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JUE | Music + Art 2011 presents
Spellbinding electro orchestra
World’s End Girlfriend & Black Hole Carnival Concerts
Event Photos (Click to Enlarge)
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Shanghai, Apr 2, Sat
@ MAO Livehouse
Door Time: 20:00
Address: NO.308 South Chong Qing Road, Lu Wan District
Price: 130 RMB(presale) / 180 RMB(door)
Tel: 021-64457663
Official Shanghai Ticketing Partner: Source
Presale tickets available in March on shop62103895.taobao.com
and at Source (everyday 11am – 10pm)
158 Xinle Lu, Xuhui
021-54044708
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Beijing, Apr 3, Sun
@ Tango 3rd Floor
Door Time: 19:30
Address: 3F, No.79, Hepingli Xijie, Dongcheng District (formerly known as the Star Live)
Price: 130 RMB(presale) / 180 RMB(door)
Tel: 15201665539
Official Beijing Ticketing Partner: Plastered T-Shirts
Presale tickets on sale in March on shop62103895.taobao.com
and at Plastered T-Shirts (every day 10am – 10pm)
61 Nanluoguxiang, Dongcheng
010 – 64078425
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World’s End Girlfriend is the solo project of Nagasaki-native Katsuhiko Maeda, which fuses elements of post-rock, classical, and electronica. The reclusive Maeda rarely speaks to the press or poses for photographs.
Inspired by Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, Maeda started to make music when he was 10 years old. Since his 2000 debut, he has released several albums and remixes under the WEG moniker. He has also performed at Spain’s Sonar Festival, the UK’s All Tomorrow’s Parties, and has toured Asia, Europe, and the USA, including a 32-date USA tour with Mono in 2007. It is reported that to date he has composed over 600 different songs.
In 2009, Maeda composed the soundtrack for the Japanese film “空気人形” (“Air Doll”), which opened to great acclaim at the Cannes film festival.
In 2010, Maeda launched his own record label, Virgin Babylon Records, and signed artists including Matryoshka, About Tess, Mutyumu (夢中夢), and Ryoma Maeda.
Maeda’s latest album, 2010’s “Hurtbreak Wonderland,” was released on Virgin Babylon records.
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2011《觉》音乐+艺术节呈现
大牌梦幻后摇 World’s End Girlfriend & Black Hole Carnival音乐会
上海,4月2日 周六
@ MAO Livehouse
入场:20:00
地址:卢湾区重庆南路308号(近建国中路)
票价:130元(预售) / 180元(现场)
电话:021-64457663
上海售票官方合作伙伴:Source
3月起,预售票将在shop62103895.taobao.com
和Source(上海市徐汇区新乐路158号,每天上午11点至晚上10点,电话021-54044708)出售
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北京,4月3日 周日
@ 糖果雍和店三层
入场:19:30
地址:东城区和平里西街79号糖果雍和店三层(原星光现场)
票价:130元(预售) / 180元(现场)
电话:15201665539
上海售票官方合作伙伴:创可贴T-恤
3月起,预售票都将在shop62103895.taobao.com 和创可贴T-恤(北京市东城区南锣鼓巷61号,每天上午10点至晚上10点,电话010-64078425)出售
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World’s End Girlfriend(世界末日女朋友)本名前田胜彦(Katsuhiko Maeda),是一个单人乐队。从小他就深受父亲所收集的古典乐的影响,12岁时便开始创作音乐——利用键盘,吉他,磁带录音和电脑等设备进行尝试。至今已经创作出了多余600首的曲子。他的作品将古典音乐与现代电子器乐结合,编曲华丽变化多端,展现出一幅幅黑暗却绚烂的声色场景,“悲情”、“壮丽”、“唯美”是人们常用来形容他音乐的词。
2000年,WEG发行了第一张专辑 Ending Story,之后还为电影配乐,发行了多张专辑,巡演足迹遍布世界各地。2007年时曾和另一支日本大牌后摇乐队MONO进行了北美32日的巡演。同年,他发行了被认为最具他代表性的作品《Hurtbreak Wonderland》,凄美的旋律加上充满诗意的情节,将一个个悲伤的故事展现在听者耳边,震撼了无数乐迷的内心。而WEG的这种音乐风格,似乎并非是有意为之而产生的,而他低调的个人风格也筑成了其音乐的神秘性,就好象他从不愿让人们看到他的面孔一样。
WEG最近一张专辑是2010年的《Seven Idiots》,改变了不少以往的风格,让人体会到了一个不断在尝试新元素,不断在突破音乐疆界的WEG。与此同时,他也建立了自己的厂牌“Virgin Babylon Records ”,相信在收纳了不少日本乐队的新鲜血液后,之后的他会给乐迷们带来更多优秀的唱片作品。
今年春天,World’s End Girlfriend 会携手乐队The Black Hole Carnival 一同出现在北京和上海举行的《觉》音乐+艺术节,这是继他07年广州演出后第一次的大陆演出,许多歌迷或许已经迫不及待地期待这场久违的后摇盛宴。
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