to close it <<KNEAD
8th December 2001, Mandala2, Tokyo, Japan
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In the near suburb of Tokyo, Mandala2 is a bar located in a commercial area. But, by looking at the notice near the entrance, once can read KNEAD, written with red letters. |
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| And for who is able to read japanese characters, the three names written above are worth a look : Haino Keiji, Tatsuya Yoshida, and Hasashi Sasaki ! That is Ruins and Haino Keiji together !!! |
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However, there will only be a little more than 50 persons in the small room (filled with chairs and tables) including around 15% of gaijin. But one should notice that the entrance fee is a kind of prohibitive one : 2500 yens plus drink, that is at least 3000 yens ! | |
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Luckily, the concert was worth this fee. To be honnest, I never had such a sound-slap since I saw Zeni Geva ten years ago. The kind of gig that blast your brain and make your ears pouring blood for days ! | ) |
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| The three artists, among the best ones in their own field, offered a astonishing performance. Very impressive for a very first gig indeed ! According to Tatsuya, a forthcoming record from this live could be released. We can only hope for that to happen, for all the people who wasn't present at this event. | ) |
The power gave out by
Knead seems without limits. From this
sound-outbreak, just some peacefull instants could be
heard, to better surprised you when the next wave comes
such a tsunami. Haino Keiji brings his guitar and his voice to the Ruins which are more relentless than ever. The voice loops from Haino Keiji or from Hasashi are mixing with the bass loops, the shouts from the three singers and with the furious intruments. |
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| The voice, voices in facts, are real intruments at such a point that Knead offers an a cappela tune. | ) |
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After he gig, consisting in two 45 minutes parts, everyone was totally wild-looking. |
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One hope that Knead
is not just a short-lived collaboration but a real
project. If Haino Keiji and Ruins
wanted this gig to be a kind of test, they passed it
easily. When will the first LP be released ? |
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text & pictures © zeni, december 2001
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