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MANIAC LOVE and S+FOR+SWEEP presents..."JOURNEY INTO THE SOUND RELEASE TOUR in OSAKA"

Japan's finest techno club bar none, Tokyo's Maniac Love, celebrates its ninth birthday in the best way possible -- with a CD release and tour (Into The Sound on the only homegrown label with credentials to match the club, Sublime). Appropriately showcasing their own internationally famous DJs, Co-Fusion, Reebus Tape and Chester Beatty (actually a duo from Kanazawa), this is a chance to catch local techno every bit as good as the imported version.

12/21 (Sat) 22:00 @ MOTHER HALL \4000 (adv. \3500). Live: CO-FUSION. Scratch Live & DJ: DJ Shufflemaster, Chester Beatty. Live & DJ: Rebus Tape.
Tel: 06-4397-9061

Technics SL-1200 30th Anniversary presents COUNT ATTACK 02-03

Not relishing the prospect of being sardined into a club this New Year's Eve? Then how about the suave, swanky and spacious new spot in the Hilton Osaka? A "gorgeous" party is set to unfold, featuring cool but catchy turntable tunes, rising stars The Crazy Ken Band, and the genki popsters Stoned Soul Picnic. There's a second floor too, for chilling out and taking in the sparkling night view. Dress up and get down.

12/31 (Tue) 21:00 @ HILTON HOTEL OSAKA Sakura Ballroom \4300 (adv. \3800). Live: CRAZY KEN BAND, STONED SOUL PICNIC, ROMANTICA.
DJs: Konishi Yasuharu (ex Pizzicato Five), Ikeda Masanori (a.k.a. Mansfield),
Ito Youichiro (Akakage), Ogawa Jyunzo and more. VJs: Wakai Hiroki, W-MOCOZY. Tel: 06-6882-1224 (Greens)

House Fusion

Kings of deep house, Blaze, are at last coming to Kansai, bringing their funky, soulful style of the same bent as Larry Levan (NYC's Paradise Garage) and Timmy Regisford (NYC's Shelter), that saw them score massive hits from their 4th LP Spiritually Speaking: Breathe and Do You Remember House. It's gonna be hot in there.

12/7 (Sat) 20:00 @ GRAND CAFE \3500/1 drink.
Guest Live & DJ: BLAZE. DJs: Daisuke, Ackin', Tomoki Tamura.
Tel: 06-6213-8637

December club listings:

OSAKA:
GRAND CAFE: 06-6213-8637
JOULE: 06-6214-1223
UNDERLOUNGE: 06-6214-3322
CRUST: 06-6484-3707
MOTHER HALL: 06-4397-9061
ZING: 06-6213-2255
DAWN:06-6373-4919
KARMA: 06-6344-6181

KYOTO:
WORLD: 075-213-4119
METRO: 075-752-4765

6th (Fri)

INSECT COLLECT supported by Ring @ BAYSIDE JENNY. \3650 (adv.\3150). 18:00-22:30 PSY-TRANCE/TRANCE/ROCK. LIVE: DIVE, UNI, SOFT. DJs: Tez (Ring), Jun (Ring), Bunlin (Unison). VJ: Beta Land. DECO: LUNE (Ring) *Not an all night party!

MAKE YOUR LOVE FLY Vol.2 @ CLUB DAWN. \2500/1drink (adv. \2300). 21:00- ROCK. LIVE: LABCRY, folk enough. DJs: Saito, Teizo Matumoto.

HYBRID FRIDAY "LaLLA-pa-Looza" @ TRIANGLE. \2000/1drink. 21:00- HARD HOUSE/TRANCE/TECHNO. DJs: Ko-Taro, Ken-Gee, Yuki.

WICKED! @ UNDERLOUNGE. \2500/2 drinks. HOUSE. DJs: Asahara, Jyunya, Tomoya Tsuruhara.

RAVE TAISEN 2ND ANNIVERSARY @ ROCKETS. \2500/1drink (w/flyer. \2000). HAPPY HARDCORE/HARDCORE/GABBER. GUEST DJ: YO-C. DJs: Miraishonen Poyoshi, S@TOSHI, DJ KATSUYA.

7th (Sat)

MATSUDA presents MTV CRUISE @ UNDERLOUNGE. \2500/1drink. TECHHOUSE. DJs: TEI TOWA, Y.Matsuoka, Ko Matsushima.

PUBLIC CAFE @ CLUB DAWN. \2000/1drink (foreigners:\1000/1drink!). *Every Saturday. 20:00- INDI ROCK/GUITAR POP. DJs: Aoyama, Nakamura.

CLUB ESCALATOR @ CLUB KARMA. \3000/1drink (adv. \2500). 23:00- ALL GENRE. LIVE: NEIL and IRAIZA, HARVARD. DJs: Oki Masashi, Koyamauchi Shinsuke.

8th (Sun)

COMPLIATION PARK @ CLUB DAWN. \2500/1 drink (adv. \2000). 21:00- HIP HOP. GUEST DJ: DJ Kamachi. DJs: Cruisin' High Osaka, paccage, naoki, ryuta, Rokkan.

LAURENT GARNIER JAPAN TOUR 2002 @ METRO. \3000. 22:00- TECHNO. SPECIAL DJ:Laurent Garnier. DJs: Lovegod, Shinomiya.

ONE LOVE @ GRAND CAFE \1000/2 drinks. ROOTS/DANCE HALL REGGAE. DJ: IRIE a.k.a. HIROTO

13th (Fri)

frogman records presents club frog STAR ARTS NIGHT OSAKA @ ROCKETS. \3000/1 drink (w/flyer. \2500). 23:00- TECHNO. DJ & LIVE: QUADRA. DJs: KAGAMI, Toby, Hitoshi, Ohishi.

LATIN PANIC! WEST @ CLUB DAWN. \3300/1 drink (adv.\3000). 21:00- LATIN. LIVE: Ban Hiroshi, Latin Panic!. DJs: Komoesuta Yaegashi + Paradise Yamamoto, Groove Anchan.

LES PLUS XMAS ISSUE-New Maximum Single "Why Not?" Release & Xmas Issue @METRO.\3000. HOUSE. DJs: Tanaka Tomoyuki (F.P.M.), Fukami Madoka, Second Royal Crew.

HYBRID FRIDAY SHAKE @ TRIANGLE. \2000/1 drink. 21:00- CLASSIC 80's. DJs: Yoshik imen, Mackey, Rain.

OSAKA SAFARI @ GRAND CAFE. \2000/1 drink (men), \1500/2 drinks (women). R&B/HIP HOP. LIVE: SPHERE OF INFLUENCE. DJ: GEORGE.

SUPER SOUL SHOW @ UNDERLOUNGE. \3000/2 drinks. DANCE/SOUL. SPECIAL LIVE: SHAUN ESCOFFERY. DJs: Otsuki Atsushi, Hisada, Matsui.

14th (Sat)

ROYAL @ UNDERLOUNGE. \3000/1 drink. TECHNO. GUEST DJ: LAURENT GARNIER. DJs: Ken Harada, Ryuta.

SSPR @ ROCKETS. \3500/1 drink (w/flyer. \3000). 23:00- TECHNO. DJs: SHIN NISHIMURA, Kanagawa, Dora, Sasa.

PSYDELIA PRESENTS TRANCEPROGRESSION feat. BROTHERHOOD JAPAN TOUR @ NAMBA HATCH. \5000 (adv. \4000). 21:00- PSY TRANCE. LIVE: ORION (Denmark), WIZZY NOISE (Greece), PLATFORM (Israel). DJs: JEAN BORELLI, THE PAPUNA, Onechang, Komakoma. Tel: 06-6341-3525 (Yumebanchi)

HI-STORY @ WORLD. \-tba. HOUSE. GUEST DJ: FUKUTOMI YUKIHIRO. DJs: YOKU, Idomoto, Babao, K-JI. Tel: 075-213-4119

15th (Sun)

OSAKA SKANKIN' NIGHT 6TH ANNIVERSARY @ CLUB DAWN. \3000/1 drink (adv. \2500). 17:00-23:00 SKA. SPECIAL LIVE: a million bamboo, DOBERMAN. GUEST DJ: Yoshie Nakano (EGO-WRAPPIN'). DJs: matsumoto, yone, kazz, urbilly.

20th (Fri)

DANCELiBRE @ GRAND CAFE. \-tba. CROSSOVER/DEEP HOUSE. GUEST LIVE: BAH SAMBA. DJ:OSUNLADE.

CHAOS @ ROCKETS. \4000/1 drink (w/flyer. \3500). 23:30-. TECHNO. DJs: FUMIYA TANAKA, Steve Bicknell, Sutekh.

HANA @ UNDERLOUNGE. \2500/1 drink. DANCE. GUEST DJ: YOKU. DJs: Hario!7, Ogawa Junzo.

BOSSANOVA UNDERGROUND - club DAWN 9th Anniversary & 2002 Xmas Party @ CLUB DAWN. \2500/1 drink (adv. \2000). \2500/1 drink (adv. \2000). 21:00- BOSSANOVA/JAZZ. LIVE: copa salvo, In Sisuto, FUDGE. DJs: Sakurai Koujiro, Chiaki, Yagi Seiichiro. CAFE: Kaoru Oku.

REGGAE CHRISTMAS "MOOMIN SPECIAL LIVE" @ TRIANGLE. \3000/1drink. 22:00- REGGAE. GUEST: MOOMIN, Shounan no kaze, RANKIN' TAXI, Blast Star.

EL NINO!! @ CLUB KARMA. \2500/1 drink (adv. \2000). 22:00- HOUSE/BREAKBEATS/ELECTRO. DJs: Onosatoru, Kasugaakira, Rudomira, Diva Naja.

21st (Sat)

SEXY TRAX @ UNDERLOUNGE. \2500/1 drink. HARD HOUSE. DJs: ISE, yutaka.k.

22nd (Sun)

beats non stop presents FINGER LICKIN' NIGHT @ CLUB DAWN. 21:00- BREAKBEATS, FUNKY HOUSE, HIP HOP. GUEST DJ: Soul of Man (FINGER LICKIN'/UK). DJs: TUTTLE feat. PON, MIZUTA, yohey yamamoto.

LITTLE BITCH @ CLUB KARMA. \2500/1 drink (adv. \1700). 23:00- ROCK. DJs: Ichiro Rider, Ryo, Tetsu, Nakkan, Kazuya.

23rd (Mon)

TRIANGLE X'MAS SPECIAL @ TRIANGLE. \2000/1 drink. 21:00- DRUM'N'BASS/HOUSE/NU BEATS. DJs: Toyo, I.G., KEN21, I-GAKI.

24th (Tue)

DANCE MUSIC MEETS ORCHESTRAL UNIT ON CHRISTMAS 2002 @ MOTHER HALL. \3000 (adv. \2500). 21:00-24:00 DANCE/HOUSE. LIVE: a Hundred Birds Orchestra. DJs: Otsuki Atsushi, Misa.

27th (Fri)

MASSIVE @ GRAND CAFE. \-TBA. HOUSE. GUEST DJ & LIVE: GTS. DJs: Orienta-Rhythm, AL, Takemoto.

DJ KRUSH "Shinsou -The Message At The Depth" JAPAN TOUR 2002 @ CLUB DAWN. 21:00- HIP HOP. LIVE: DJ KRUSH and guests!

28th (Sat)

ULTRA PUMPIN' @ MOTHER HALL. \3500 (adv. \3000). 23:00- NU ENERGY/HARD HOUSE/TRANCE. GUEST LIVE: LAB 4. DJs: YOJI BIOMEHANIKA, SAWA, NISHI.

WARP DA DISCO @ UNDERLOUNGE. \3000/1 drink. UK HARD HOUSE/TRANCE. DJs: DJ SHINKAWA, KAPFAIN KRAZEE, CO-HEY.

BLACE JUICE @ GRAND CAFE. \2000/1 drink (men), \1500/2 drinks (women). R&B/HIP HOP. DJs: HIYOCO, BAN-CHAN.

CLUB SNOOZER @ CLUB KARMA. \3000/1 drink (adv. \2500). 23:00- ROCK. DJs: Tanaka Souichiro, Mura Keiji.

30th (Mon)

REUNITE! FREEDOM TIME @ CLUB DAWN. \3500/1 drink (adv. \3000). 20:00- HOUSE. GUEST DJs: PATRICK FORGE (DA LATA), RAW DEAL (TALKIN' LOUD). DJs: Okino Koyou (Kyoto Jazz Massive), Sakajiri Kenji (ESPECIAL Records).

31st (Tue)

RING COUNTDOWN @ BAYSIDE JENNY. \5000 (adv. \4000). 20:00- PSY-TRANCE. LIVE: CHARM, UNI. DJs: DOMINO, Masa, Ree-K, Ring DJ Team.

YOJI BIOMEHANIKA THE COUNTDOWN 2003 Dance or Die!! @ MOTHER HALL. \4000 (adv. \3500). 22:00- NU ENERGY. DJ: YOJI BIOMEHANIKA *Special long set!

club DAWN COUNTDOWN with CLUB KARMA @ CLUB DAWN. \2500/1 drink. 19:00- DJs: DAWN ALL-STARS.*Get a special present from Dawn/Karma if you go to both parties!

KARMA COUNTDOWN 2003 with club DAWN @ CLUB KARMA. \3000/1 drink, Otoshidama, Ozoni (or Toshikoshi Soba). 18:00- DJs: KARMA ALL-STARS. *Get a special present from Dawn/Karma if you go to both parties!

KS Club section by Terumi Tsuji