| In a 2 act night of equal parts harmony and disharmony, Tokyo's Metal Chicks ( suGar from Buffalo Daughter and Yoshiko from DMBQ) combined with New York's melodic noise icons Sonic Youth to dispense their respective collaborations which merge together elements of jazz, rock, psychedelia, tribal, and funk to a give us a rich tapestry of sound to immerse ourselves into and to enter another universe. These universes were void of the current growing geo-political affairs as well as silly sugary fantasies, but an open portal into one's raw, primal, real, and earnest hopes and fears to be gathered from the interplay of sound and vision within oneself as well as with others and the bands themselves as a much needed release from everyday anxieties. |
| Walking onstage in a rather subdued manner, Tokyo's 2-piece creation known as Metal Chicks quickly launched this powerhouse night of merging and dividing music in its tight 25 minute set. Consisting of Yoshiko from DMBQ (drums/ vocals) as well as suGar from Buffalo Daughter ( guitar/ sequencer / vocals), these two duly executed together their unique cuts that could possibly be best described as Fugazi meets early Metallica meets Bow Wow Wow meets Dead Kennedy's meets Devo to show us that a powerfully rich soundscape can be forged from just two people. |
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| Whether singing alone or together, what made Metal Chicks rock in this concise set was their beautiful ability to know when to blend together or split apart in each cut. Their brief, but well appreciated set was clearly an ode to Sonic Youth with suGar's disconnected chord progressions melding into Yoshiko's high-hat, bass drum heavy sunbursts. |
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While only playing 5 cuts, these cuts proved evoke intense emotions from their nightmarish, frantic, raw edges in music and lyrics, once having Yoshiko pounding away a tribal Bow Wow Wow/ Adam Ant drumbeat as suGar was scaling away and screaming,"I'm in pain!" But pain was the last thing that could be said about this twosome, but certainly this was just a taster, a sampler to whet our appetite for the main dish from New York. |
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report by michael and photos by saya38 |
 mag files : photo report (03/02/21 @ Namba Hatch) : photos by ikesanillusration report (03/02/20 @ Nagoya Diamond Hall) : illustrated by chikaphoto report (03/02/18 @ Akasaka Blitz) : photos by saya38photo report (03/02/17 @ Akasaka Blitz) : photos by nachiソニックユースをめぐる断章 (03/02/17 @ Akasaka Blitz) : review by nob, photos by nachiハー... いいライブだったねー、ハー... (01/02/20 @ Akasaka Blitz) : review by mimi, photos by nishioka全存在を凝縮させたソニック・ロック (01/02/19 @ Akasaka Blitz) : review by satomi, photos by nishioka |
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The official site Sonic Youth http://www.sonicyouth.com/ The latest album  "Murray Street" (US import / 国内盤 |
The previous works  "NYC Ghosts & Flowers" (US import / 国内盤)
"A Thousand Leaves"(US import / 国内盤)
"Screaming Fields of Sonic Love"(US import / 国内盤) "Washing Machine"(US import / 国内盤) "Experimental Jet Set, Trash & No Star"(US import) "DIRTY"(US import / US import - Deluxe /国内盤 /国内盤 - デラックス) "GOO"(US import / 国内盤) "DAYDREAM NATION "(US import / 国内盤) "SISTER "(US import / 国内盤) "EVOL "(US import / 国内盤) "BAD MOON RISING "(US import / 国内盤) "CONFUSION IS SEX "(US import / 国内盤) check the albums? |
 2003An Easy Peaceful Feeling Made Possible In Central Tokyo : String Cheese Incident (13th Apr @ Shibuya AX)True Seafarers: Vast, Vibrant And Everpresent As Their Name Befits Are The Coral : The Coral (20th Apr @ Shinjuku Liquid Room)Far From Lost Is This Enchanted Wizard Of Rhythm : BECK (1st Apr @ Nihon Budokan)no title : Johnny Marr amp; The Healers (1st Mar @ Shinjuku Liquid Room)no title : Sonic Youth with Metalchicks (18th Feb @ Akasaka Blitz)no title : The Parkinsons with Beehive, Wakusei, and Jig Head (20th Jan @ Shinjuku Loft)no title : The Jeevas (14th Jan @ Shibuya AX)-->and more in 2002
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