Japan Underground Club Night Returns on 28/05/2011
Japan Underground Club Night Returns on 28/05/2011
Where: The Kingpin Suit, Bloomsbury Lanes, Bedford Way, WC1H 9EU. (Near Euston / Russell Sq.)
Tickets: £6 adv (http://www.wegottickets.com/event/118337)
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Japanese music, gaming, fashion and karaoke collide as the UK’s leading Japanese club night returns to London on Saturday 28 May, boasting a headline performance from the first British artist to be signed to a major Japanese record label; Bentley Jones.
The event, which aims to bring the excitement and energy of Tokyo’s electric night life to Britain, recently raised £6,000 for charities helping Japan. Hailed as ‘fantastic’ (Kerrang Radio), ‘fun’ (Absolute Radio) and making Living Social’s top 101 things to do before you die, Japan Underground has established itself as the place to be for fans of Japan’s rock, indie and metal music, as well as becoming the UK’s home for Japan’s visual kei movement, a genre of music where aesthetics and fashion are often regarded just as important as the music.
Live music will come from British J-pop star Bentley Jones and Japanese video game violinist Masa Futagami.
Bentley Jones has almost 5 million YouTube hits, 8 million units sold that feature his music and has produced songs for Cheryl Cole, Britney Spears and N-dubz and collaborated with Curtis Young, son of Dr. Dre. In Japan he became the first British artist to sign to a major label (EMI) where his music has reached top five chart success as well as finding itself in to the Sonic the Hedgehog and X-Files franchises. His new album TRANS//LATION 2, the follow up to his Japanese debut and the first album to be released in the UK, will be available exclusively at the event before its official release this summer.
”I’m always excited to play my Japanese material in places other than Tokyo,” comments Jones. “My latest album is pretty much a salute to all areas of my career so far, which of course includes my work in various territories, and bringing them all together on one project has made it all-the-more significant for me. It feels like the most suitable album to release before making my original debut in Asia.”
Japanese violinist Masa Futagami will also be performing a very special video game-themed live session which will include covers from Final Fantasy, Mario and Zelda as well as a Street Fighter medley. Complementing that medley will be X-Men vs. Street Fighter tournaments on the Sega Saturn throughout the night along with other games supplied by Nintendisco. Attendees are also encouraged to bring their handheld consoles for multiplayer fun in the gaming zone, which also features pinball, retro arcade machines and five bowling lanes.
Tickets are on sale now for £6 in advanced: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/118337
Get ready to party, Japanese style!
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