Recently upped, here’s the video for the previous Hardcore Tano*C in Tokyo. If you’re not so interested in the anime-themed J-Core, skip to around 4.40 where Betwixt and Between plays alongside Alabaster – using the name ‘Butabaster’ (combining Alabaster with Betwixt’s other alias, Butabanahakase). Looks like it was a really interesting set, and I’ll definitely be going tomorrow if they do something similar… Having said that, looks like there were some nice tunes from the other artists too.
Events
It’s already been and gone, but congratulations to Loki and the FUNERAL crew in Nagoya for their 4th Anniversary event this month. I expect you can guess from the photo, but Betwixt & Between was the guest this time (following on from Guld at the last event), and I’m hoping some video might show up sometime soon. [photo courtesy of SHINOSAN]
A couple of events coming up soon – this Saturday is Hardcore Tano*C’s 11th Strike, once again at Shibuya’s claustrophobic amate-raxi. I might see if I can get to this one, but if Alabaster’s up first again it’ll be a long wait before Betwixt’s set…
The other event is a suprise and welcome return for Hell’s Gate, in another vs event with the Trance Enough DJs. I would have liked to give some of my Hell’s Gate tracks a play, but there’s no sign of me getting on the lineup for this one… Yoshimasa has decided to coax Zio out of semi-retirement though, which is a Very Good Thing. The rest of the lineup is a bit eclectic, take a look below:
YOSHIMASA (HARDHOUSE SET)
MUNETICA
ZIO
Hecto-pascal
A2C
MKT
擂夢
TAKEHIRO
AEMI
syun
yuta-
No KA-NA either, so there might not be much freeform this time. The last event at M’s was pretty good fun though, so I’ll probably be heading along.
I’m back in one piece from Hanoi/Taipei! Sorry for the lack of updates, but the we’re back in business again now – just a shame I wasn’t able to get to any of the the events yesterday.
First was Operation Karma, once again in Kawasaki. I was absolutely set on getting to this one, but for some reason it ran from about 3pm to 9pm, and I was still on the plane… Anyway, there should be a few more videos/photos from Soham coming soon – here’s a great one of Minagi and MT playing Endstille and Operation Stardust.
While I was in Hanoi Buzzmasta let me know about Hardcore Baby’s Revenge, also happening last night at Shibuya’s Deseo. Originally Orbit 1 was supposed to be the special guest, but he cancelled for reasons that I don’t know just yet, and so Yousuke/Buzzmasta finished off a night including DJ Zet, Shimamura and other happier DJs.
The last one was Tokyo Hardcore Construction, and although there was no Kanon or Betwixt & Between this time, I would have liked to get to this one too….
NRGetic Romancer’s 5th Anniversary last month reminded me about the 4th Anniversary DVD, so I dug it out again this week. Hard to believe, but I’ve been a regular as a customer and DJ for over 2 and a half years now, so I recognise quite a lot of the footage/photos…I’m even in a couple of sequences, dancing badly.
Anyway, after checking with Guld and VX Pasta, I’ve now got permission to put it online for the first time – for people who haven’t made it there yet, this gives you a great idea of the energy/atmosphere at a typical NRGetic Romancer…hope you enjoy it.
Now, the Cubizm event isn’t really aimed at hardcore/freeform fans, but to promote the next event on the 18th, DJ Yousuke has come up with two new mixes. The first starts of with vocal house, which I absolutely despise, to be honest, but it rips through the genres and ends up with drum and bass…before somehow going back to house again. If you’re into electro/house/that sort of stuff it could be an interesting set for you, but for the rest of us it might be worth checking out the second mix of liquid drum and bass. It’s very (very) well mixed, and there are some nice melodic tracks as well as the less good ‘sped up pop music’ tunes that seem to be pretty common these days – it’s a nice set to chill out to anyway, despite the high bpm. I recognise a few of the tunes, but on a first listen the only one I could confidently name was Blu Mar Ten’s Believe Me…I might still be playing drum and bass too if all the tunes were that good.
Less than two weeks to go until MASSIVE – with guests DJ X, Android Lime and Freak (from Surgery), as well as BRK and Plus DJ back to back. It’s going to be a good one, and here’s the video trailer produced by Android Lime, really nice work once again.
For those in Europe thinking about making the trip (I wish I could, too), here’s some more info on what to expect:
- Freak – resident of another big club in Rome, will be starting things off with Hardcore
- Android Lime – playing a lot of his own material and the biggest Hard NRG tracks
- DJ X – presenting his Reload album to the Italian scene for the first time
- BRK vs Plus – Hardstyle back to back
- Android Lime b2b BRK – finishing the event with some Lab 4 classics
This’ll definitely be something for everyone to check out – Android Lime’s guest on tomorrow’s LSO Radio show is none other than Guld himself! The show starts with DJ X at 10pm GMT, with Android and Guld on at 11.
That list of future guests is looking very tasty, too..
I got back from Energy Cocktail this morning, and it was a really good event. The turnout wasn’t as high as I was expecting though, especially as the organisers have been promoting it non-stop for the last couple of months. Anyway, it was my first time to see Kevin Energy live, and he blew the roof off with his set. Actually, it was the first time to see DJs Tekka, Silver and T-Energy too, so it was well worth the trip.
I’m now recovering from completing the Hybridize mix CD, so it’s a good chance to round up the last event before the next one on Saturday. This time there might be a few gaps, for a few different reasons, but bear with me….it was another really good event though, and it was nice to meet both Jody 6 and Justin Charge (plus DJ Silver who came along too).