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ニューヨークを拠点に活動をしているバルカン・ビート・ボックス。2008年の来日公演がつい最近の出来事のような気がするくらい印象深いバンドで、人種の坩堝と呼ばれるニューヨークをまさに音そのもので表している。 今回のショウが行われたのは、ユニオン・スクエアのすぐ近くの結構大きなホール。週末ということもあって、会場周辺は開場前から大勢の人でごった返していた。しかも、この日は朝からひどい暴風雨で、道路には壊れた傘が散乱してとんでもないことになっていた。 前座のバンドの演奏が始まる頃からもうすでに会場はギュウギュウのパンパン状態で、中にはベリーダンスの衣装風な格好をしてきて「踊る準備はばっちりよ」的な女の子たちも。バルカン・ビート・ボックスの演奏が始まると、会場中がそのビートに乗り揺れて、二階席なんか落ちちゃうんじゃないかってくらいみんな飛んだり跳ねたり、後ろのバーカウンターで働くバーテンもセキュリティのお兄さんもみんな。もちろん、私も。 この後も彼らは、アメリカ、カナダそしてヨーロッパをツアーでまわる。またいつか日本でも素晴らしいショウを魅せてくれる事を期待したいと思う。 comment and photos by sam |
 mag files : Balkan Beat Box photo report (10/03/13 @ Webstar Hall, NY) : photos by samphoto report (08/07/08 @ Shibuya Duo Music Exchange) : photos by samphoto report (08/07/06 @ Hibiya Yagai Ongakudo) : photos by sam |
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The official site Balkan Beat Box http://www.balkanbeatbox.com/ check 'em? -->My Space / iTunes The latest album  "Blue Eyed Black Boy" (UK import / iTunes) |
The previous works "Nu Med" (国内盤 / US import / UK import / iTunes)
"Balkan Beat Box"(国内盤 / US import / UK import / iTunes)
"Digital Monkey - EP"(iTunes) "Ost Klub - Kapitel 2 (Live) [Bonus Tracks]"(iTunes) "Electric Gypsyland, Vol. 2 (vs. Mahala Raï Banda)"(iTunes) "Nuit Tsigane (Gypsy Night At Le Divan Du Monde"(iTunes) "Nu Made (Remixes)"(iTunes) "Nu Made"(国内盤 with DVD & Remixies / UK Import) check the albums? |
 2010Balkan Beat Box (13th Mar. @ Webstar Hall, NY)Peelander-Z (6th Mar. @ Death By Audio, Brooklyn, NY)Flogging Molly (2nd Mar. @ Hammerstein Ballroom, Manhattan Center, NY)Under G vol.001 feat. Lazy Guns Brisky, Detroit7 & Slunky Side (23rd Jan. @ Takasaki Club Fleez)Rodrigo Y Gabriela (14th Jan. @ Zepp Tokyo)2009Takasaki "Count Down Meister" Gig!!(2009=>2010) :Daisharin / The Subterraneans / Ricolt / Hideyoshi (31st Dec. @ Takasaki Club Fleez)Yo La Tengo(16th Dec. @Shibuya O-East)Peelander-Z(8th Dec. @Takasaki Club Fleez)The John's Guerrilla(11th Nov. @Takasaki Club Fleez)A Flood Of Circle / Ing(8th Nov. @Takasaki Club Fleez)Detroit7(23rd Oct. @Shimokitazawa Garden)Slunky Side(16th Oct. @Takasaki Club Fleez)Colosseum vol.002 : intro & overall view (26th , 27th) feat. Daisharin , The Cherry Cokes, Naika MC , Tick , Tengu , The Subterraneans , Harachika-Greco , Broken The Blue, Yuuki , Baishou Matsumoto , Rega , Brag-Flashlamp , Hawaiian6 , G-Freak Factory(26th - 27th Sep. @ Takasaki Club Fleez)The Captains(23rd Sep. @Takasaki Club Fleez)Touch-Me(17th Sep. @Takasaki Club Fleez)Aimee Mann(25th Aug. @Shibuya AX)Mongol800(11th Aug. @Takasaki Club Fleez)Detroit7(18th Jul. @Daikanyama Unit)Kenichi Asai(28th Jun. @Hitomi Memorial Hall Showa Women's University)The Mirraz(26th Jun. @Shibuya Eggman)Lily Allen(5th Jun. @Shibuya O-East)A Flood Of Circle(29th May. @Takasaki Club Fleez)Peelander-Z(16th May. @The Studio at Webstar Hall , NY)The Captains(4th May. @Gunma Ongaku Center)Oasis / Quattro
(29th Mar. @Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Halls)South by Southwest Music Festival + Conference feat.Blue King Brown / Juliette & The New Romantique / Geeks / Let's Wrestle / Meat Pupetts / Vivian Girls / Bo-Peep / Detroit 7 (Japan Nite) / Pilar Díaz / Detroit 7(FXFY) / Monotonix / Peelander-Z / PJ Harvey & John Parish / Birthday Suits / The Emeralds / Over All View / (18th to 22nd Mar. @ Austin, Texas)Itto Rokken Roll Kanto Tour :The Subterraneans / The Easy Walkers / TYO (13th Mar. @ Takasaki Club Fleez)Detroit Rock City vol.2 :Scarlet / Bugy Craxone / Detroit 7 (27th Feb. @ Shibuya Chelsea Hotel)Slunky Side(10th Feb. @ Takasaki Club Fleez)Primal Scream(28th Jan. @ Zepp Tokyo)Sherbets(12th Jan. @ Shinkiba Studio Coast)Mogwai / Remember Remember (11th Jan. @ Shinkiba Studio Coast)2008Sherbets (31st Dec. @ Nagoya Diamond Hall)A Flood Of Circle (28th Dec. @ Makuhari Messe)Lazy Guns Brisky (21st Dec. @ Takasaki Club Fleez)What's Going On vol.6 :The Novembers / A Flood Of Circle (7th Dec. @ Shimokitazawa Shelter)I Scream vol.2 :G- Freak Factory / River / HIdeyoshi (6th Dec. @ Takasaki Club Fleez)Sherbets (4th Dec. @ Akasaka Blitz)Killer Mitchy's (5th Nov. @ Takasaki Club Fleez)The Emeralds (5th Nov. @ Shinjuku Loft)The Emeralds (3rd Nov. @ Shinsaibashi Sun Hall)A Flood Of Circle (27th Oct. @ Osaka Muse)Thee 50's High Teens (31st Oct. @ Shinjuku Loft)A Flood Of Circle (27th Oct. @ Takasaki Club Fleez)Big Beat Carnival with Junzi Ikehata feat. Dee Dee Fever, Hiroyuki Hanada, Kazuyuki Kuhara & Yusuke Chiba of the Birthday, Ryo Ishibashi of ARB, Heatwave, Sion with Bun Matsuda, Kenichi Asai (Jude) & Rock'n'Roll Gypsies(26th Oct. @ Liquidroom Ebisu)The Captains (25th Oct. @ Shinjuku ACB Hall)The Emeralds (21st Sep. @ Sam's Burger Joint, San Antonio)Anime Weekend Atlanta :The Emeralds / The Captains / Tsushimamire (20th Sep. @ Cobb Galleria Centre, Atlanta)Japan Noodle Fever Tour 2008 :The Emeralds / The Captains / Peelander-Z (19th Sep. @ Drunken Unicorn, Atlanta) |