Blog - yume to Cosme: report
yume to Cosme: report
Last night I went to an event named "yume to Cosme" ("Dreams and cosmetics") at Aoi Heya, organized by indies band solange et delphine.
First on stage was sono na wa Spade (aka The Lady Spade). Singer Ruby and her three secretaries-a-gogo gave a great groovy show, including their cover of "Break-A-Way" that I love. I also like their funny dancing DJ/MC, Mr. Shit Lives Forever. I just wish they'd release some more of their music, it seemed that they still only had that "Mission 1" CD-R that I got last summer.
Next up was the Aprils for a short set that included "ki-ra-me-ki Moon Diver", "Panda" (without the panda, who probably ran away with Imai-kun's memory for the lyrics), and "P.S. Boy Meets Girl" for which solange et delphine's Hase-san should have joined them on piano. Nevertheless it was a good and fun set! They talked about a new album around this summer, so let's keep our fingers crossed!
Then out went the electronics and in the acoustic instruments, with solange et delphine that played with a full band (piano, violin, wood bass, drums). Singer Yumi looked and sounded good, and so did pianist and composer Hase-san. They played the three songs from their new single, and then some, including the great "New York ~ walk on fame" that I love. Violin takes an important place in their sound, often reminding me of "Playboy Playgirl"-era Pizzicato Five, and violinist Tanaka Yūichi (mocha classic) gave a good performance!
After the show I rushed to their merch stand to buy their new home-made single, "Cosmetique Standards" that was mixed and mastered just a few days ago by Yoshida Tetsuto who was one of the DJs for the night. It sounds great!
Last up was Frenesi (MySpace), who I had seen almost two years ago also sharing a stage with solange et delphine at mona records (event "classico"). Frenesi is the solo unit of singer-composer pianist aka Kumasaki Fusako, who is lately accompanied by musicians playing guitar, wood bass and drums. Usually Frenesi performs on an electric piano that she uses at home, so this time was a rare chance to see her playing Aoi Heya's grand piano. It only takes a few seconds to be seduced by her soft and cute voice. Songs range from jazzy to pop to ones with a latin taste, and even some disco beats.
DJ highlights: Yoshida Tetsuto played Hosokawa Fumie's "sukisukisu-", and Usuyamada Yō played Hamada Mari's "futsū de ikō"!
A second edition of "yume to Cosme" is set to be held on July 1st at mona records in Shimokitazawa.
Posted on April 23, 2007 at 12:35 | Tweet
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Thanks for the Frenesi links. I've only known one song by her for years, from the 'Voyage Romantique' compilation. And I've always loved it,still play it often. It's nice to see she's still making music, seven years later :)
Posted by Erik on April 25, 2007 at 03:36
Cool!! :) I didn't know of that compilation! ("Voyage Romanesque" right?)
Posted by Patrick on April 27, 2007 at 07:18