DEC 2005 :: 067

 

Deep Dish presents George is On album launch tour 2005

Grammy award winning Iranian-American duo Deep Dish are finally making their first appearance in Kansai as part of their tour to promote their long-waited second album George is On. The first single from the album Flashdance, became a huge hit in 2004, winning the International Dance Music Awards 2005 for Best Underground Dance Track, and, along with their follow-up single Say Hello, conquered dance floors across the world. As well as being world leading deejays and producers, they are working amazing remixes with top artists such as The Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson, Madonna and of course won the Best Remixed Recordings Grammy for Thank You by Dido. Seeing as the show is on a Wednesday night, apply for the yuk-yu spot now or you will have to call in sick on Thursday morning.

12/7(WED) @ WORLD
Entry: ¥3,500/1D, ADV ¥3,000/1D • Time: 9:00pm
GUEST DJ: DEEP DISH • DJs: SHOGI, TOYO, TOGAWA, TSUTSUI, TAKASHI
www.deepdish.com

Reflex-Xmas Special

This Christmas, Santa Claus and his reindeers aren't coming from the North Pole but from Berlin in the form of minimal techno icon Richie Hawtin — yes, he finally moved to the techno capital! He will be in town with his label mate, the beautiful yet very talented techno nubreed, Magda. Mr. Hawtin has just released his latest piece, DE9:Transitions, as part of the innovative DE: 9 (Decks, EFX & 909) series. The CD comes with a DVD, in which you can check out his impressive mixing techniques and some exclusive studio interviews. Known for supporting new-skool technologies like Abelton Live, Pro Tools and Final Scratch, you can expect to see him playing with these expensive toys at Under Lounge. Be ready for his experimental though transforming set.

12/24(SAT) @ UNDER LOUNGE
Entry: ¥3,000/1D • Time: 8:00pm
GUEST DJs: RICHIE HAWTIN, MAGDA
DJs: ASTRO + more
GUEST LIST: event@under-lounge.comwww.richiehawtin.com

Club Listings December

2 FRI

LUKE SOLOMONN JPN TOUR @ TRIANGLE. House. GUEST DJ: Luke Solomon. DJs: Hideto Inaizumi, Dai-suke Kaimoto. 10pm. ¥3,000/1D (ADV ¥2,500/1D).
DISCO DEL ROSSO @ UNDER LOU-NGE. Dance music. DJs: Akakage, Junzo Ogawa, Koji Kubota + more. 8:00pm. ¥2,500/2D.
WHAT’S POPPIN’ @ PURE. Hip hop. Weekly event. DJs: Minami, George, Getaku, Yazz, Satochin. M¥3,000, W¥2,000(before 12:00am W¥1,500. All you can drink all night).

3 SAT

FAMFATAL @ UNDER LOUNGE. Techno. GUEST DJ: Monika Kruse. DJs: Dora, Satsuki, Mamico, Mie Kashiwagi, kk. 8:00pm. ¥3,000/1D (WF ¥2,000/1D, ¥1,000/1D before 9:00pm).
SUPER WICKED! @ SAZA*E. House. GUEST DJ: Simon Durmore. DJs: RDM, Isohama, Hisaoka. 8:00pm. ¥3,000/1D.
WEST @ FANJ-TWICE. Progressive house. DJs: Yashima, Shogi, Ange, Nogami, Togawa, Kinoshita, Shuto, Eyebom. 11pm. ¥2,500/1D(WF ¥2,000/1D). Guest list: yashima@encounter-music.com.
OSAKA-KISEKI MOST @ NEO. German trance/Hard style. DJs: Hayashi-Banginger, Show-Hey, Masamune, Lunch. 9pm. ¥3,000/1D(WF ¥2,500/ 1D, Foreigners ¥1,500/1D).
VISION @ KARMA. House. DJs: H.Tomita, Tomomi, Evi, Atsushi Matsumoto. 11:00pm. ¥2,500/1D.
WORLD STANDARD WEST @ NOON. Bossa house/Jazz house. GUEST DJ: Kei Kobayashi. DJs: Tatsuo Sunata, Sakurai, Iwase, Nomura, Yoshikawa, Horino + more. 9pm. ¥3,000/1D.
EMMA HOUSE @ WORLD. House. DJs: Emma, K-ji. 10:00pm.¥2,500/1D.
SHINOHARA UNDERGROUND @ BECAK. House/Trance/Techno. DJs: Thom, Mih'hal + guest. 10:00pm.FREE.
STAFF NIGHT @ SAM&DAVE NAGA-HORIBASHI. All mix. Open till 8am! DJs: Tatsuhiko, Andix + more.9:99pm. M ¥2,000/2D, W ¥1,000/1D.
DJ SATOCHIN @ PURE. Hip hop/R&B. DJs: Satochin, Zen. GUEST MC: Max. 9:00pm. M¥3,500, W¥2,500(All you can drink all night).

4 SUN

KENNY DOPE JPN TOUR @ WORLD. Hip hop/Break beats. GUEST DJ: Kenny Dope. DJs: Sankon, Danbo, Ds. 10:00pm. ¥3,500/1D(ADV ¥3,000/1D).
ONE LOVE @ GRAND CAFÉ. Reggae. Weekly event. DJ: Hiroto Daynkee. 10:00pm. ¥2,000/1D.

6 TUE

LEGEND SPECIAL @ GRAND CAFÉ. House/Hip hop/Breaks. GUEST DJ: Kenny Dope (from Masters At Work). DJs: Yoku, Ageishi, Toshibo. 8:00pm. ¥3,500/1D.

7 WED

PREMIERE-SEXY DYNAMITE @ PURE. Funky house/Dark breaks. DJs: Cliff aka Booze Lee, Jaxx da Fishworks, TripleBypass. 9pm. ¥2,000/1D. Info: www.bikeclubosaka.com.

8 THU

DERRICK MAY JPN TOUR @ WORLD. Techno. GUEST DJ: Derrick May. DJs: Enomoto, Tsuen, Shin. 10:00pm. ¥3,500/1D(ADV ¥3,000/1D).

9 FRI

TAHITI80 x TOMOYUKI TANAKA @ LAB.TRIBE. House/Rock. LIVE: Tahiti 80. DJs: Tomoyuki Tanaka + more. 9:00pm. ¥3,500/1D(A ¥3,000/1D).
FLASHER TOUR @ UNDER LOUNGE. House. DJs: Towa Tei, Emma, RDM. 8:00pm. ¥3,000/1D.
OSAKA SAFARI @ GRAND CAFÉ. R&B/Hip hop. DJs: George, Getaku. 8:00pm. ¥2,000/1D.
CMT 8 HOURS @ TSURU NO MA. House. DJ: CMT. 11:59pm. ¥3,000/1D (WF ¥2000)
BLOCK PARTY @ TRIANGLE. Hip hop. DJs: Urata, Nan-jyo, Chan-u. 10:00pm. ¥2,500/1D.
DRUM'N'BREAKS KOBE @ BECAK. Drum'n'bass/Breaks. DJs: Ksk, Matt Anaka, Nu_low, C, Dr.Virus, Saco. 10:00pm. ¥1,500.
FAT FAMILY @ SAM&DAVE NAGA-HORIBASHI. House/Hip hop. DJs: Fat Family Crew. 9:00pm. FREE.

10 SAT

FOR PARADISE @ GRAND CAFÉ. Techno/House. GUEST DJ:Derrick May. DJs: Tokusaburo, Ge-hi Mania, Kenichi Kotani, Megumi. 8:00pm. ¥3,000/1D.
SPACE VOX RECORDINGS 1st VINYL RELEASE TOUR @ KARMA. Techno. GUEST DJ: Q-hey. DJs: Dora, Sasa, Ibi, Tetsuji. 11:00pm. ¥2,500/1D(WF ¥2,000/1D).
TOP FUEL @ UNDER LOUNGE. Progre-ssive house. DJs: Ko Kimura, Ko Matsushima, Bluetreexxx. 8:00pm. ¥2,500/1D. Guest list: event@under-lounge.com.
BOCA45 JPN TOUR @ FLATT. House. GUEST DJ: Boca45. DJs: Tanko, Tan Ikeda, Tuttle, Ackin, Akihito Teraoka. 10:00pm. ¥2,500/1D(WF ¥2,000).
BRILLIANT @ TSURU NO MA. House/ Techno/Electro. DJs: Ark, Kunio Asai, Ono + more. 11:59pm. ¥3,000/1D (WF ¥2,500/1D).
RELATION GROOVE @ LAB.TRIBE. Progressive house. GUEST DJ: Derek Howell. DJs: Sei, Synya, Takuma Matzui. ¥3,500/1D(ADV ¥2,500/1D).
HARLEM HI @ TRIANGLE. Trance. DJs: Hiro, Yoshiki, Masa, Tom, Keko. 10:00pm. ¥2,500/1D(WF ¥2,000/1D).
PUBLIC CAFE @ NOON. Rock/Pop. DJs: Aoyama, Nakamura. 9pm. ¥2,500/1D(WF ¥2,000/1D).
MIND MELD @ OASIS LOUNGE. Drum'n'bass/Breaks/Progressive house. GUEST DJ: Matt Anaka. DJs: Wes, Cliffy Cashmere, Dan, I-Bec. 10:00pm. FREE.
MAS FUEGO @ BECAK. Drum’n’bass. GUEST DJ: Ta-k.DJs: Bella, Z, Dr.Virus, Ksk. 10:00pm. ¥1,500.
DJ SATOCHIN @ PURE. Hip hop/ R&B. DJs: Satochin, Zen. GUEST MC: Max. 9:00pm. M¥3,500, W¥2,500 (All you can drink all night).
ULTIMATE PARTY @ SAM&DAVE NAGAHORIBASHI. All mix. DJs: Tatsuhiko Fuji + more. 9:00pm. M¥2,000/2D, W¥1,000/1D.

11 SUN

BRAZILIAN JOB @ TRIANGLE. Drum' n'bass. GUEST DJ: Patife. GUEST MC: Cleveland Wattkiss. DJs: Toyo, Kenzi, Tomoshika, Ti:, Yudai, Speed. 10:00pm. ¥3,000/1D(A ¥2,500/1D).

13 TUE

LEGEND @ GRAND CAFÉ. House. DJs: Ko Matsushima, K-ji, Yoku, Ageishi, Toshibo. 8:00pm. ¥1,000/1D.

16 FRI

FORUM @ TRIANGLE. Drum'n'bass. LIVE: Psycheouts G. DJs: London Elektricity feat. MC Wrec, Horn L.P.U. Record, Hiroshi, Takuei. 10:00pm ¥3,500/1D(ADV ¥3,000/1D).
NAKED @ GRAND CAFÉ. House. DJs: Tatsurow Amamiya, Hiroshige Ishida, Yosuke. 8:00pm. ¥2,000/1D.
HOT FRIDAY @ UNDER LOUNGE. Hip hop/Reggae. GUEST DJ: Muro. DJ: Hi-roto Da Yankee. 8:00pm. ¥2,500/1D.

17 SAT

NEBULA @ SAZA*E. Techno. DJs: Matuoka, Ryuta, Riki. 8:00pm. ¥3,000/1D.
FEARLESS TOUR @ UNDER LOUNGE. Progressive house/Breaks. DJs: Shinichi Osawa aka Mondo Grosso, Table Manners. 8:00pm. ¥3,000/1D.
TAKKYU ISHINO @ JOULE. Techno. GUEST DJs: Takkyu Ishino, West Bam. DJs: Yu Kurose, Dora, Hajime Matsumura. 10:00pm. ¥4,500(ADV ¥4,000).
KEN ISHII @ WORLD. Techno. GUEST DJ: Ken Ishii. DJs: Kitagawa + more. 10:00. ¥3,000/1D(ADV ¥2,500/1D).
ZETTAI-MU @ NOON. Dub/Abstract. CAST: Likkle Mai and The K, 1945 aka Kuranaka, Dye. 10pm. ¥TBA.
NANAIRO @ ZING. House. DJs: Shin.Takemoto, Milk Bro. + more. 10:00pm. ¥1,500/1D.
SPICY! @ GRAND CAFÉ. House/ Trance/Dance. DJs: GWS., Fox-shingo, Yasu. 8:00pm. ¥2,000/1D.
LITTLE BITCH @ KARMA. Rock. DJs: Ichiro Rider, Ryo, Tetsu, Kazuya. 11: 00pm. ¥2,500/1D(WF ¥2,000/1D).
SEXY SANT AND DIRTY ELVES COSTUME PARTY @ SAM&DAVE NAGAHORIBASHI. All mix. DJs: Tatsuhiko Fuji + more. 9:00pm. M¥2,000/2D, W¥1,000/1D.
DJ SATOCHIN @ PURE. Hip hop/R&B. DJs: Satochin, Zen. GUEST MC: Max. 9:00pm. M¥3,500, W¥2,500(All you can drink all night).

22 THU

CANDLE NIGHT WINTER SOLSTICE SPECIAL PARTY TRUE @ KARMA. Techno. LIVE: Osho + Activia. DJs: Masa, Ree.K, Bunlin, Tazlu. 11:00 pm. ¥4,500/1D(ADV ¥3,500/1D).
JAZZIN' KYOTO @ LAB.TRIBE. Nu jazz/Abstract. DJs: Krush, UFO, Kyoto Jazz Massive. 11pm. ¥3,500/1D (ADV ¥3,000/1D).
GLASS FREAKS KYOTO meets STUDIO APARTMENT @ WORLD. House/Jazz. GUEST DJ: Studio Apartment. DJs: Isai, Wawano + more. 10:00pm. ¥2,500/1D.
TABLE MANNERS! @ UNDER LOUN-GE. Techno/Breaks. DJs: Table Mann-ers + more. 8:00pm. ¥2,500/2D.
ACIDISKQO @ TSURU NO MA. House. DJs: Eye, Marginalman aka Tuttle,Qotaroo + more. 11:59pm. ¥2,500/1D(WF ¥2,000/1D).
SHAFT DE NIGHT @ TRIANGLE. Trance. DJs: Tom, Yoshiki, Dai, Ryoma, Yu-ko. 10:00pm. ¥2,500/1D.

23 FRI

HOUSE FUSION @ GRAND CAFÉ. House. GUEST DJ: Timmy Regisford. DJs: Daisuke, Ackin’, Masaki. 8:00pm. ¥3,000/1D.
UFO 15th ANNI PARTY @ TRIANGLE. Nu jazz/Abstract. DJs: Krush, UFO, Quiet Storm. 11pm. ¥3,500/1D
(ADV ¥3,000/1D).
NIGHTLIFE @ LAB.TRIBE. Drum'n' bass. DJs: Takeshi, Tsutsui, Yushi, TK + more. 10:00pm. ¥2,500/1D.
MOTIVATION @ WORLD. House/ Electro pop. DJs: Towa Tei, Silva, Musashi, Halfby + more. 10:00. ¥3,500/1D.
LADIES NIGHT @ SAM&DAVE. All mix. Guest peelers and sexy bartenders for ladies. DJs: P, Luke. 9pm. ¥TBA.

24 SAT

KISARAGI — COOL & SEXY GIRLS DRUM'N'BASS PARTY @ ZING. Drum'n'bass. GUEST DJ: Flight. DJs: Keico, Asayo, Bellarockwell, Shanty Saraswati, Akane. 10:00pm. ¥2,000/1D + Xmas present.
DENDO TSUKEMATSUGE-XMAS SPECIAL @ KARMA. UK Hard house. DQ shows. DJs: Ibi, Yossy. 11:00pm. ¥2,500/1D(Sp. discount fro DQs).
PUBLIC CAFE 12th ANNI SPECIAL @ NOON. Rock/Pop. DJs: Aoyama, Nakamura. 9pm. ¥2,500/1D(WF ¥2,000/1D).
BANQUET @ GRAND CAFÉ. House. DJs: Orienta-Rhythm. 8:00pm. ¥2,000/1D(check the KS ad for discount).
ESSENTIAL @ WORLD. Hip hop/ Reggae. DJs: Sancon, Yohey aka Type Lo, Meg, Danbo. 22:00pm. ¥3,000/1D.
LOTUS @ TSURU NO MA. House/ Techno/Electro. DJs: Hi-go, Era, Handa, Bunlin. 11:59pm. ¥2,500/1D (¥2,000/1D after 5:00am).
FUSION XMAS SPECIAL @ SAM& DAVE NAGAHORIBASHI. All mix. DJs: Tatsuhiko Fuji + Fusion crews. 9:00pm. M¥2,000/2D, W¥1,000/1D.
PURE X-MAS PARTY @ PURE. Hip hop. Presents ffrom topless Santa for all the ladies and Mistress Vanilla pole dancing for the gentlemen. M¥3,500, W¥2,500 (All you can drink all night).

26 MON

TORSTEN FEILD LONG SET @ TRIAN-LGE. Techno. DJ: Torsen Feild. 10:00 pm. ¥2,000/1D(WF ¥1,000/1D).

27 TUE

BALSE @ LAB.TRIBE. Electro/Techno. GUEST DJ: Tobias Thomas. DJs: Yu Kurose, Kouki, Oshaley, Kazunori. 10:00pm. ¥3,000/1D(A ¥2,500/1D).

28 WED

DANNY KRIVIT JPN TOUR @ WORLD. House. GUEST DJ: Danny Krivit. DJs: Ban, Kazunari. 22:00. ¥3,000/1D (ADV ¥2,500/1D).

30 FRI

ESSENTIAL-10th ANNI TOUR FINAL @WORLD. Hip hop/Reggae. GUEST DJs: Masterkey, George. DJs: Sancon, Yohey aka Type Lo, Meg, Frisk, Danbo. 10:00pm. ¥3,000/1D.
DISCOVERY @ SAZA*E. Dance. DJs: Nishikawa, Tune. 8:00pm. ¥2,500/1D.
BONEN KAI @ TSURU NO MA. All mix. DJs: quop DJs, Acidscqo Djs, Flower of Life DJs, Brilliant DJs. 11:59 pm. ¥2,500/1D(WF ¥2,000/1D).

31 SAT

WARP DA DISCO COUNT DOWN SPECIAL @ UNDER LOUNGE. UK Hard house. DJs: Shinkawa, F.Gotoh, Co-hey. 8:00pm. ¥4,000/1D.
2006 COUNT DOWN PARTY @ GRAND CAFÉ. All mix. DJs: Grand Café all stars. 8:00pm. ¥4,000/2D.
COUNT DOWN 2005 TO 2006 @ KARMA. All mix. DJs: Karma all stars. 7pm. ¥3,500/1D + Toshi-koshi soba.
COUNT DOWN @ SAZA*E. All mix. DJs: Saza*e all stars. 8:00pm. ¥5,000/2D.
PROGRESSION @ OASIS LOUNGE. Progressive house. DJs: B-ko, Dan, I-Bec + special guest. 9:00pm. FREE.
ULTIMATE COUNTDOWN @ SAM& DAVE NAGAHORIBASHI. Champagne giveaway, open till 9am. DJs: S&D all stars. 9:00pm. ¥TBA.
2005/2006 @ PURE. Hip hop. Bubbly included in All you can Drink. Djs: Satochin, Zen + more. M¥5,000, W¥4,000(All you can drink all night).
MASK PARTY @ BECAK. All mix.10pm ¥3,500(All you can drink all night).

KS club section compiled by Terumi Tsuji

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OSAKA

BAR NUDIC: Tel: 06-6213-7788.2-7-3 KB Kaikan Bldg 7F, Higashi-shinsaibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka.

CLUB DAWN: Tel: 06-6373-4919.
3-3-8 Nakazaki-Nishi, Kita-ku, Osaka.

CLUB FLATT: Tel: 06-6539-1915
B1F Asao Bldg, Minamihorie 1-1-12, Nishi-ku, Osaka.

CLUB JOULE: Tel: 06-6214-1223.
2-11-30 Brutas Bldg 2F-3F, Nishi-Shinsaibashi, Chuo-Ku, Osaka.

CLUB KARMA: Tel: 06-6344-6181.
1-5-18 Kansai Bldg B1F, Saonezakishinchi, Kita-ku, Osaka.

CLUB TWO: Tel: 06-6252-1167.
1F Comodo Bldg, 1-10-25, Nishi-Shinsaibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka.

CLUB VINYL: Tel: 06-6244-0899
B1F New American Plaza Bldg, Nishi-Shinsaibashi 1-16-12, Chuo-ku, Osaka.
URL: www.vinyl.jp

CRUST: Tel: 06-6484-3707. 1-7-11 Torii Bldg B1F, Sennichimae, Chuo-ku, Osaka.

GRAND CAFE: Tel: 06-6213-8637
B1F Spazio Bldg, , Nishi-Shinsaibashi 2-10-21, Chuo-ku, Osaka.
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FANJ TWICE: Tel: 06-6484-3880. 2-18-10 Hotel Lion's Lock B1F-B3F, Nishisinnsaibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka.

FIREFLY: Tel: 06-6251-0469
B1F Yamatonagahori Bldg, 1-19-21, Simanouchi, Chuo-ku, Osaka.
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MACAO: Tel: 06-6633-0555. 2-3-9 Misono Bldg B1F, Sennichi-mae, Chuo-ku, Osaka.

MOTHER HALL: Tel: 06-4397-9061.
B1F 12-35 SWIN Yoshimoto , Namiba Sennishi-mae, Chuo-ku, Osaka.

NOON: Tel: 06-6373-4919. 3-3-8 Nakazaki-nishi, Kita-ku, Osaka.

ROCKETS: Tel: 06-6649-3919.
2-8-31 Namba PIER6025, Namba-Naka, Namiwa-ku, Osaka.

SAOMAI: Tel: TBA. 2-8-31 Namba PIER6025, Namba-naka, Namiwa-ku, Osaka.

SAZA*E: Tel: 06-6486-3388. 16-4 Chayamachi, Kita-ku, Osaka. www.saza-e.com

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STRAWBERRY:
Tel: 06-6214-1777. 4-6 Crise Bldg.2 B1F, Soemoncho, Chuo-ku, Osaka.

TRIANGLE: Tel: 06-6212-2264.
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UNDER LOUNGE: Tel: 06-6214-3322.
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ZING: Tel: 06-6213-2255.
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KYOTO

B-LIFE CAFE: Tel: 075-241-7803.
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METRO: Tel: 075-752-2787.
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WORLD: Tel: 075-213-4119.
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KOBE

UWAYA GEKIJO: Tel: 078-371-0132.
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