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big in japan bournemouth
Every Thursday at Dusk Till Dawn
205 Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth.
From Eighties Obscuro to contemporary movements in electronic music
Upstairs Simon ‘Le Bon’ and friends mash up the multi coloured soiree with party tunes you’ll know and some you wont from the 1970’s and beyond.
Do you wanna dance? YEAH!
Downstairs expect lashings of obscure disco past and present, acid house and electro with a topping of techno from our beat freak residents Hello Mozart, Ben Goodbye and other legendary locals!
RESIDENT DJ'S:
Hello Mozart, Ben goodbye, Tosh Ohta, Capture The Castle, Ste-V, Simon 'LeBon', Dan J Spinney, Iggy-B, Lee Henderson.
INFO:
Entry: £3 NUS / £4 Without / £2 GUESTLIST.
DRESS UP AND YOU'LL GET QUEUE JUMP AND DISCOUNT ENTRY!!
Doors: 10PM-Late.
Guestlist Closes: 12PM.
Drinks: £1.50 (except Corona which are £2, blame the credit crunch not us!)
myspace.com/biginjapan84
www.big-in-japan.co.uk
THE PLASTIC HEARTS (BIGINJAPAN’S DOORETTES):
BIGINJAPAN'S DOORETTES 'THE PLASTIC HEARTS' CAN BE FOUND ABUSING THOSE TRASHY ART SCHOOL TYPES AT THE WEEKLY THURSDAY DOWN AT DUSK TILL DAWN ARMED WITH GLITTER IN ONE SILK CLAD HAND AND FACE PAINT IN THE OTHER.LIKE IT OR LUMP IT THESE GALS BRING THE CHIC TO THE P.A.R.T.Y THAT IS BIGINJAPAN.
BIG IN JAPAN'S PAST GUESTS HAVE INCLUDED:
PUNKS JUMP UP, PEOPLE ARE GERMS, SOUTH CENTRAL, THE SHOES, THE LOVELY JONJO JAC THE DISCO, NIGHTMOVES, CASPER C, STYLESLUT, NADIA KASABIA, C90S, ZOMBIE DISCO SQUAD, STOP MAKING ME, STE-V, GLOW, BLAH BLAH BLAH, MAC3000, GEEK CHIC SOUNDSYSTEM, TICK CHOONG TING, SOULBOY MYSTIC, SHOW YOUR BONES, PARTIAL SEPH, WEIRD SCIENCE....
LONDON GUESTS:
GAY AGAINST YOU live, FENECH SOLER live, BLACKPEPPER live,DISCO DISCO DISCO FUCK dj, YACHT live, AGASKODO TELIVEREK live, THE BLACK GHOSTS live, MATHS CLASS live, MINUSCULE HEY live, EDWARD J HICKS live, PLAYDEAD dj, MOODY dj, SHOW YOUR BONES dj, SAUCEBOSS? (metronomy djset), DAVID H dj, SKIP THEATRE performance, SPEKTRAL PIXALS visuals.
contact
mail@big-in-japan.co.uk
dan@big-in-japan.co.uk
jason@big-in-japan.co.uk
plastichearts@big-in-japan.co.uk
reviews
BIG IN JAPAN BMTH BY THE GUARDIAN
"BIG IN JAPAN at Dusk Till Dawn is the new scenes weekly get together" -
BIG IN JAPAN LDN BY TARA EVANS
It's not hard to be big in Japan, at least statically speaking. The average height of a female woman reaches just over 5ft in the land of the rising sun, compared the average female height in the UK, 5.4ft. A sparkly new night ironically named, Big in Japan, has vertically challenged crowds since migrating from the south coast late last year.
It all started in Bournemouth, seashell students were crying out for an another night to cater for the influx of arts loving brains to a destination better known for its rest homes than raves. Local promoter and Dj PlayDead (Aka Dan Spinney) impregnated himself with Big in Japan and the multi coloured 80's soiree was born. 2008 has seen the digits rearranged with PlayDead's lovechild extending to the capital. The venue, The Amersham Arms, New Cross which comes from the same family as ABITF and Camden's Lock Tavern is planning to host the BIJ regulars Disco Disco Disco Fuck, Ste-v Something, Moody and friends alongside previous BIJ guests Mac3000, Punks Jump Up, Styleslut, Tapedeck, South Central, People Are Germs, Nightmoves, Stop Making Me, and Capture The Castle.. you get the idea.
In Bournemouth the night attracted a mix of arts and media students who religiously endeavoured to out do each other with outrageous fancy dress and 80's themed attitude. Think of it as Hoxton's Boombox dating David Hasselhoff. The London night has already hosted performances from SKIP theatre, live performance devised from skipping, and on February 21st partygoers can expect to rock along to a DJ sets from the BIJ residents and live music with Maths Class. http://www.myspace.com/mathsclass.
Tuesday, 16 December 2008
19:34
By Hello Mozart!
Well... it's been TIME since i've written anything here. Apologies for that. Third year of Uni is not fun. NO. Anyway. Just a quick one... to say HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR from Big in Japan. Since Septmember it's been mental - and now seems like the perfect opportunity to say THANKS.
Don't forget that we have JOE AND WILL ASK (www.myspace.com/joeandwillask) down this week. 18/12/08.
It's going to be amazing. So if your in town. Don't miss it.
SECONDLY.... Presents!!!
Last week, at the busiest (and in my opinion best) BIJ yet, we sneakily recorded the sets. You can download them below!!
STOPMAKINGME!(Recorded Live at BIJ 11/12/08)
RIGHT CLICK (OR PRESS ALT KEY) TO DOWNLOAD
Tracklisting:
Oh Snap! - Falling Out
K.I.M - Party Machine (Tomboy Remix)
Sharooz - Get Off (Miles Dyson Remix)
Outlander - The Vamp
Buckley - Block Party
Baseball Furies - Red Organ SerpantGlitch - Tiptoe
In Flagranti - Business Acumen
Beni - My Love Needs You
BSOD - Choplifted
Tiga - Mind Dimension
Lemonade - Big Weekend (Singleton & Stopmakingme Remix)
Felix Da Housecat - Jack U (Angello & Ingrosso Mix)
Les Rhythmes Digitales - Disco II Disco
Junior Senior - Shake Your Coconuts (DFA Remix)Metronomy - Heartbreaker (Discodeine Remix)
LeLe - Breakfast (Mercury Remix)
Quintino - Rap Das Armas
Jimmy Edgar - My Beats
MGMT - Kids (Soulwax Remix)
Treasure Fingers - 'Cross The Dancefloor
T&T - Don't Stop
SAM / CAPTURE THE CASTLE (Recorded Live at BIJ 11/12/08)
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Tracklisting:
Escort - Starlight (Darshan Jesrani Parks Dept. Dub)
Fan Death - veronica's veil (erol Alkan extended rework)
DMX Crew - Bass DropCLP - Bass shake the floor
Holy Fuck - Lovely Allen (Riton Re-rub)
Cari Lekebusch - Shaded (Clouded Vision acid Dub)
Jokers on the scene - Acidrod (Brodinski Acidbrod remix)
Riot In Belgium - Acid Never lies (909 Disko mix)
Bobby Konders - Nervous Acid
Nacho Lovers - Acid Life (Eli Escobar remix)
Justin Maxwell & John Tejada - HigherTiga & Zyntherius - Sunglasses at night (D.I.M Remix)
Outlander - Vamp (Prinz Thomas Diskomix)
Diplo - Blow your head (dj eli remix)
Hot 8 Brass Band - Jisten to me (Hint remix)
Martin Brothers - Venus fly trap
Daniel Haaksman - Who's afraid of rio ft. MC Jennifer (Riva Starr Remix)
Tomb Crew - Jingle Bells
Boy 8-Bit - The Cricket Scores
....and last but not least...
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HELLO MOZART! HATES DISCO MINIMIX (DEC 08)
Tracklisting:
MUNK - Down in LA (Shazam Remix)
Kelly Marie - Don't Stop Your Love (Skinny's Edit)
Golden Bug - Bisco
Chili HiFly - Is It Love (Les Rythmes Digitales Remix)
In Flagranti - It's All Rubbish
Rex The Dog - Bubblicious (Disco 12")
Empire of The Sun - Walking on a Dream (Hong Kong Blondes Remix)
La Roux - Quicksand (autoKratz Drags to Riches mix)
Alex Gopher - Aurora (Riot in Belgium & Knightlife Remix)
The Faint - The Geeks We're Right (Shadow Dancer Remix)
Fit.
Love.
Saturday, 25 October 2008
13:06
By Benedikt Goodbye

Alright, how’s your lives been going and stuff? Think it about time to post another blog. It’s been almost a month.
Electro hip-hoppers, Playdoe, fill in the gaps that The Cool Kids forgot. This South Afican two-piece comprising of Sibot aka DJ Shit and Spoek Mathambo, deliver chunky beats and boncey rhymes in a style that recalls the likes of Spank Rock and MIA. This outspoken self proclaimed “AFROBOTIC” pair claim to be influenced by the likes of Grandmaster Flash and Young MC (good enough for me). Their new EP ‘It’s That Beat’ is a must have. You’ll be rockin’ out your new patent high tops from topman as soon as the first beat drops.
Playdoe – It's That Beat Playdoe – It's That Beat (Hydroz Electro Bass Remix) Just incase you weren't dancing
MIA - Paper Planes (Lapse Remix) Bangers and Crash - Shake That
Monday, 29 September 2008
15:20
By Ben Goodbye

If you’re going to do gold, do gold. Save up and buy some, steal some, borrow the stuff if you have to. Don’t go out and buy that awful fake stuff, it look so cheap. And leaves a green stain on your skin. And it looks so cheap – I said that twice. While we’re on it, a quick word about the amount of fake gold people wear: chain upon chain upon chain. Eugh! Common.
The only “Fool’s” Gold I like is the record label. I ranted about these guys a while back and I’ve not been disappointed. Kid Sister’s debut album is finished, mixed, and mastered and is set to be released November 4th . I can’t wait
Kid Sister – Family Reunion Kid Sister Featuring Paserock - WTF And a little extra
DJ Kentaro Featuring Spank Rock – Free (Leg-no Remix)
Tuesday, 12 August 2008
17:00
By Hello Mozart!
So it seems like years since we've had our usual crowd at Big in Japan. Massive thanks to everyone who has supported us over the summer. We've just got a few weeks before Uni kicks back in and we can party like we used to! We've got some pretty big changes coming up in the new term. Upstairs we'll see a new music policy being brought in, and downstairs we'll be bringing you the best in DJ talent from around the UK.
So over the past few weeks I've been to my fair share of summer festivals, gigs and club nights. We kicked things off with Zoo8 - What a joke. The organisers went bust ebfore the festival even started which lead to acts pulling out left right and centre and just generally the most bland festival i've ever been to. Lucky I didn't pay for it!
Next was Camp Bestival, I was making a promo film over the weekend. Like its big brother Bestival, it was superbly ran and the whole weekend played out without a hitch. Billed as a 'Family Festival' I've never been around so many little kids - however when night set in, the kids we're asleep and the DJ's a small private parties in various tents we're more than entertaining.
The weekend just gone, I played Club NME On&Up room with Jonjo for the second time - always have such a good time there. Field Day. Hmmmm. Not gonna talk about it. Ha.
This weekend I've got Loop festival with NYPC and Cut Copy, as well as Big In Japan favourites The Shoes. I'm playing the Official Afterparty with Styleslut, also BIJ favourites at The Ocean Rooms - Come along if you can.
Music wise - I have to admit nothings been really getting me that excited. I've selected a few tracks, so here goes -
First up its a track by Tilly and the Wall. It's called Beat Control and I think it's safe to say its quite a change of direction compared to some of their earlier stuff. It's been my summer driving song of the year. It's begging for a decent remix, there are a few that have started to surface - but none that really do the original justice. Anyway - I love it. It's pop at its finest.
Tilly And The Wall - Beat Control [MP3, FileDen]
Next see's indie electro veterens The Faint burst back onto the scene with their fifth studio album. Fasciination is almost more similar to their first, more instrument driven album, Media, definitely quite different to their previous venture Wet From Birth. The track i've chosen is called The Geeks We're Right, it's one of the more up beat tracks on the album - I think it just sums up everything The Faint are about.... Geeks.
The Faint - The Geeks We're Right [MP3, FileDen]
Fukkk Offf... Here is a name your going t be hearing more and more of over the next few months. As well as producing amazing remixes, their orginal material is dirty as hell. With almost Bennassi like bass lines, and soaring synths - it's impossible not to move to it. They've taken more of a heavy direction with their most recent stuff, and this track, Rock Paper Scissors, is up their with the likes of Digitalism's 'Zdarlight' or Simian Mobile Disco's 'Sleep Deprivation'.
Fukkk Offf - Rock Paper Scissors [MP3, FileDen]
HM x
Sunday, 20 July 2008
23:48
By Ben Goodbye

Blue, green, yellow, red – these E-number stuffed alco-drinks have got a lot to answer for. Can’t you tell a lot about people from what they drink? Who drinks alcopops? No, go one – who drinks them? Irksome kids in parks, people in nightclubs that can’t spell and my good friend Charlie
Surkin - White Knight Two Surkin Featuring Chromeo - Chrome KnightThe Who - Baba O'Riley (SebastiAn Remix)
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