Music 'n' stuff

New track is progressing ok. Shame I'm going back 'home' next week. A 2 week break and a new PC might get in the way of it. Still, musn't grumble...

Currently 'in rotation' (do mp3s rotate?) at the moment in the WC 'Pao' studios are The Perceptionists , 7 Notas 7 Colores , Reflection Eternal , the Herbaliser and some other people...all those links should take you to some (apparently) legal downloads of tracks from these marvelous artistes.

And that my friends is that :)

How low can you go?

WC has been a little unproductive of late. Thankfully last night I came up with a bassline which made me bounce up and down in my cheap office style computer chair. I happily let it loop around and around for ages too which is always a good sign. What I need now is a good bass sound. I like natural sounding basses...spose I should get myself a real bassist.

Saw the Spins again last week. Superb again. Wankers.

Back in the UK soon for a couple of weeks of Amsterdam, Brighton and er, Guildford action. Then it's back to Hiroshima and hopefully a few dates in town including the soon to be resurrected 'Nu Bassix'.

Umi no hi weekend

Been a busy weekend here in Hiroshima. The 3 day weekend saw a number of events kicking off with Felix's 3rd birthday party. Lots of pool action which was good as Tsuyu skulked off with a whimper whilst Summer arrived with all the subtlety of baseball bat. It was hot. And what better place to spend a boiling Sunday than a city centre 'garden' surrounded by concrete? That makes the Amnesty benefit sound horrible, which it wasn't. Pools for the kids, stalls for everyone and an awful lot of bands all (well most anyway) in aid of Amnesty International.

There was an excellent mix of bands throughout the day. Highlights for WC were the Spins, Aki of Akicool's 'other' band (sorry didn't get the name) and as always, Nekomushi. Talk to a lot of foreigners in Japan and they'll very often mock the music produced here. Which is strange when you look at the local scene here and see bands like the Spins wipe the floor with just about everyone. WC is fast becoming drummer Kiyo's number one fan. Add to that Bom's keyboard skills (how does he find the time to have a family, run a bar and be so good on keys and drums?) and the awesome scatching of Shimo and you have one of the best bands I've seen in a long time.

In the evening things moved on to Kembys for the dance party. Whilst the venue doesn't exactly lend itself to dancing, some of the bizarrest moves were on display. All that was missing was a handbag. Quite a lot of people seemed to be there though and what was important was the cause, Amnesty. It's a shame some people decided to avoid the party to drink elsewhere. Perhaps the 500 yen donation to AI was a bit steep or the prospect of not being able to listen to your own music for a night too much to bear. Despite that moan, it was a fun night.

A few photos of the day

Amnesty Party - Hiroshima - July 17th

First up, welcome to the blog. Secondly, it's only days until the next Windcheater night out, once again with GHb of Get Hiroshima fame, now going by the name of Little Foreigner. Check GH for details

It's Umi no hi the next day so we can party late without fear of early starts (or in my case Japanese lessons.....gomen Misa-sensei, WC has been a bad student recently) and as it's my birthday next week there'll be some very special mash ups for anyone at Kembys.