Artist: Nisennenmondai
Project: ‘Destination Tokyo’ album release
Publicist/s: Monique Rothstein
For: Released through Smalltown Supersound/Brumby Books & Music
Release Date: ‘Destination Tokyo’ release date 28 July 2009
Nisennenmondai are an all girl noise-pop trio from Tokyo. Sayaka Himeno (drums), Yuri Zaikawa (bass) and Masako Takada (guitar) who have been playing instrumental music together since they met over ten years ago. The trio was discovered after being lauded by members of Battles and No Age, and most recently Mike Patton, Gang Gang Dance, Prefuse 73, and Hella.
Nisennenmondai were first officially introduced to an audience outside of Japan when Smalltown Supersound released their two EPs, “Neji” and “Tori” as one release last year. Their follow-up, Destination Tokyo, Nisenennmondai’s first full-length album, was recorded in one take at Peace Music in Japan in the fall of 2007 and released in Japan on the girls’ own label, Bijin Records. The
Smalltown Supersound worldwide release is complete with new Kim Hiorthoy designed artwork.
Compared to Neji/Tori, Destination Tokyo takes a more minimalist approach than the EP collection, leading to a truly intense, brain-melting, hi-fi experience. The sound is a cacophony of influences - a combination of Neu! with New York 1980’s no wave/disco created by bands such as Sonic Youth and DNA, infused with elements of the avant/post-punk of This Heat.
Look out for a remix treatment from Norwegian disco master Prins Thomas, who remixed the track into an 11 minutes long hypnotic trip of kraut, psychedelia and folk.
"With walls of distortion and a pummeling rhythmic backbone that fluctuates between krautrock’s repetition and free-rock calamity, bassist Zai, guitarist Ma-Chan and drummer Hime have formed an unassuming juggernaut” - Dazed & Confused
“John Stanier from Battles had told me they were sick... They started to play and the drummer was as big as my hand. She started to play 16th notes on her hi-hat for about 15 minutes. Next thing you know, these three tiny diminutive women were making us look like idiots because they were so incredible.”- Prefuse 73
Website: www.myspace.com/nisennenmondai
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