Rainbow Destroyer Blog

I think Eye really means it when he jumps and wails and screams. His old project Hanatarash wasn't really music at all; it was basically performance art. He almost killed himself doing that project, so something really resonates with me when I can see a guy like that perform live. And of course, if you add several drummers, 14 or so oddly tuned guitar necks and tables upon tables of electronic gadgetry, the stage is set for something magical to happen.
This is what was running through my head, albeit embellished with a nice dose of whiskey, upon entering the basketball courts of Kyoto Seika Daigaku. This gym would soon erupt with phased (like a phaser, not a period of time) waves of noise and percussion.
Alright, I am done with bullshit preteniousness narratives. I'll just posts some pictures and whatnot.

To start: this video is very important.
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You might note there is a drummer on a platform in the crowd being carried around while soloing over Yoshimi and the others (they will remain nameless since I don't know their names).

Labels: Boredoms, Gym, Hanatarash, Hanatarashi, Kyoto, Kyoto Seika Daigaku

Labels: Boredoms, Kyoto

http://www.kyoto-seika.ac.jp/1968+40/event/boredoms.html
Just sent in my request to get tickets. It's free. They are running it in a similar way as the Nike 88 Drummer BoaDrum event in LA last August. So if all goes according to planned I will receive my tickets in the mail shortly and will be hurrying up to Kyoto this Saturday with a few friends to let my ears bleed for a while. My excitement meanwhile boils over.

Labels: Boredoms, Free shit, Kyoto

Cool stuff i learned about the boredom's at yesterday's performance.

1. Eye uses 7 or 8 guitar necks each tuned to different chords that are mounted on drum hardware. Apparently, this guy Tsuji (who's a touring member, and chain smokes lots of tobacco) built it.

2. White staff means loud and chaotic drumming. Red=hit and stop Blue=hit and continue pattern.

3. Yoshimi's husband is an interesting and kind fellow.

4. Hella's drummer was being fawned over for hours on end by a fan volunteer.

5. This guy Hisham aka Soft Circle (above photo) organized lots of the event and speaks legit Japanese with Eye.

6. The organizers tried to have everyone wear Nikes. That was weird.

7. Tar pits smell good... Like tool sheds.

8. Some of the drummers sucked more than others, and some were show offs. Like high school band show offs--playing all these licks without any taste or nuance. But for the most part, they were good.

That's about all... following are some photos of setup, the afternoon rehearsal, and the evening performance.

Labels: 88 Boadrum, Boadrum, Boredoms, concert, Eye, Soft Circle, Yoshimi