was ist das?

reviewed the split album by BBBlood and umez. thanks, Ned. please check this amazing review from here.

crow versus crow

a few tracks from the split by BBBlood and umez were played on this amazing radio show. yes, it's free. please have a listen.

The Crow Versus Crow Radio Show #43

変化の秋

So I Buried Recordsからの第三弾目のリリースになります、BBBloodとumezのスプリットアルバムを少数ですが日本のインディーレコードショップでもお取り扱って頂ける事になりました。
100枚限定になりますので、お早めにお求め下さい。

- 東京都

Modern Music
〒156-0043 東京都世田谷区松原2-45-11-201

- 愛知県

File-Under Records
〒460-0011 愛知県名古屋市中区大須3-8-14 立松ビル402

宜しくお願い致します。

umez night III

Umez Night III, organised by umez, themselves, will be held at Macbeth on 5th november. it'll be a great show surely, please come down to the show.

also, umez are playing at Windmill in Brixton on 2nd november. they're supposed to be on stage at 21.15 (pretty sure it'd be later than that). please visit if you're around.

places where you can touch bbblood and umez

interested in the split?
if you are, this is a list of the record shops selling the copies.

- Birmingham

Polar Bear Records
10 York Road
Kings Heath
Birmingham
B14 7RZ

Swordfish Records
14 Temple Street
Birmingham
B2 5BG

- Bristol

Rise
70 Queens Road
Clifton
Bristol
BS8 1QU

- Cheltenham

Rise
Unit 19
Beechwood Shopping Centre
Cheltenham
GL50 1DQ

- Leeds

Norman Records
(online record shop)

- London

Rough Trade East
'Dray Walk'
Old Truman Brewery
91 Brick Lane
London
E1 6QL

Rough Trade West
130 Talbot Road
London
W11 1JA

- Swindon

Rise
Unit 12
Brunel Plaza
Brunel Centre
Swindon
SN1 1LD

- Worcester

Rise
C15B Chapel Walk
Crowngate Shopping Centre
Worcester
WR1 3LD

scenes of umez night II

all the photos were taken by monocine

bbblood / umez split launch party

artwork by Kohhei Matsuda & Takarsis

so i buried presents:

BBBlood / umez split launch party

this show is to celebrate the release of the split album by BBBlood and umez released by So I Buried Records.

the show will include an exclusive live performance of collaboration between BBBlood and umez after the live performances of each band.

at

Power Lunches Arts Cafe

446 Kingsland Road

London

E8 4AE

on

wed 3rd october / 20.00 Open

tickets

3 pounds

available from here

sib003

so delighted to announce that So I Buried Records will release an exclusive split album by BBBlood, one of the few artists creating truly harsh industrial noise, and Umez, a brand-new london-based japanese avant-garde band, in october. it's only limited to 100 copies.

to celebrate the release, so i buried presents a launch party in london on 3rd october. the details of the show will be announced very very soon.

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umez

a brand-new japanese avant-garde band based in london. their sound contains two completely opposite side of music genres, noise and pop. although they're two opposite music genres, their noise sound is purely heavy white noise meaning it matches perfectly with their pop sound reminding you the sorrow you feel in the end of the summer. also, they've already supported a few influential artists such as Damo Suzuki (ex. Can) and Dee Dee (Dum Dum Girls) despite their short activity.

http://umez-uk.tumblr.com/

BBBlood

BBBlood was formed by london born Paul Watson in 2002. since then, he's been strictly playing harsh noise and industrial music with lots of junk samples by using synths, cassettes and various effectors. however, this man's not only focused on the live performance but also recordings. Although the project has been active only for ten years, he's released more than 30 recordings collaborating with a number of experimental artists around the world.

http://bbblood.blogspot.co.uk/

umez night II

artwork by Yoichi Tamori.

please buy advance tickets from here.

list of record shops

the list below is a list of the record shops in the uk where you can get the releases from So I Buried Records.

*  means a record shop where you can get 'Foreign Affair Confidential' by Bo Ningen with Damo Suzuki
+ means a record shop where you can get 'Dream of Liquid' by Mandog

Birmingham

- Polar Bear Records (*, +)

10 York Road

Kings Heath

Birmingham

B14 7RZ

- Swordfish Records (*, +)

14 Temple Street

Birmingham

B2 5BG

Brighton

- Edgeworld Records (now, pop-up shop once a month) (*)

Blind Tiger

52-54 Grand Parade

Brighton

BN2 9QA

- Resident (*)

28 Kensington Gardens
Brighton
BN1 4AL

Bristol

- Rise (*, +)

70 Queens Road
Clifton
Bristol
BS8 1QU

Cheltenham

- Rise (*, +)
Unit 19
Beechwood Shopping Centre
Cheltenham
GL50 1DQ

Glasgow

- Monorail Music (*, +)

12 Kings Court

Glasgow

G1 5RB

Leeds

- Crash Records (*)
35 The Headrow
Leeds
LS1 6PU

- Jumbo Records (*)

5/6 St Johns Centre
Leeds
LS2 8LQ

- Norman Records (*, +)

(online record shop)

Liverpool

- Probe Records (*, +)

Retail Unit 1

The Bluecoat

School Lane

Liverpool

L1 3BX 

London

- Rough Trade East (*, +)

'Dray Walk'

Old Truman Brewery

91 Brick Lane

London

E1 6QL

- Rough Trade West (*, +)

130 Talbot Road

London

W11 1JA

- Sister Ray (*, +)
34-35 Berwick Street
London
W1F 8RP

Manchester

- Piccadilly records (*, +)
53 Oldham Street
Manchester
M1 1JR

Newcastle

- Beatdown Records (*, +)

Clarendon House Basement

Bewick Street

Newcastle Upon Tyne

NE1 5EE

- RPM Music (*, +)

4 Old George Yard

Cloth Market

Newcastle Upon Tyne

NE1 1EZ

Stockton on Tees

- Sound It Out Records (*, +)

15a Yarm Street

Stockton on Tees

TS18 3DR

Swindon

- Rise (*, +)

Unit 12

Brunel Plaza

Brunel Centre

Swindon

SN1 1LD

Worcester

- Rise (*, +)
C15B Chapel Walk
Crowngate Shopping Centre
Worcester
WR1 3LD

review of umez night

my friend, Will, reviewed the so i buried show held on 26th June. it's nice, please read the one below. thank you, Will.

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Music Review

by Will Huckerby (Soundofkwerk)

On the night of Tuesday, 26th June, Powerlunches on Kingland Road, Dalston, hosted 3 bands from the avant-garde Japanese music label, So I Buried. Although there is clearly potential for a review of all three bands, I must admit that pavement side conversation, peppered with excited anticipation of what we would experience on descending into the black sound box basement of Powerlunches, managed to keep me on the ground floor and outside of the venue for quite a while.

As the anticipation, and the amount of time we'd spent outside the venue peaked, we had a sudden thought: are we missing the music? The answer, yes! This was the catalyst for descending into the subterranean vault of noise. On entering, a warm wave of fuzz expanded to fill the room, akin to the peach coloured clouds we've been experiencing of late; dense, yet warm and colourful. We had entered the world of UMEZ.

Consisting of two members, Koichi and Sachiko, there is an interesting balance in the band: noise and pop; male and female; plucked, looped, spasmodic thrashing guitar and steady throbbing warm bass. UMEZ concoct a fresh, interesting and emotional sound, stemming from clear yet contrasting elements of Japanese music culture, and the notion of hearing a band that skilfully and tastefully dances to both tunes, so to speak, had me excited and curious for days beforehand.

And I really felt them when they were playing. UMEZ have unpicked these two well established genres and rewoven them into a heart warming ball of coloured noise that ascends, floats, soars and then sweeps down and around into a searing cloud of friendly distorted fuzz.

Two of their tracks in particular, reached out to touch me. Sadly the names escape me, although the feeling is still palpable. The first I'd like to mention is the one that grabbed me the most. I closed my eyes and felt as if my heart was expanding to fill my chest. They combine a sweet picked guitar melody that is looped and layered, with a warm and charmingly simple bass, moving at a reflective pace, then they unite towards the crescendo. I must be wary of exaggeration, I realise, but I felt as if I was flying for a moment.

The second track that stood out and asked to be noticed is a cover of a J-Pop song. A playful amalgam of saccharine pop melodies, but with the sugar being tempered by the vigorous waves of noise from the guitar and a Korg MS2000. Sweet without being sickening, romantic without being sentimental, it touches the heart without suffocating the mind.

All in all, I'd strongly recommend that you see them. Keep an eye on activities at So I Buried records for future events.

dommune

Mandog, who released an album, 'Dream of Liquid', from So I Buried Records last year, will be performing live on a japanese online programme called Dommune from 9.00pm on tue 19th in japan time and 1.00pm on the same day in uk time.

watch it. it's free.

umez night

artwork by Yoichi Tamori.

get advance tickets from here.

norman records II

also, they reviewed Bo Ningen with Damo Suzuki's 'Foreign Affair Confidential'. thank you very much.

this

another five stars. wow, wow.

norman records

got another amazing review of Mandog's 'Dream of Liquid'. thank you, Norman Records.

check this out.

five stars. wow.

the liminal

'Foreign Affair Confidential', the live album by Bo Ningen with Damo Suzuki, got reviewed by The Liminal. thank you.

check this out.
http://www.theliminal.co.uk/2012/05/liminal-minimals-may-2012/

foreign affair confidential

all the photos were taken by Marie Roux