Music for your ears...

If you have not had the pleasure of listening to Memory Tapes we highly advise it. Their album Seek Magic is a top tip for the summer. Lucky for us they will be heading over from their native New Jersey for a few UK show including London's Field Day. Their song Stop Talking is popping up on dance floors all over the country, and its not to hard to figure it out why. It is blooooody good.

KD

Check out a few of their tracks:

Stop Talking - MEMORY TAPES

Bicycle - Memory Tapes (Tanlines Remix)

SUMMMMMMMER

So while Uni breaks up for summer, here at BIGINJAPAN we're working hard to keep the party going in Bournemouth. Time for some summer tracks - and this week we're definitely all over LE MATOS. Hailing from Quebec, Canada and absolutely huge in their home country, we're sure over the coming months they'll rightly take a place in the UK scene.

First up is a remix of BIJ favourites WE HAVE BAND. Check it out.

WE HAVE BAND - HONEYTRAP (LA MATOS REMIX) 

LE MATOS - LIKE PERFUME ON A PIG (ELEKTRO-BOY REMIX)

We have a good feeling about summer. BIGINJAPAN LDN is certainly gathering up momentum - more news to come!

HMx

FRENCH REVOLUTION w/ THE SHOES

Over two years ago - two guys from France landed on BIGINJAPAN'S shores... If you remember their amazing set, you'll know not to miss their latest return to the UK. We're talking about The Shoes, and their next London gig at French Revolution.

Details below:

The French Revolution & Atom Live

Oui Love Atom Live Tour:
The Shoes (Big In Japan Favourites!!!)
Bewitched Hands on the Top of Our Heads
Revolver
Curry & Coco
Jimi's Parade
+ DJ La Meche (French Revolution)

@ The Macbeth - 14th May 2010 - 7-2 - Free Entry

From the country that gave us Serge Gainsbourg, Vincent Gallo and er, Vanessa Paradis, French Revolution now brings the best crop of new talent and established artists who will sail their way over the choppy waters of the murky channel to come and entertain you, the good folk of the UK. Along with Atom Live, the students music network has teamed up with Oui Love, French new scene promoter, offering two lucky UK students bands the chance to live the rock n roll dream, touring with France’s finest new bands this summer.

Oui Love will be hosting a two-legged tour during May across the North and South of the UK. The London leg is hosted by French Revolution, featuring the urban electro of The Shoes and the kaleidoscopic vibes of The Bewitched Hands On Top of Our Heads together with the talents of the frenetic Curry & Coco and the sophisticated chamber-pop of Revolver.

More info at atomlive.co.uk / myspace.com/ouilovexchange and frenchrevolutionuk.com

WIN 2 TICKETS ON EUROSTAR TO PARIS plus other giveaways!!

FREE ENTRY - YES it's true!
Macbeth, 70 Hoxton Street London N1 6LP
Date: 14th May 2010
Doors: 7:30pm
First Act: 8:00pm
Live Music Curfew: 12 midnight.
DJ until 2am.

BIGINJAPAN LONDON RETURNS

BIG IN JAPAN’S BASEMENT PARTY!
At Concrete
FREE ENTRY!

DJS..
Dan Avery (Killemall/Fabric)
Dan Spinney (Dollop/Big In Japan)
+ Friends

Tonight sees the brains behind the brand return following a succession of behemoth parties to give you a slice of the good stuff. Expect funk, post-punk, disco and pop blips from the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and the present!

THEY'RE BACK.... NIGHT WORK

After a four year wait, Scissor Sisters are back. Yes... I know. This song's been around for a while now... But... they utterly brilliant Stuart Price remix hasn't (he also produced Night Works).

To be honest, i'm totally liking this track more than the first single 'Fire With Fire' - Maybe it'll be a grower but instantly fell in love with this song...


SCISSOR SISTERS - INVISIBLE LIGHT (STUART PRICE REMIX)


SCISSOR SISTERS - INVISIBLE LIGHT

On a slight divergence, SO IN LOVE with their new website.
Check it out: www.scissorsisters.com

The first single, Fire With Fire is out on the 20th June...

...The album's out 28th June.

Fit!

HM x

RESIDENT DJ PROFILE: TOSH OHTA

The next installment in The Plastic Hearts look at our very special resident DJ's, is the very talented Tosh Ohta...

TOSH IN A NUTSHELL

Tosh is Anglo-Japanese
Size Medium Left Eared Enthusiast. 

Favourite activities... compiling a catwalk mix for fashion designer Marios Schwab, or playing for the crowds at Big In Japan.

We love listening to one of tosh’s sets as you never no what he will play, bringing in back to the old school with a 70s disco vinly track or getting down and dirty in r basement.

Playing along side a variety of artists like CSS, Simian Mobile Disco, Bang Gang DJs, Uffie & Feadz, Erol Alkan, Chromeo, DJ Yoda and Annie Mac.
Interesting
Collecting vintage head wear, ( not hats ear phones )
Books - Wind Up Bird Chronicle, 100 Years of Solitude
Creating amazing mixtapes.
Download and listen from soundcloud
My mixes - http://soundcloud.com/tosh-ohta

RESIDENT DJ PROFILE: LEE GEEK CHIC

The Plastic Hearts take a look at our very special resident DJ's in a series of profiles to pay tribute to those BIGINJAPAN regulars who keep the kids dancing every single week!

 

 

LEE GEEK CHIC

Lee Henderson.

Geek Chic Soundsystem.

Resident DJs: Sixty Million Postcards / ibar / Big In Japan (solo)
www.geekchicsoundsystem.com
Facebook Fan Page
MySpace


Lee aka one half of Geek Chic has been a regular member of the big in japan family. We love him because……..
1. Geeks are hott!
2. He will throw down the best indie disco
3. Behind the decks they transform into unstoppable party monsters

"Guys, we need a name for you both to put on the poster for the back-room..."

... And so Geek Chic Soundsystem was born, fast becoming Bournemouth clubland's worst-kept secret, and establishing themselves as purveyors of choice for the town's seemingly insatiable appetite for noisy, electro-indie, techno-punk.

Or, as they call it, "Music for people who should know better..."

On record, Ian Geek's bootleg and mash-up background combines with a passion for 80's synth-pop, with an strong ear for a hook, a hefty nod to the past, a finger firmly on the pulse of the current scene, and at least one foot on the dancefloor.

With remixes already under their belt this year for The Long Blondes, They Came From The Stars (I Saw Them), Heads We Dance, We Smoke Fags and Boy + Girl. They are Bournemouth’s fav disco dual. Catch a set from lee geek chic at Big In Japan BI weekly, and go check out there night at postcards.

 Love The Plastic Hearts x

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