SOLSTICE MUSIC presents SPUN TOUR 2004

If you truly want to experience the psy-trance scene in Japan, you need to visit a SOLSTICE MUSIC Event - These people really know how to party!! Famous for their outdoor festival and numerous CDs, SOLSTICE has earned a strong reputation for bringing quality psy-trance from across the globe to Japan.

Direct from Amsterdam, the two growling mad scientists, GMS (Creators of SPUN RECORDS) will be bringing their intense creative sounds to Japan. This duo is not to be missed! Someone who needs no introduction, DEEDRAH, who is well-known for his artistically woven sets that create a truly uplifting experience — He is sure to get the place bouncin’! this is one event that will warm your heart as the happiest ravers of Osaka come out to dance till dawn!

2/10 (Tue) 22:00 @ Mother Hall. ¥5500(adv.¥4500).
LIVE: GMS(from Ibiza), Deedrah(from France).
DJs: Bansi (from GMS), Celli, Takashi.
www.solstice23.com

RING - TIME FOR CHANGE

Want a spacey trip? Not a big fan of the full-on psy-trance events? Then RING is the prefect party for you. Organic Noise, the special unit of Planet B.E.N and Jan Muller (from X-Dream) - pioneers of the minimal trance style will take you on an dark trip with their beautiful deep sounds accompanied by trippy visuals. Grab your space helmet and jump on board for the ultimate voyage!

2/21 (Sat) 22:00 @ Bayside Jenny
Door: ¥4000 (adv.¥3500)
LIVE: Organic Noise (from Germany)
DJs: Planet B.E.N (from Germany), Abe, Tez
www.ring-rec.com

U.N.K.L.E SOUNDS featuring IAN BROWN

In 1998, U.N.K.L.E attracted attention from all areas of the music scene for their knack to combine various styles, namely dance and indie rock.

James Lavelle, the main man behind this duo, started the famous Mo’wax label at nineteen, while also releasing the smash hit album “Psyence Fiction” with the hip hop/ breakbeat DJ Shadow, under the guise of U.N.K.L.E. NOW, Lavelle is back with a new partner, Richard File (SOUTH/Mo’wax) and a new album “Never Neverland”.

The ex-vocalist from the legendary rock band the Stone Roses, Ian Brown, features on this album and will also be appearing in Osaka as part of the U.N.K.L.E tour. A night for both electronic freaks and rock lovers alike, U.N.K.L.E are definitely going to rock the house!

2/27 (Fri) 20:00 @ GRAND CAFE. ¥3500/1D (WF ¥3000/1D)
LIVE: U.N.K.L.E Sounds feat. Ian Brown • GUEST DJs: James Lavelle, Richard File • DJs: JUCE, Yohei Yamamoto

Club Listings January

1 Sun

SOULFREE @ UNDER LOUNGE. Hip hop/R&B. Weekly event. DJs: Minami, Benkei, Kaz001. Open 22:00. ¥3000/2D.
ONE LOVE @ GRAND CAFE. Reggae. Weekly event. MUSIC: Iire a.k.a Hiroto, Takuo. Open 20:00. ¥1000/1D.

3 Tue

LEGEND @ GRAND CAFE. House/ Classics. Weekly event. DJs: Yoku, Daisuke, Asahara, Gokusaburou. Open 20:00. ¥1000/1D.

4 Wed

H2DP @ UNDER LOUNGE. Disco. Weekly event. DJs: *GROOVY workshop., Ken-bow, Jun, miura, Popeye. Open 20:00. Men: ¥2500/2D, WOMEN: Free!

6 Fri

JACK POT @ ZING. Techno. GUEST DJ: Toby. DJs: Aya, Hajime-Matsumura, Sentaro, Full. Open 22:00. ¥2000/1D(WF ¥1500/1D).
JAZ'TSUKION @ METRO. Urban jazz. LIVE: Quasimode with Ed Jones(ex. Incognito, Us3). GUEST DJ: Hisami. DJs: Nakata Munehiro, Okuda Akiko, Inoue Kazuhiro. Open 22:00. ¥2500/1D.
ACID JUNGLE @ ROCKETS. Psychelic techno/Hard acid. DSs: Kurose Kou, Take, Hero, Atsuji. Open 23:00. ¥2500/1D (adv.¥1500/1D, WF ¥2000/1D).
U.S.E presents CREAM + BUNKER RE JAPAN TOUR @ CRUST. Electro. GUEST LIVE: Legowelt, Orgue Electronique. LIVE: Digitalika. GUEST DJ: Tlr. DJs: Tuttle, Fulltono feat. Hally. Open 23:00. ¥2500/1D (adv.¥2000/1D).
PUBLIC CAFE & BRITISHI PAVILLION presents SCREAMAGIC ROCK OUT @ KARMA. Rock. DJs: Aoyama, Nakamura, Terry, Katahira Minoru. Open 23:00. ¥2000/1D
(WF ¥1500/1D).

7 Sat

REFLEX @ UNDER LOUNGE. Techno. GUEST DJ: C1. DJs: Y.Matsuoka, Astro. Open 20:00. ¥3000/1D.
BRAVE WORLD presents DOPE GROOVERS @ MACAO. Psy-trance. LIVE: Yamabikaya. GUEST DJ: Miguel Ferro(from Portugal). DJs: Full Moon Mondo, Tez, Chika, Ken, Destroid, Keisuke. Open 23:00. ¥4000/1D (adv.¥3500/1D).
EMMA HOUSE IN KYOTO-DJ EMMA over 5 hours long set!!- @ WORLD. House. DJ: Emma. Open 22:00. ¥3000/1D (adv.¥2500/1D).
TALKIN' ROCK NIGHT @ TRIANGLE. All mix. DJs: Fukumoto Hirosuke, SHisuke, Hiroki, Yu-zo. Open 21:00. ¥2000/1D (before 24:00 ¥1000/ 1D, WF ¥1500/1D).
SATURDAY CLASSIC GROOVE FOR STYLISH GIRL @ GRAND CAFE. Classic groove. DJs: Groovy workshop., Jun. Open 20:00. ¥2000/1D
JET SET presents ROUTE vol.5 @ METRO. Nu jazz/Breaks. GUEST DJ: Antal&Christiaan, Moochy (a.k.a NXS, Juzu). Open 22:00. ¥2500/1D (adv.¥2000/1D).
STAFF NIGHT @ SAM&DAVE NAGAHORIBASHI. All the party music. After hours party open till 8 am! Open 21:00. Men: ¥2000/2D, Women: ¥1000/1D.

9 Mon

U.M.G. presents ELECTOFUNK PROMOTION TOUR 2004 @ METRO. Electrofunk. LIVE: Mr. De, B.Calloway, Jeff Blakey. DJ: DJ-3000. Open 23:00. ¥2500/1D (adv.¥2000/1D).

10 Tue

LEGEND @ GRAND CAFE. Detroit house. GUEST DJ: Theo Parrish (from Detroit). DJ: Yoku. Open 20:00. ¥3000/1D.
JAPAN TOUR @ AZURE.
Hip hop. DJs: Jazzy Jeff (from Philadelphia), MC Paul, Minami, Lead. Open 22:00 ¥4000 (adv.¥3500).
ESSENTIAL @ WORLD. Hip hop. REGULARs: Sancon, Yohe, Meg, Frisk. GUEST DJ: Hazime. GUEST MC: DABO(Nitro Microphone Underground), Ryuzo (Maguma MC's). Open 21:00. ¥3000/1D (adv.¥3000/2D).

13 Fri

STYLUS @ WORLD. House. DJs: Ageishi, Ban, Kee-bo. Open 21:00. ¥2000/1D(WF ¥1500/1D).
HAT RIN @ METRO. Psy-trance.LIVE: Phi. DJs: Full Moon Mondo, Hirobe, Yoshihiro. Open 22:00. ¥2500.
TECH-COMI @ ROCKETS. DJs: Aya Beyond, Shirakawa. Open 23:00. ¥2000/1D(WF ¥1500/1D).
OSAKA SAFARI @ GRAND CAFE. R&B/Hip hop. DJs: George, Getaku, Hondy, Force, Brocken. Open 20:00. ¥2000/1D.
HOUSE CLASSICS @ SAM&DAVE NAGAHORIBASHI. House/Classics. DJ: Amamiya Tasrurow. Open 21:00. Men:¥2000/2D, Women: ¥1000/1D.

14 Sat

TOP FUEL @ UNDER LOUNGE. Progressive house. DJs: Ko-Kimura, Ko-Matsushima, Hamanaka. Open 22:00. ¥2500/1D (Foreigners: ¥1500/1D).
READYMADE! — St.VALENTAIN'S NIGHT— @ METRO. House. House. DJs: Konishi Yasuharu, Kondo, Higashino + more. Open22:00. ¥2500/1D. www.readymade.co.jp.
ACE CAFE& PHYTHM presents ANTHEM-St. VALENTIN'S SPECIAL- @WORLD. House/Jazz/Latin. DJ: Takeshiman, Isai, Sawano, Panpeii. Open 21:00. ¥2500/1D.
BLACK-BRA@ ROCKETS. Techno. GUEST DJs: Taka, Shin, Decibel. DJs: Sasa, Fran, Saki. Open 23:00. ¥2500/1D (adv.&WF ¥2000/1D).
LITTLE BITCH @ KARMA. Rock. DJs: Ichiro rider, Ryo, Tetsu, Kazuya. Open 23:00. ¥2500/1D (adv. ¥1700/1D, WF ¥1700/1D).
GROOVER @ CAFE BLUE. Rock. DJs: Jin, Seo Makoto, Yamashiata Kenji, Sakamoto. Open 23:00. ¥1800/1D.
COMMUNITY @ TRIANGLE. Break beats/Nu school breaks. DJs: Tsukamoto, Shin, Hancho. Open 21:00. ¥2500/1D.
VALENTINES DAY @ SAM&DAVE UMEDA. All the party music. Chocolate presents at the door.
DJ: Testuya. Open 19:00. Men: ¥2000/2D, Women:¥1000/1D.

15 Sun

MUSEUM meets THEO PARRISH @ WORLD. Detroit House. Guest DJ: Theo Parrish. Open 21:00. ¥TBA. (from Detroit), EYE. DJs: Isao, Brett, Ange, Jyotaro. Open 17:00. ¥3000/1D (adv.¥2500/1D).

19 Thu

FIVE DEEZ JAPAN TOUR '04 @ METRO. Hip hop. LIVE: Five Deez (from US), Fu-ten. DJs: Fat Jon, Pase Rock. Open 22:00. ¥3500/1D (adv.¥3000/1D).

20 Fri

PLUS OSAKA — 2nd Anniversary special — @ ROCKETS. Techno. SPECIAL LIVE: Ignition Technician (from UK). DJs: Shin Nishimura, F.Gotoh, Tetsuji, Dora. Open 23:00. ¥3500/1D (W/F ¥3000/1D).
WICKED! @ UNDER LOUNGE House. GUEST DJ: Mike Dixon. DJs: RDM, Mari, Sugata. Open 20:00. ¥2500/1D.
STYLE! @ GRAND CAFE. House. DJs: Hirose, Ko:01, Tokumoto,
Maiji. Open 20:00. ¥2000/1D.
MONOGRAM @ WORLD. Techno/ House. DJs: Y.Matuoka, SHimazaki, Kitaura, mie. Open 21:00. ¥2500/ 1D (WF ¥2000/1D).
SECOND ROYAL SPECIAL! @ METRO. Pop/Breaks/Indie rock. DJs: Osanai, Takahashi, Iwasaki. Open 22:00. ¥2000.

21 Sat

ULTRA PUMPIN'— Yoji Biomehanika new album "Tales From The Big Room" release tour- @ MOTHER HALL. Hard dance/Progressive house. DJs: Yoji Biomehanika, Sawa. Open 23:00. ¥3500 (adv.¥3000).
WEST@TRIANGLE. Progessive house. DJs: Yashima, Hide, Togawa. Open 21:00. ¥2500/1D.
10th ANNIVERSARY—HISTORY OF KARMA @ KARMA. All genre.
DJs: Karma all DJs. Open 23:00. ¥2500/1D (adv.¥2000/1D).
SEXY TRAX @ UNDER LOUNGE. Hard house. DJs: Ise, Mokoto, Uda. Open 20:00. ¥2500/1D.
ROCK DO @ ROCKETS. Rock/Pop. DJs: Jin&Yo-1, An-chang. ¥2500/1D (adv.1500/1D + DJ selected CD, W/F before 24:00 ¥1500/1D, WF ¥2000/1D).
4th ANNIVERSARY PARTY @ SAM&DAVE NAGAHORIBASHI.
All the party music. Feat. 6 DJs and Dancers and lots more. Open 21:00. Men:¥2000/2D,Women:¥1000/1D.
OTABE NITE @ WORLD. House. GUEST DJ: Tanaka Tomoyuki (Fantastic Plastic Machine). Guest LIVE: Makoto. SPECIAL PERFORMANCE EVENT: Otabe chashitsu&maiko&Geisha. Open 21:00. ¥3000/1D(adv.¥2500/1D).
COOL TO KOOL @ METRO. Future jazz. GUEST DJs: Michael Reinboth, Beanfield. DJs: Okino Yoshihiro, Sakajiri Kenji. Open: 22:00. ¥2500.
FREAKS OUT "HARDCORE PATROL 2004" @ ZING. Hardcore/Deep House. GUEST DJ: Takimi Kenji. DJs: Yoku, Quatroo. Open 23:00. ¥2500/1D.
GLO @ SAM&DAVE UMEDA. All the party music. Body painting exhibition. DJ: Tetsuya. Open 19:00. Men:¥2000/2D,Women:¥1000/1D.

26 Thu

I'M FREE @ CAFE BLUE. Hip hop/ R&B. DJs: Nakazono, Fukumura, Taira, Ikei. Open 23:00. ¥1500/1D.

27 Fri

DISCO FRESH!! @ UNDER LOUNGE. Disco. DJs: *Groovy workshop, Ban-chan. Open 20:00. ¥2500/2D.
SUPER SOULD SHOW @ WORLD. Soul/Disco. DJs: Otsuki Atsushi, Hisada, Matsui, Enoki, Show5. Oppen 21:00. Men:¥2500/2D, Women:¥2000/1D.
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER @ METRO. Hard house. Drag queen nite. DJs: Lala, Shinomiya. Show: Shimone Fukayuki, Nadja, Diana, Margerita, Fronsoir. Open 22:00. ¥2000.
10th ANNIVERSARY AREA G presents—ACROSS THE BORDER— @ KARMA. Rock. DJ: Chiba Yusuke. Open 23:00. ¥2500/1D (adv.¥2000/1D).
OSAKA'S UNDERWORLD @SAM&DAVE NAGAHORIBASHI. House. Feat. 5 of Osaka's finest! Open 21:00. Men: ¥2000/2D, Women:¥1000/1D.
LADIES NIGHT @ SAM&DAVE UMEDA. All the party music. A glass of bubby, a red rose and a free drink ticket for all the ladies. Free nail artists, too. DJ: Akira. Open 19:00. Men:¥2000/2D,Women:¥1000/1D

28 Sat

BLACK BEATZ BOX @ TRIANGLE. Drum'n'bass. GUEST DJ: Aki. DJ: Toyo. Open 22:00. ¥ TBA.
M.A.R.Q.E.A.U @ ROCKETS. Techno/Progressive house/Tribal house. GUEST DJ: Juzu a.k.a Moochy, Asai Kunio. DJs: Takeshiono, Sub, Zen. LIVE PAINT: Terrauchi Yoshimasa. Open 23:00. ¥2500/1D(adv.¥2000/1D + mix CD, WF ¥2000/1D). homepage.mac.com/terra_web.
FREAKS OUT "HARDCORE PATROLE 2004" @ ZING. Hardcore/ Deep house. GUEST DJ: Kensei. DJs: Yoku, Yamajun. Open 23:00. ¥2500/1D.
DENDOU TSUKEMATSUGE @ KARMA. Techno/Hard house. DJ: Ibi. DIVAs: Diana Extravaganza, MDX, Michel, Shimone Fukayuki, Rui:z. Open 23:00. ¥2500/1D (adv.¥2000/1D).
SKA TTO REGGAE @ METRO. Dancehall reggae. Sound: Uj, Tlto
De miro, Rockers Train, Chill Drivve, Ryu-ki. Open 22:00. ¥2500.
FUSION @ SAM&DAVE NAGAHORIBASHI. All the party music. DJ: Fuji Tatuhiko. Open 21:00. Men: ¥2000/2D, Women:¥1000/1D.

Club section compiled by Terumi Tsuji