0 5/12/12 – Socrates, Kyoto, Japan

Socrates is simply a crazy place. Always showing perverse and twistid visuals on it`s TV screen coupled with almost every band I`m lined up next being deep into the world of noise and experimentation.

This was my 2nd time frequenting this venue and was no different.

Socrates Set List

Sandwiched between Goth, improv, industrial and yep J-pop. I felt adiquatly out of place.

The set list reflected the randomness of the vibe with Electro dirge `As Stubborn as a Sandfly` kicking things off. Also later in the show `One Schizophrenic` made it`s debut live performance. To fill the gaps I was able to loop the cymbals and snare from the house drum kit.

It is rare that any songs from the `Scenic` album get any live air time due to the complex nature of the recordings.

I`m happy to have tried 🙂

0 New Music Video – Laced Once

A new music video has been created to one of my songs by students studying at Oaklands College in Welwyn Garden City, England.

Filmed, Directed and Edited by Mohammed Hussain this video was created as a part of their Video and Media Coursework.

My thanks go to him for all the hard work and time he put into making this.

You can watch the video on You Tube by clicking HERE:

0 Final Tokyo Show of Japan Tour – Gamuso, Asagaya – 24/11/12

Final Tokyo Show of the 2012 tour and so I wanted to end the run on a high.

It was a Gaijin show and I was sharing the billing with other musicians from the UK and Europe.

The Watanabes and Jimmy Binks both provided great sets of both mellow and epicly upbeat music.

Onstage at Gamuso – Taken by Julian Peters

I tried to keep the material flowing and imediate as with many gaisin shows the audience does not wait for long before beginning to talk.

Onstage in Gamuso – Taken by Julian Peters

The folk twiddlings of Initiate opened with the material then hitting the loops with Stubborn As A Sandfly and Pish

Gamuso Set List

The set was a safe call of songs on the whole but was a typical example also of how I was no longer performing material from my 1st album `Autonomous Debut`.

But all in all a enjoyable final Tokyo performance of 2012 and always leaving the door open to return in 2013.

Onstage in Gamuso – Taken by Julian Peters

Which I did!!!!

0 Extra Shows Added to Holland Tour + Radio and TV appearences.

I will be making guest appearences on Dutch Radio Haarlem105 & Alternative FM.

Haarlem 105 and Alternative FM

Aswell as an apprearence on Dutch TV programme ‘InHolland’.

This is aswell as extra show being added to the tour.

Check out the shows page for the full schedule 🙂

0 Japan Tour Blog – Jittoku, Kyoto – 4/12/12

Tom Waits once played here!!!! Tom Freaking Waits 🙂

This just shows the prestige and heritage to such a venue. Thought by many to be Japan`s First Live house it was a true pleasure to be involved in such a wonderful event and live space.

Poster for the Show

Also playing on the bill was the exceptionally talented Jon Levy. His fluid guitar skills and understated vocals warmed the audience with ease. A truly nice guy also and a pleasure to hang out with.

Jon Levy

Next up was one of Kansai`s music legends. Kobe based Wataru `Wax` Minamide. Wax has years of experience touring to the far flung corners of Japan. He has toured the UK twice and tonight it was true pleasure to once again share a billing with him.

Wax Onstage at Jittuku

I can honestly say there is no way I could have seen my way through the Japanese circuit over the past couple of years without the help of Wax. A great musician and a great friend.

Jittoku Set List

For my set there were little surprises although `Distance From Ear to Ear` has been less and less of a live regular.

Good to dust it down from time to time 🙂

0 First Holland Show Tonight!!!!!!

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