Pascal F.E.O.S has devoted more than seventeen years of his life to electronic music. He first
came in contact with club music, like many other DJs in early 80s, via disco and then got into
more trancy sounds playing under the aliases Resistance D (with Maik Maurice Diehl) and
Sonic Infusion. After moving away from trance, he transformed his sound as a DJ and a producer
towards more dancefloor oriented techno and is now considered to be the techno icon by many.
Apart from the DJ/production business, he runs the influential Elektrolux, HeyBabe, Planet Vision
and PV record labels. With his true passion and dedication to dance music, he has earned the
respect of industry giants the likes of Laurent Garnier, Sven Vath, John Aquqviva, and Thomas
Schumacher. Joining the party is Xavier Morel from France along with a bunch of local talents.
This is going to be a big one. Email ticket@spective.jp to purchase advance tickets online.
Music, when made just right, has the ability
to do just about anything. The art of sound
may just be as close as we will ever get to
solve the energy crisis or perpetual motion.
Now, hyperbole aside, there is a very fine
line, these days, between what is groundbreaking
and what is un-listenable. Few
artists manage to tread this line as precisely
and adroitly as Jason Swinscoe's The Cinematic
Orchestra and Simon Green's Bonobo,
label-mates on the inimitable Ninja Tunes.
With both artists recently releasing their
latest albums to critical acclaim, Kansai
welcomed them as part of a Ninja Tunes
showcase in Osaka.
Balancing the various aspects of being
multi-talented musicians is a cerebral process
for both artists. Simon explains, "The
root of it all is the recorded music, while the
live show is relatively new. I wanted to take
the albums live, but did not want to do the
'nodding-into-the-laptop' kind of thing
because that is not how the music is made."
Jason adds, "The new record is out, so the
priority for me is touring with the live show.
This takes up the majority of my time and
dictates what else I have time to do. I have
tried to write music on the road but it is not
conducive."
Jason has recently finished touring Europe
with a thirteen-piece band. You could imagine
that this would be a nightmare to orche-
strate. "Well, it can be a little tough at times,
but they are a good bunch of people."
Simon, hailing from Brighton, England,
found assembling the band that would take
Bonobo live to be relatively easy. "Brighton
has a small community of people and everyone
plays in a band, so I borrowed musicians
from different bands.”
The Cinematic Orchestra's new album,
entitled Ma Fleur, is best described in
Jason’s own words, “There is a word that
the critics are using to describe the album.
That word is ‘beautiful’. In making the
album I wanted to create something a bit
more feminine. It is not about boy’s music,
clubs and breakbeats. It is something more
sensual and romantic. More about love and
those kinds of things. So when people say
that it is beautiful, it shows that it is working,
that it is getting through to people.” The
album is a gorgeous soundtrack to a film
that may, or may not ever, be made.
For Days to Come, Bonobo’s new work,
Simon purposefully chose to do things
differently. “The process of sequencing
and sampling is something that I have been
doing for a long time, and for me it was
becoming formulaic. I needed to find a way
to work that was exciting again. So I used
a more compositional approach. I found it
liberating, not being at the mercy of what
I could find on other people’s records.”
Treading the thin line between being
cutting edge and making music that most
people would admit is good is a musical
artist’s dream. Tackled so effortlessly it
would seem, but Jason remains philosophical
about it. “I definitely think about it.
I make music for other people, not for myself,
although, while I am making music,
it feels like a form of meditation or therapy.
It is something that is not about self-indulgence,
I try to strip all of that away, and
then it becomes an entity all of its own. I
just carve it out. The ideas are there, I give
form to the ideas, and as a band we go into
the studio and record these ideas. But it is
not about us, as people, saying, ‘Look what
we can do’. It is about the music and how
music communicates to people.”
On the new record, everything is well
considered and he has taken a more minimal
approach, stripping away the irrelevance.
Jason explains, “That is why I worked with
singer-songwriters. I wanted to write songs
much more than instrumentals.”
The Cinematic Orchestra’s Ma Fleur and
Bonobo’s Days to Come are available now
in any good music store.
Club Listings July
1 (SUN)
THA QUEENS @ GRAND CAFE.
Reggae. Weekly event. MUSIC: Hiroto Da Yankee.
10pm. M:¥2,500/1D, W:¥2,000/1D.
SOUND MASSACRE @ SAM&DAVE KYOTO.
Hip hop. Weekly event. Free entry for ladies.
10pm.
3 (TUE)
LEGEND @ GRAND CAFE.
House/Garage. Weekly event.
DJs: Yoku, Ge-hi Mania, Ko Matsushima, Ageishi + more(change weekly).
10pm. ¥1,000/1D.
5 (THU)
ANGLE @ METRO.
Techno. GUEST DJ: Miss Fitz. LIVE: Y.Nayuki.
DJs; Okura Kazunori, A.I.
11pm. ¥2,300/1D(WF:¥2,000/1D).
INDIE ROCK NITE @ KANON.
Rock. Weekly event.
DJs: Nakamura Kazumoto, Kondo Shuichi, Umeki Yoshihito, Fukunaga Minoru.
9pm. ¥1,500/1D.
6 (FRI)
SAZAE 3rd ANNI. feat. PJ @ SAZA*E.
All mix. Free entry for girls in bikinis (till 11pm). DJs: *GWS.
8pm. ¥3,000/1D.
MATRIX & FUTURE BOUND JPN TOUR @ TRIANGLE.
D'n'B. GUEST DJs: Matrix&Future Bond(from UK).
DJs: Hiroshi, Masashi, Akane.
10pm. ¥3,000/1D.
ONE LOVE @ WORLD.
Reggae. SOUND: Hiroto Da Yankee, D.K.S.
Sound with Hi-Rank, Takumi.
10pm. M: ¥2,500/1D, W: ¥2,000/1D.
KENJI TAKIMI @ NOON.
House/Techno. DJs: Kenji takimi, Kihira, Naoki, Ackin'.
11pm, ¥3,500/1D(FW:¥3,000/1D).
WHAT'S POPPIN' @ PURE.
Hip hop/R&B. Weekly event. All you can drink all night. DJs: Minami, George, $Crew, Satochin.
M: ¥3,000,W: ¥2,000(W:¥1,500 before midnight).
7 (SAT)
YOJI BIOMEHANIKA @ TRIANGLE.
Hard dance. DJs: Yoji Biomehanika, George, Minami.
10pm. ¥4,000/1D.
SAZAE 3rd ANNI. feat. HIGHER STANDARD @ SAZAE.
House/Electro. GUEST DJ: Sharam Jey.
DJs: Yashima, R(erre) del Mondo + more.
8pm. ¥3,500/1D.
WORLD 6th ANNI. — EMMA HOUSE @ WORLD.
House. DJs: Emma, K-Ji.
10pm. FREE!
THREAD @ CLAPPER.
Techno. DJs: Ree.K, Nishito, Atsuji.
11:59pm. ¥2,000/1D.
MED VACANCE PARTY @ KARMA.
Mediterranean sound. DJs: Syril, Jun Morita, Hege + more.
10pm. ¥2,500/1D.
PUBLIC CAFE @ NOON.
Rock/Pop. DJs: Aoyama, Nakamura.
9pm.¥2,500/1D(WF:¥2,000/1D).
DISCO MEGA HITS @ GRAND CAFE.
All mix. Free entry for girls in yukata. DJs: *GWS.
10pm. ¥2,000/1D.
MASTERPIECE @ UNION.
House. DJ: Ise.
10pm. ¥2,000/1D.
STYLE @ METRO.
Techno/House/Breaks. GUEST DJs: Tasaka, Mizuta,
DJs: Ippei, Doi, Tsuen, Manabu. 9:30pm. ¥2,500/1D.
ULTIMATE PARTY @ AM&DAVE KYOTO.
Flair shows, free laybacks with special guest DJs. 8pm.
HYPNOTIC @ PURE.
Hip hop/R&B. Weekly event. All you can drink all night.
DJs: Satochin, Zen, Takuya + more.
10pm. M:¥3,500, W:¥2,500.
12 (THU)
EVERYONE @ SAZAE.
House/Techno. DJs: Mameha, K. Takafumi, Hirom, Yokouchi, Yashima.
8pm. ¥2,500/2D.
13 (FRI)
SOUNDSOUP @ CLAPPER.
Techno. LIVE: Paul Ritch(from FRA).
DJs: Dai.S, Nopan, Kunimitsu.
11pm. ¥3,000/1D(WF:¥2,500/1D).
DUB STEP @ NOON.
Electic music. GUEST: The Bug, Goth-Trad, Shiro The Goodman. DJs: Tuttle, Sugio, Spiral Cut, CoTa.
10pm. ¥2,500/1D.
DRUM & BASS X DUBSTEP WARZ @ TRIANGLE.
D'n'B. DJs: Klute(from UK), Mary Anne Hobbs(from UK), Oris Jay aka Darqwan(from UK).
10pm. ¥3,000/1D.
OSAKA SAFARI @ GRAND CAFE.
R&B/Hip hop. GUEST LIVE: Km-Markit, Simon.
DJs: George, Shimotaku.
10pm. ¥2,500/1D.
I GET A HOUSE @ LAB.TRIBE.
House. GUEST LIVE: Kaede.
DJs: Ohno, Tsuru, Nakkan, Yoshiko + more.
10pm. ¥2,500/1D.
14 (SAT)
DELUX CAMP X INNOVATION @ TRIANGLE.
Hip hop. LIVE ACTs: C.L. Smooth feat. DJ A-1, Rhymescientist,
Rumi&Candle. DJs: A-1, Yuji Miki, Bas-quiat, Ikkei, Yama-c + more.
10pm. ¥3,800/1D(WF:¥3,500/1D).
MIDNIGHT REQUEST @ SAZAE.
Electro. DJs: Dexpistols, Juse, Yoshiokahara, Ab-Rock, Takeshi Kubo.
8pm. ¥3,000/1D.
BOUND @ CLAPPER.
Techno. DJs: Sasa, Kanagawa, Ido, Aya, Overfrow + more.
11pm. ¥FREE!
MIXJUICE 04 @ TWICE CAFE.
House/Techno. Djs: Kvox, Son, Kat, Kino, Setsuna, Chain, Yabu. 10pm.
FOR PARADISE @ GRAND CAFE.
House. DJs: Ge-hi Mania, Tokusaburo, Daisuke Ito, Ikeuchi.
10pm.¥2,000/1D.
GROOVEROOM @ UNION.
House/Techno. DJs: Chu, Kousuke, Ko-Kishimoto, Sachiko.
10pm. ¥2,500/1D.
BOUNCER @ KANON.
Techno/UK Hard house. DJs: Yatsu- Tomohiko, Ken-Gee, DJ-Baseline, SNO. 10pm. ¥2,000/1D.
BOSSA NOVA UNDERGROUND @ NOON.
Latin house. LIVE: Copa Salvo, La Turbo + more. DJs: Sakurai,
Iwase, Tokuda + more.
9pm. ¥3,000/1D.
TIME TO THE SMITHS @ KARMA.
Rock. DJs; Aoyama, Sano-P, Nishino.
11pm. ¥2,000/1D(WF:¥1,500/1D).
BIKINI NIGHT @ WORLD.
biza house. Free entry for girls in bikinis. DJs: Mitomi Tokoto, Ogawa, Toshiyoshi, Telly.
9pm.¥3,500/1D.
GROOVECONNECTION @ LAB. TRIBE.
Prog house. DJs: Hiramatsu, Ito, Akane Ito + more.
10pm. ¥2,500/1D.
PROGRESSION @ OASIS LOUNGE.
Techno/Progressive/Electro.
DJs: Dan Elliot, shawn Basik, Lee Blois, Ian, Ange.
10pm. ¥FREE.
15 (SUN)
NEW DICTIONARY @ UNION.
House. DJs: Masahiko Uchikawa, Ageishi, Tez Shiraishi, Jose- Kimura.
10pm. ¥2,000/1D.
PINNUP @ ZING.
House/Techno. DJs: Toshiyuki Goto, Beat Pharmacy, Moodman, Tuttle, Bunlin + more. 9pm. ¥TBA.
WORLD 6th ANNI. — ESSENTIAL @ WORLD.
Hip hop/R&B. GUEST DJ: Kaori. DJs: Sancon, Danbo, 2g Rice.
9pm. ¥3,500/1D.
SCRATCH PERVERTS JPN TOUR @ LAB.
TRIBE. D'n'B/Hip hop.
GUEST LIVE: Scratch Perverts. GUEST DJ: Jeff Metal + more.
DJs: Toyo, Takeshi&Tsutsui.
10pm. ¥3,500/1D.
MIND BLOW @ TROOP CAFE.
D'n'B. GUEST DJs: Matrix(from UK), Future Bound(from UK). DJs: Wood, Nu-Low + more. 10pm. ¥3,000/2D.
VELOUR @ KARMA.
New wave. DJs: Yoshimuranishimura, Okuda, Ginga, Takahashi, Rachel.
11pm. ¥2,300/1D(WF:¥2,000/1D).
GOIN MATSURI CLUB @ SAM&DAVE KYOTO.
Hip hop. DJs: K-sad + more. 8pm.
20 (FRI)
THEO PARRISH JPN TOUR @ GRAND CAFE.
House. GUET DJ: Theo Parrish(from Detroit).
DJs; Daisuke, Ackin', Masak.
10pm. ¥3,000/1D.
WORLD 6th ANNI. - TAKKYU ISHINO 6 HOUR LONG SET @ WORLD.
Techno. GUEST DJ: Takkyu Ishino. DJs: Kitagawa, Senda.
9pm. ¥3,500.
THE BEACH 01 @ TROOP CAFE.
House. Free entry for girls in bikinis.
GUEST DJ: Masanori Morita. DJs: Shzo Ogawa, Makoto Nakamura, yumico.
10pm. ¥3,000/2D.
21 (SAT)
JOULE 8th ANNI. presents TAKKYU ISHINO 4 HOUR DJ SET @ JOULE.
Techno. DJs: Takkyu Ishino, Ono, Shine + more.
9pm. ¥3,000.
BIKINI NIGHT feat. TWILIGHT @ GRAND CAFE.
Ibiza house. Free entry for girls in bikinis. DJs: Silva, Mitomi Tokoto, *GWS. 10pm. ¥3,000/1D.
BANG GANG DJS NIGHT @ TRIANGLE.
Electro. DJs:Bang Gang DJs(from OZ) + more.
11pm. ¥TBA.
LIME @ SAZAE.
House. DJs: John Kelly, Yashima, Ange.
8pm. ¥3,000/1D.
LIFE & MUSIC @ UNION.
House. DJs: Tan Ikeda, Donuts.
10pm. ¥2,000/1D.
WORLD 6th ANNI. — KYOTO POP @ WORLD.
House. GUEST DJs: Tomoyuki Tanaka, Shinichi Oosawa.
Djs; Yohey Yamamoto, Taku-Hero.
9pm. ¥4,000.
CLUB SNOOZER @ KARMA.
Rock. DJs: Soichiro Tanaka, Ryota Tanaka.
11pm. ¥3,000/1D.
PUBLIC CAFE @ NOON.
Rock/Pop. DJs: Aoyama, Nakamura.
9pm. ¥2,500/1D(WF:¥2,000/1D).
RAVERS UNITED @ LAB.TRIBE.
Rave sound/D'n'B. GUEST DJ: Indra.
DJs: Horn + MC Hiro, Massive, RFTC.
10pm. ¥2,500/1D.
SHARK ATTACK @ SAM&DAVE KYOTO.
Special giveways and laybacks. 8pm.
27 (FRI)
CLUB RAPTURE @ ZEPP OSAKA.
House/ Techno. GUET DJ: Dan(from US). LIVE: Zerozero.
DJs: Yoku, Ageishi, Luke, R(erre) del mond.
9pm. ¥TBA.
BOMB @ UNION.
House. DJs: Yashima, Isohama, Ryuta Sugioka, Murai, Ton, Kimi. 10pm. ¥2,000/1D.
ZETTAI-MU @ NOON.
Abstract. CASTs: 1945 aka Kuranaka + more.
10pm, ¥2,000/1D.
SAYANSE @ WORLD.
Reggae. SOUND: Bass Green, Thunder Head,
Ever Rising, Nine Channel, Mother Lake.
10pm. ¥3,500/1D.
NIGHT LIFE meets CONNECT @ LAB.
TRIBE. House/Techno/Dub. GUEST DJ: Juzu aka Moochy.
DJs: Takeshi, Tsutsui, Aso + more.
10pm. ¥3,000/1D.
THE BEACH 02 @ TROOP CAFE.
House. Free entry for girls in bikinis.
GUEST LIVE: Coldfeet. GUEST DJ: Taku Takahashi(from m-flo). DJs: Kenji Adachi, Y-bu + more. ¥3,000/2D.
LADIS NIGHT @ SAM&DAVE KYOTO.
Free champagne and gifts
for ladies. DJs: Luke, Kitamura. 8pm.
28 (SAT)
BANQUET @ GRAND CAFE.
House. DJ: Orienta-Rhythm.
10pm. ¥2,000/1D.
SPARK STAR @ TRIANGLE.
Techno. GUEST DJ: Toby. DJs: Kagami, Starbros, Fu-tsuka.
10pm. ¥3,000/1D.
WEST @ ZING.
House/Techno. DJs: Yashima, Shogi, Nogami, Togawa, Hakariya, Tetsuya.
10pm. ¥2,500/1D(WF:¥2,000/1D).
MASH UP @ SAZAE.
Hard house. DJs: Shinkawa, Co-hey, F.Gotoh.
8pm. ¥2,500/1D.
DISKO TOPIA @ CLAPPER.
New wave. GUEST DJs: Duck Rock, Kouzuki.
DJs: Matt Lyne, Yuzi + more.
11:30pm. ¥2,000/1D.
FREEDOM TIME @ NOON.
Nu jazz. GUEST LIVE: Kawasaki DJs: Yoshio Okino, Yoshihisa Fujii, Jules, Brett. 9pm. ¥TBA.
READYMADE WEEKEND @ KARMA.
House. DJs: Yasuharu Konishi, Groove Anchan, Orange Records Crew.
11pm. ¥2,800/1D.
WORLD 6th ANNI. - FINAL @ WORLD.
House. LIVE: Coldfeet. DJs: Taku Takahashi(from m-flo), Halfby, Juse, Isai. 9pm, ¥4,000.
GLOW @ SAM&DAVE KYOTO.
Glow in the dark party. Free body painting. 8pm.
STEREO SYSTEM @ LAB. TRIBE.
Techno/New Wave. LIVE: Sihouette New Romance.
DJs: Enomoto, Shin, Sho.
10pm. ¥2,500/1D.
On July 20th, Triangle sees the hotly tipped Tunisian born German
techno/house maestro, Loco Dice for the first time. Starting his music
career as a rapper and a hip hop DJ, Dice supported many big name
performers including Usher, Ice Cube, Jamiroquai, Snoop Dog and R.
Kelly. After the scene became dominated by hip hop, he switched to
more electronic-based music and started creating a buzz with his
releases and remixes on the famous Cocoon, Ovum, Plkerflat and
M_nus labels. His dance floor-friendly DJ skills earned him residencies
at 2004's DC-10, the most cutting-edge clubs in Ibiza and
Germany's hottest venue, Tribehouse in Dusseldorf. His extensive
production resume includes the melodic minimal gem 'Seeing
Through Shadows' which invaded clubland in 2006. His latest double
album Time Warp Compilation is in stores now.
