8otto, NOKIES! and Miila and the Geeks times at Japan Underground in London (14/5) and Birmingham (16/5)

With exactly one week today until Japan Underground’s showcase in London featuring  8otto, NOKIES! and Miila and the Geeks – and a little bit longer until it hits Birmingham – we thought it was time to introduce videos from each band along with their respective stage times.

Miila and the Geeks

‘Best of 2011′ by Japan Times and comparable to The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Le Tigre, The Slits.
London stage time: from 7:30pm … Birmingham’s stage time: from 9pm.

8otto

Toured with Oasis, played Fuji Rock and comparable to The Rapture, The Strokes and LCD Soundsystem.
London stage time: from 8:30pm … Birmingham stage time: from 8pm

NOKIES!

Just finished touring America and played SXSW, comparable to Vampire Weekend, The Drums, The Vaccines.
London stage time: from 9:30pm … Birmingham stage time: from 10pm.

London’s show on Monday 14 May at The Pipeline opens at 7pm, while Birmingham’s show on Wednesday 16 May at the Hare & Hounds starts at 7:30. The first band will hit the stage within 30 minutes of doors opening – true Japanese gig style! Between all bands will be DJ sets from Japan Underground, featuring a mixture of tracks from Japan – feel free to get your requests in too!

Tickets are £6 adv or £8 on the door. Tickets for London’s show can now only be purchased on the door. Click here for Birmingham advance tickets.
Don’t forget to click you attendance on London’s Facebook event page and Birmingham’s Facebook event page.

Transport links:

London: The Pipeline is a 2 minute walk from Liverpool Street Station and within easy walking distance from Aldgate, Aldgate East and Shoreditch High Street stations.
Birmingham: The Hare & Hounds is located in the Kings Heath area of the city.  Bus numbers 50 and 35 stop directly outside the venue from city centre while 11a, 11c, 27, 69 also stop within easy walking distance.

AND -eccentric agent- Release Third Single

Gan Shin Records tell us that all good things come in threes, at least that’s their spin on the release of AND -eccentric agent-‘s third major label single ‘Muyu no Kago’. The maxi single is out now from Amazon.co.uk and iTunes UK, as well as the European alternatives, and includes the title track as well as two additional songs from the visual kei unit.

Muyu no Kago’s tracklist:
1. Muyu no Kago
2. Barairo no Jinsei
3. Yokujo Biyori

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An Cafe Prepare to Nyappy Once Again in Europe

An Cafe are not only back from hiatus, they’re also conducting a European tour this November which includes a date at the O2 Academy Islington in London! Tickets for the show, taking place on Wednesday 7 November 2012, go on sale from 9am today and are available from Ticketweb, with tickets for the whole European tour available from the tour agency’s homepage; Twisted Talent.

The full tour title is  LIVE CAFE TOUR 2012, NYAPPY GO AROUND THE WORLD Ⅲ ～TADAIMA o(≧∀≦)o OKAERI o(≧∀≦)o～

On the tour’s title, the group comments;
“We came up with this title because we want to say ‘TADAIMA (I’m home)’ to all of you who had been waiting for us for such a long time, and ‘OKAERI (welcome back)’ for all of you who will return to our show, the place we have fun together.

“We promise that we will have a fun-filled, more-pop-than-ever, NYAPPIEST gig for you! Hope we all can have the NYAPPIEST time. We will welcome you at the venue o(≧∀≦)o”

LM.C: The Pop Is Strong With This One

We promise that title is the one and only ‘May the 4th’ joke you’ll be getting from us, at least for this year. But, along with a sea of poorly executed Star Wars-based date puns comes the European digital release of LM.C’s latest album STRONG POP. It’s available now from Amazon.co.uk and iTunes UK, while the physical CD will be released from 21st May and includes two exclusive bonus tracks not found on the Japanese version.

Tracklist:
1. Be STRONG, Be Pop.
2. Ah Hah!
3. BABY TALK
4. SUPER DUPER GALAXY
5. MY BOY
6. Goak-On-SOUL
7. We are LM.C!!~The Anthem of Strong Pop~
8. GAME of LIFE
9. COMBAT mode
10. peekaboo
11. Hoshi no Arika
12. Nanimo Hajimaranakatta Ichinichi no Owarini
13. Let Me’ Crazy!!
14. Ah Hah! (Apple Crush Mix)
15. GAME of LIFE (Surprise Mix)

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Cornelius: salyu x salyu – 15 June

If you’re a lover of Japanese avant-garde, you’re in for a treat this June as one of the country’s most iconic names will make a rare appearance in London and Barcelona. On 15 June Cornelius will return to the UK since his last stint at ATP 2007, making a rare headlining appearance at London’s intimate Jazz Cafe with his salyu x salyu project.

His experimental music combines cheerfully dissonant sounds, pure electronica, samples and magic. salyu x salyu, his most recent production of pop craftsmanship features the face and voice of Salyu, whose ‘Suru Kizu Kaifuku‘ track was featured in Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill. With a long career behind her, Salyu & Cornelius produced s(o)un(d)beams in a meeting of minds that combines the best of both music worlds, including Cornelius himself,Yumiko Ohno of Buffalo Daughter and a full band when performed live.

Tickets are on sale now priced at £15 and available from HMVtickets and TicketMaster. salyu x salyu will also perform at the Sonar Festival in Barcelona on 16 June.