Cornelius (a.k.a. Keigo Oyamada) has announced the April 24 release of Sensuous & will tour the U.S. in support of the new record.  If he’s playing in a town near you don’t miss out.

Confirmed International and U.S. tour dates:

03/02/2007 @ Kobe, Japan - Winterland
03/03/2007 @ Gifu, Japan - Club-G
03/04/2007 @ Kanazawa, Japan - Eight Hall
03/09/2007 @ Tokyo, Japan - Liquid Room
03/10/2007 @ Sendai, Japan - Club Junk
03/11/2007 @ Niigata, Japan - Lots
03/16/2007 @ Takamatsu, Japan - Olive Hall
03/17/2007 @ Hiroshima, Japan - Club Quattro
03/20/2007 @ Fukuoka, Japan - Drum Logos
03/21/2007 @ Kagoshima, Japan - Caparvo Hall
03/24/2007 @ Okinawa, Japan - Namura Hall
03/31/2007 @ Nagoya, Japan - Diamond Hall
04/01/2007 @ Osaka, Japan - Namba Hatch
04/05/2007 @ Tokyo, Japan - Shibuya AX
04/06/2007 @ Tokyo, Japan - Shibuya AX
04/23/2007 @ Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
04/24/2007 @ Seattle, WA - El Corazon
04/26/2007 @ San Francisco, CA - Bimbo’s 365
04/28/2007 @ Indio, CA - Empire Polo Field (Coachella)
04/30/2007 @ Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theater
05/03/2007 @ Boulder, CO - Fox Theater
05/07/2007 @ Chicago, IL - Park West
05/09/2007 @ Baltimore, MD - Sonar
05/10/2007 @ New York, NY - Webster Hall
05/11/2007 @ Philadelphia, PA - Theater of Living Arts

Until then here’s a couple videos from the new album:

Cornelius - Beep it

Cornelius - Fit Song

After releasing a series of collaboration albums last year it seems appropriate that the new Tujiko Noriko album be titled Solo.

From the recent Shift Interview: “I made 4 collaboration albums last year, and realized that there were also lots of things which cannot be done without being alone. Like playing alone in childhood was fun, like dancing or singing intently in my room or in a field of grass when I noticed nobody was around, even though there are some things that would make you laugh, I seriously wanted to do such things again…”

Solo is possibly the closest thing to a traditional pop album Tujiko Noriko has released to date, and while she has always enjoyed a strong fan base among the electronic/experimental-pop minded world, this might be the album that breaks out to a larger audience. Solo is out now on Editions Mego.

Tujiko Noriko - “Ending Kisses“
From Solo on Editions Mego
Listen to “Ending Kisses”

Tujiko Noriko - “Saigo No Chikyu“
From Solo on Editions Mego
Listen to “Saigo No Chikyu”

Word has it Tujiko Noriko is also working on some experimental short movies (anyone have any info on this?) and also a contributing member of the Toyko based magazine OK FRED which she launched a couple years back. Be sure to check out the SHIFT Interview with Tujiko Noriko.

The second and final installment of the Boredoms Super Roots series is scheduled to be reissued on Vice Records today. Super Roots 6, 7, & 8 are scheduled to be released on February 20. Super Roots 1, 3, and 5 were released back on January 23.

Not included in the reissue series is Super Roots 2 which was a bonus mini-CD and Super Roots 4 which does not exist (since the numeral 4 is unlucky in Japan). Also, apparently an eighth installment Super Roots 9 is in the works and the band is planning a Super Roots 10 box set to collect the entire series along with the video for Super Go!!!!!.

Super Go!!!!! promo video below:

Okinawan twin techno dj’s second album released in the last summer..

買ったはいいけどあまりに能天気にウルサそうなので、なかなか聴けないでしばらく放っておいてました。最近勇気を出して聴いてみたら途中から段々楽しくなってきました・・ ちょっと頭痛がするけど。
http://www.ryukyudisko.com/

So I learn that Shing02 is in the Bay Area. He’s prolific, and has a ton of songs online, check some out here.

Shing02 ‘Rain‘ (Stream):

Lyrics:
「殴雨」

夜明けの犬も歩けば　行き止まり
お月様を照らす　水溜まり
よけながら　ぽっかり
開いた懐に　わだかまり
何故か胸が張り裂けそうさ
喉が締め付けられるような
この要塞から抜け出ようと　試みる度に振り出しに来る
今にも落ちて来そうな空に　壊れそうな迄に　のしかかる重荷
押し潰されそうな気力
CDみたいに　傷付いて飛んだ記憶
嬉しい事も、辛い事も
別れた友、淡い過去を
諸々、想い返すだけで
熱い涙　ぽとぽと
落とす程　心が綺麗なら
きっと　別の道を歩んでるんだろう
目くるめく、変わる街を愛でるべく
項を涼しく、走るんだろう
やっと、手に入れた筈の幸せ
守るために　頑なに足枷
付けて働け、と言い聞かせ
期待してみる 虫の良い知らせ
その日暮らしの　儚さよ
夜の寝床の　暖かさよ
時の流れの　冷ややかさよ
人の身振りの　したたかさよ

だって誰もが指先は泥々
でもそろそろ魂が笑う頃
誇り捨てて積もった埃払う程
景色も変わって見えるもの
人と繋がることにも税を課す
世の中で生き残って精を出す
どうか今日の願いが叶いますように
明日には気分が晴れますように

勝ち負けで決まる価値
過ちで溢れる泡の街
新聞を開けば、嘘ばかり
テレビを付けたら、空騒ぎ
そんな風に感じる時は
外に出れば、感じる一際
骨に染みる　空気の美味しさ
空に染まる　故郷の恋しさ
ああ、僕は何処に帰れば良いのか
此処でいつまで耐えれば良いのか
住めば都、されど都は去れと言う
でも誰も彼も去れずに居る
のは何故だろう　と問いかける
鳶色の夢を、追いかける
独りで天国に打ち明ける
祈りのロケットを打ち上げる
ボケッと突っ立ってるように見えて、
実はやるせなさを嘆いている
迷子のヘンゼルとグレーテル
都会の片隅で震えてる

離れる程、戻りたくなる
荷物まとめて、帰りたくなる
しこりが溶けて、柔らかくなる
変わらぬ物を、愛したくなる
本音はね、疲れちまってる
好きだけれど、嫌々やってる
本音はね、あきれ返ってる
我慢し過ぎて普通になってる
本音はね、忘れちまってる
思い出すにも出せなくなってる
本音はね、今でも待ってる
汚れててもたまに磨いてる

そう誰もが指先は泥々
でもそろそろ魂が笑う頃
誇り捨てて積もった埃払う程
景色も変わって見えるもの
人と繋がることにも税を課す
世の中で生き残って精を出す
どうか今日の願いが叶いますように
明日には気分が晴れますように

まだ君が住むこの街に
残る想い出を集めに
雨の信号待ち　明日の雲はどんな形
無邪気に笑う子供たち
手と手を繋ぐお友達
の友達も同じ輪っかに
真っ赤に燃える旅立ちの陽

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lyrics by shing02
orchestrated by Vector Omega
produced by Doc Max
violin by Ayumi Takeshima

recorded and mixed at Annen Annex. Oakland, CA
mixed by Shuichi Sugimoto
violin elements recorded at B.P.M. Brooklyn, NY