quoted 90 lines It's official, we are indeed bringing Japan's greatest living Techno hero -
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>It's official, we are indeed bringing Japan's greatest living Techno hero -
>Ken Ishii to LA (soon) on Tuesday, April 3rd. That's actually just 2 1/2
>weeks away (!). LA's finest, John Tejada will open.
>
>Come early that night to catch a live performance by avant electronic
>artist
>Akiko Yano. On the web I found this blurb, "Principally known as the wife
>of the legendary Ryuichi Sakamoto, Akiko Yano is an inventive and
>frequently
>puzzling singer and musician in her own right. Some of her most famous
>compositions are captured in a muted live setting, with jazzy stylings
>evoking the later work of New York folk jazz musician Laura Nyro."
>
>All the details are below.
>
>
>Green Galactic and The Knitting Factory Hollywood present
>Ken Ishii
>(2 hour DJ set - only Southern California appearance)
>
>with John Tejada
>
>Tuesday, April 3rd
>@ The Knitting Factory
>7021 Hollywood Blvd. (1 block East of La Brea)
>www.knittingfactory.com
>
>The evening starts out early with very special avant electronic guest
>Akiko Yano
>doors: 6:30pm
>Akiko Yano: 7:30pm - 9:00pm
>John Tejada: 9:00 - 10:30pm
>Ken Ishii: 10:30pm - 12:30am (or longer - ???)
>
>Ticket price for Akiko: $20 (people can stay and see John & Ken for this
>price)
>Ticket price after 9:00pm: $12
>Tickets in advance thru The Knitting Factory: 323-463-0204
>
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>Tour & album info:
>
>
>Ken Ishii is set to kick-off his North American tour in Miami at this
>year's
>Winter Music Conference in support of his fourth
>album Flatspin, due out via Sony Japan** Sony Music Imports in late
>March. Full of signature tracks ladden with tribal and pressurized
>beats and mechanical twirks, Flatspin marks Ishii's most
>avant-guard album to date. This also marks the first stateside release
>by Sony Music Imports of dance music from Sony Japan. "Iceblink", the
>first single off of the album features a special vocal mix by
>Detroit's legendary Inner City.
>
>Confirmed tour dates are as follows:
>March
>27 Miami, FL Red (Winter Music Conference gig w/ Kevin
>Saunderson, Derrick May and Stacy Pullen)
>28 Montreal, CANADA Jingxi
>30 Columbus, OH Pulse
>31 Chicago, IL Rendofive
>
>April
>3 Los Angeles, CA The Knitting Factory
>5 San Francisco, CA Optimal @ Sno-drift
>6 Toronto, CANADA S.O.S.
>7 New York, NY Centro Fly
>
>Ken Ishii's tour is presented by Montage Communications
>(info@tribaluniverse.com).
>
>Ken Ishii made his debut in 1993 with the single "Garden on the Palm"
>which was released via European pioneer techno label, R&S Records
>hitting #1 on the New Music Express techno chart. Following, Ishii
>released the highly acclaimed album Jelly Tones (1995) which brought
>his name to the masses in the US, Europe and his native Japan. The
>video clip for the album's single "Extra" (directed by Kouji Morimoto,
>best known for directing the Japanese animated movie "Akira") won
>*MTV Dance Music Video Of The Year* (1996). Other notable
>releases from Ken Ishii include "Metal Blue America" (1996) and
>"Sleeping Madness" (1999). Credited with igniting the dance/club
>scene in Japan, Ishii is one of the world's innovating figures in music.
>
>
>
>
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