11.17 VACANT

photo by Ryo Mitamura

So we finished our first show! It had been a night and less than 2 days since we landed in Tokyo and we had to bulldoze our way through the city with heavy equipment. We managed to make it through the thunderstorm arriving safely at VACANT with our distributor-san Masami Shimomura who took us there.

Despite the downpour we were all glad to see the 2nd floor of VACANT all cosy and filled up. It was wonderful to acquaint with fellow performers Masha Qrella and her band, Masayoshi Fujita-san (aka el fog) and Usaginingen, who all put up a spectacular show in their own ways.

Friends whom i hadn’t seen in a year came and lent moral support… thank you guys! My regular Tokyo hairstylist from Dot+LIM came with a little surprise bouquet, which really made my day. Love you, Sayuri!

A special thank you to Yasuhiko Fukuzono aka aus of Flau records, HUTU and all the staff who assisted in making the show run smoothly. And of course, thank you to Masami and Shin of p*dis. You both are like angels to us.

Tomorrow we’ll set off early morning to Starnet in Mashiko, reuniting with our labelmates haruka nakamura and ironomi for a Kitchen. Label family afternoon showcase!