miraculously come together will shake the stuff that supports your sense of individuality, creating a feeling that will flutter through the audience reminding everyone that music is truly the heartbeat and creating force of life.

That unstoppable feeling of epiphany will also create a great sense of oneness between all peoples, as borders of nations and individuals simultaneously seem to vanish.

You can listen to some of their stuff on their My Space page, and they also have a homepage at www.manifune.com.

A very interesting sound and definitely worth going to check out!

details

When:  8.27 (Sat.)

Time:  doors at 7:00,  music from 7:30 to 9:10

Venue:  Altec (Tel.  088 . 883 . 4579)

Cost:  2000 yen, first drink is 500 yen



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SPAZM vol.6: Drum ‘N’ Bass event at X – Point

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Shikoku’s biggest Drum’N’Bass project, SPAZM, will take their latest event out of the club scene and attempt to take ‘the club’ to X-Point, one of Kochi’s best known live houses.

In addition to extremely talented DJ’s from Tokyo, Kyoto, and Fukuoka who will bring the beats and the bass, SPAZM will provide accompanying visual effects, a VJ, and live painting. Combined with the great lighting and sound system of X-Point, a great ‘club/live’ night should ensue–right on to 5:00 in the morning!

The resident DJ’s (Tomoharu, F.B.R.G a.k.a. mo’tzu, Higashikawa, Toshizo, Tsutui&Coffea, Culauti, Bata) will be accompanied by some very impressive special guests. There names are:

MC CARDZ (KAM / TCY RADIO from TOKYO)
DJ MASSIVE (NIGHTLIFE / RAVERS UNITED from KYOTO)
DJ ICHI a.k.a DIGITAL ONE ( BASSRAIN from FUKUOKA)

Be sure and click on the links to check out their music.

Tickets can be bought at ONE LOVE, ONZO, VILLAGE VANGUARD, PLUS BAR, ODD MIX, and 楽や, or reserved by e-mailing here. E-mail reservations will be accepted up to a day before the event, and need to contain your name, phone number, and the number of tickets you need. Tickets will need to be picked up at the door, but will cost the same as tickets bought in advance.

Go dance, and be blinded by the light.

Details
date: 2011.8.6(sat)
time: 21:00 – 5:00
venue: X-pt.クロスポイント
price: Adv. 2,000yen / Door 2,500yen

X-Point website here.

More about SPAZM here.



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Kosta’s Last Gig: A night of live music, dancing, & reflecting

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Kosta is the didgeridoo player in Windbeat.  He is holding a last gig, but I’ll let him tell you about that.

(Enter Kosta)

As I’m coming to the end of my stay here in Kochi, the time has come for my last gig with
the inexhaustible and ever improving Windbeat. So on Friday night, the 15th of July come
down to Harry’s House from 7:00 and enjoy some quality sounds of Kochi. First up we’ll
have 3 soulful solo artists: Brad Wagner, Mia Braverman, Von Holt.

Followed by, The Windbeat itself, with some reworked classic tracks and fresh material too.
Then, to finish off, the boys from Neversearch will belt out some tunes, to work up a sweat
and rock to.
It’ll be a great night – the last beat of the didge with the wind in Kochi– look forward to
seeing you there!

details

date:  7.15

time:  doors at 7:00; music at 7:30

cost:  1000 yen

place:  ハリーの家　a.k.a. Harry’s house





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Summer clubbing love from LOVE JAMAICAN

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Just in case you haven’t partied enough during the month of July, another clubbing event “The Wonder Kotorando” is being held at LOVE JAMAICAN, Saturday the 23rd. Plenty of Kochi DJ’s, and live performances will be coming out to get the people of Kochi moving and working up a sweat (though, do we really need more help doing that already?).

Date: Saturday, July 23rd

Time: from 10pm~

Price: Advanced: 2000 yen (1 drink); Door: 2500 yen (1 drink)

Location: LOVE JAMAICAN

Line-UP:

■GUEST DJ■
MIGHTY MARS(T-SKRABBLE DJ’S)
三木祐司(TAILGATE/ZZ pro./T-SKRABBLE DJ’S)
BLAST FURNACE(A.I.T.F)

■GUEST LIVE■
A.I.T.F(A.I.T.F from Tokusima)
シャカ力

■DJ■
KOTORA
SUNEO
TIGER
EKA

■LIVE■
SUPER RHYME BROTHERS


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Get ready for Derringer Vol. 5

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Another clubbing event you’re not going to want to miss: Derringer Volume 5 held at Otamajaxy with plenty of fun home-grown DJ’s as well as some guests and visiting DJ’s. Looks like a fun night out on a hot summer night!

Date: Saturday, July 9th

Time: from 10pm ~ 5am

Price: Advanced: 2000 yen (1 Drink); Door: 2500 yen (1 Drink)

Location: Otamajaxy

Line-UP:

■Guest DJ■

三木祐司(TAILGATE / ZZ PRO. / T-SK.)
OONO&KAN(SOUNDS GOOD)

■DJ■
ZIN
SUNEO
TOMOHARU
KOTORA
Debug
虎鬼

■MC■
SUPER RHYME BROTHERS
Rism


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Start July off right with FRIENDS

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Once again, Kochi’s friendliest, house-y-est DJs are having a party for the good people of Kochi!  Come and stretch your legs now that this long rainy season is over!  The only way to beat this summer heat is by dancing the night away for only 1,000 yen.

To have a listen to the kind of music that will be played, check out DJ Miyazaki’s music page.

Date:  Saturday, July 2nd

Time:  from 9pm

Price: 1000 yen (no drink)

Location Name:  Otamajaxy

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Summer Jazz Festa! July 31st

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The streets, live houses and bars of Kochi will once again be filled with the sounds of two stepping drum rhythms, twanging bass, sweltering sax and a little honky-tonk, too.  Somehow the humidity of late July is the perfect setting for Kochi’s finest jazz musicians, and a few superstars from out of town.

So, for those of you who don’t know, here is the dealio.  Buy an access all areas pass from any Tsutaya (DVD rental and bookshop) in town for 2,500 yen.  This will get you one free drink and entry into all the venues for the night.  It is well worth the price!

details:

Date: July 31st (Sunday)
Time: 18:00 – 22:00
Venues and timetables: