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Miles Kane @ Exil, ZH, 07.03.2024
What a joy to watch Miles Kane perform again, more than ten years after I saw him live for the last time! This time, he was solo for his "One Man Band" tour, but the show was just as lively and fun as I remember, if not more. Everyone was jumping and singing their heart out, it was beautiful to see. One thing had not changed over the years though: ending his set with the bangers Come Closer and Don't Forget Who You Are!
Since I applied too late for a photopass, I went to the show as a 'classic' audience member. I took my film camera with me and hoped for the best with a cheap Kodak 200 film. Here are the results, also feat. the great opening act Ten Tonnes! Big love Miles Kane and shout out to all the people I met that night!!
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DYGL @ Misono Universe, Osaka, 29.03.2024
After their first show in Tokyo, Dygl did the second part of their "Crossing" series with a concert in Osaka, and they were kind enough to let me take photos again. This time, I brought my digital camera with me. The show was incredible, and the venue had very nice lights, as you can see. The band even invited me to a post-show meal and drinks at the Izakaya!
This time, the great No Buses from Tokyo were opening the show, and they killed it! I wish had been able to get to the venue earlier to ask them if I could take pictures of them as well! I ended up chatting with Saori and Shinya, and they were the nicest.
Many thanks again to DYGL and Yuki for making this possible!
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Helsinki Lambda Club @ Fever, Shindaita, 28.03.2024
Here are even MORE photos I took of the amazing Helsinki Lambda Club playing at Fever, opening for Polysics! Those pictures were taken with my digital camera, my good old Nikon D5600. I really like the first one and the couple of Kaoru that are overexposed. Again, many thanks to HLC and Tamaki for letting me take photos!
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Helsinki Lambda Club @ Club Città, Kawasaki, 23.03.2024
Here are some photos I took with my digital camera of Helsinki Lambda Club playing OTENTO! I am so glad I managed to catch Kodai's jumps!
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Helsinki Lambda Club @ FEVER, Shindaita, 28.03.2024
I got to see Helsinki Lambda Club a second time, this time at club Fever in Shindaita, in the greater Tokyo! They were playing with Peanut Butters and the legendary Polysics, and once more made us dance! Again, I took photos with my film camera. Thank you for everything HLC!!
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Nao & Yoshida from Tendouji @ Cannonball Diner, Tokyo, 24.03.2024
The day after the festival OTENTO, organized by Tendouji, Nao (guitar and vocals) and Yoshida (bass) set up a small acoustic show in a small restaurant owned by their friend. The place was so small, the tickets were allowed on the basis of a lottery organized by e-mail. By miracle, I won (or maybe because Nao recognized my name in the email). I chatted with the other fans present, and many of them were at OTENTO the day before as well. Here are a few photos taken with my Olympus Trip 35!
Despite being tired and probably hangover, Nao and Yoshida put on an amazing show. I was raining heavily that day, and you could hear the raindrops splash against the roof and the windows of the restaurant while they played. The atmosphere was completely different from their show at OTENTO, which was basically punk and happy chaos. Here, it felt like watching a band play in the 1960s.
After the show, everybody had drinks together and as you can see, Nao and Yoshida worked the bar for us. They also took the time to take pictures, sign records and merch, chat and receive gifts from the fans present. Needless to say, almost everyone was drunk by the end of the evening.
Many thanks to Tendouji for letting me do this!
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Helsinki Lambda Club @ Club Città, Kawasaki, 23.03.2024
This trip also allowed me to watch Helsinki Lambda Club perform live for the first time! They played OTENTO, the mini-festival organized by Tendouji. Their set was so fun, and the fans were singing along! Of course, I brought my Olympus Trip 35 with me. Here are the results! Many thanks to Helsinki Lambda Club and Tamaki for letting me do this and hanging out!
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DYGL @ O-East, Shibuya, 21.03.2024
One year after interviewing DYGL for my short documentary about the Tokyo Music scene, I finally got the chance to watch DYGL live in Tokyo! They were playing with Ogre You Asshole and Texas 3000. This time, I brought my Olympus OM-1, in addition to my Olympus Trip 35. Here are the results! Many thanks to DYGL and Yuki for letting me take photos!
DYGL sound amazing live, and it felt a bit emotional!!
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Hazy Sour Cherry @ HOME, Shibuya, 20.03.2024
Back in Japan, I started by going to a show of the band-friends of Hazy Sour Cherry in a small club in Shibuya. It was a rock party, and the lineup also included the great Ikura No Don and Maya Akechi, along with great DJs who spinned rock hits from the 60s until today. The show was so much fun. I brought my Olympus Trip 35 with me, and here are the results! Many thanks to Hazy Sour Cherry for letting me take photos again and hanging out!
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Interview: Sophisticated Dingo, "I Don't Mind"
Sophisticated Dingo, shot by Richard John Clifford.
Sophisticated Dingo are a two-piece band from Melbourne (Naarm), Australia. I discovered them online back in 2021, and have been hooked on their catchy songs and riffs ever since. Last month, I met with Lewis, the band’s singer and guitarist, for a Zoom interview – it was 7:30 A.M. for me in Switzerland, and 5:30 P.M. for Lewis in Australia. Join us as we talk about their new single I Don’t Mind, being a band in Melbourne and their influences like DZ Deathrays. Many thanks to Lewis and Caitlyn for their time and making this possible!
A little screenshot of our Zoom interview.
You and Jimmy have been playing together for a while, right?
Lewis: Me and Jimmy know each other from school. He was 11 and I was 12. We finished school in 2013 and when we first got the idea to do Dingo, it was 2014. We were obsessed with the I OH YOU record label and bands like DZ Deathrays, Bleeding Knees Club and Dune Rats. Dune Rats weren’t on I OH YOU, but they were a two-piece to start with. So Jimmy and I thought ‘let’s try that, it will be fun.’ And we did it.
Two-pieces were all the rage at the time. Bass Drum of Death was also getting pretty popular.
You know, in 2015 I saw probably the coolest show. It was the tour that DZ Deathrays did with Bass Drum of Death and Hockey Dad opening. They were playing in Melbourne, in Newtown Social Club. That’s a 300-capacity room, really intimate. Bass Drum of Death was seriously cool, way heavier than I thought it would be. It was so good.
What is Melbourne like for Sophisticated Dingo?
Melbourne is cool. It’s all that I’ve ever really known and I love it. Because it’s a big city in Australia, I’ve never really had the urge to seek something bigger. I mean, I guess I could have thought ‘maybe I should go overseas’ or something, but everything I have ever wanted is in Melbourne. For Dingo, it’s awesome. When we started the band, all we ever wanted to do was play live, and Melbourne is a great city to do that. There are shows every night. You can go and play wherever on a Tuesday night and cut your teeth, become part of the community. There’s so many pockets in it, you can make your own scene. You meet many bands who end up becoming your friends.
The community radios PBS and Triple R are also a very big thing in Melbourne. The bands they back, the venues that surround that – places like The Toad, The Old Bar… There’s a garage and lo-fi scene that’s very cool, but I don’t think Sophisticated Dingo is that. We go for it and try to make a lot of noise and whatnot, but I don’t think we fit exacly in what’s cool in Melbourne. I think we’re a bit poppier and hookier. I really like it though, because we’re part of Melbourne and the city allowed us to play so many shows over so many years.
I also wanted to talk about your new single, I Don’t Mind. I found it a bit different from your previous singles, and I wanted to know if it meant a new direction for the band.
I Don’t Mind is not a signal in a change of direction or anything. When I started writing it, it just sounded like it would be a great acoustic song. I kept playing with it and eventually sent it to our management with a bunch of other songs. They were like, ‘this is really good!’ and it ended up being released – last year, we released four songs, and I Don’t Mind was just another one that was part of that batch. It ended up coming out at the start of this year.
On the other hand, the next songs that are coming out have been written on a different type of energy and recorded through a different process. I’m really excited about them.
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What about the polaroid on the cover?
We did photos for two different shoots. We have been using photos for With You, Radio On, VCR, Been Thinking and I don’t Mind. They were all taken by a good mate of us called Rick, who also goes on Instagram as rcstills. He takes amazing photos and he did our Morning View video clip. From those shoots, we ended up using a different polaroid for each song.
The polaroid for the cover of I Don't Mind, shot by Richard John Clifford.
My last question is about DZ Deathrays. How did you meet them?
I could talk about DZ for hours! Jimmy and I were big fans from probably when we were about 17. We got introduced to their music by another friend at school and our minds just exploded. It was like we found the band that we’d always wanted to hear when they released their first album Bloodstreams, back in 2012. When we started playing in 2016, we thought it would be great to play with DZ. I first got in touch with them when I sent them Morning View, saying ‘I think this song has a bit of you in it.’ They said ‘yes, this is a sick song’. And then, Simon came and saw our show in Brisbane, so we met in there. He came to another show last year and we hung out!
https://www.sophisticateddingo.com/
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Bikini Beach @ Gaswerk, Winterthur, 23.02.2024
Here are photos I took of the amazing #bikinibeach celebrating their new album Appetizer at Gaswerk! As expected, they SHREDDED our faces off and it was tons of fun. Danke Bikini Beach
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Däächt @ Gaswerk, Wintherthur, 23.02.2024
Däächt from Germany were playing with Bikini Beach and Broken Bridge, and their set was wild! I had fun taking photos (shot with my Nikon as usual). Danke Däächt!
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Broken Bridge @ Gaswerk, Winterthur, 23.02.2024
Lots of fun last Friday! My friends from #brokenbridge brought me along with them again for their second show at Gaswerk in Winterthur supporting Däächt and Bikini Beach, and it was so much fun! Here are a few photos I took during the show. Thank you so much Broken Bridge! I shot those photos with my Nikon!
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Bad Nerves @ The Hall, ZH, 19.02.2024
Bad Nerves are currently touring with Nothing but Thieves, and they had one show in Zurich! So of course, I went to the Hall and the band and management kindly agreed to let me take pictures again! I am pretty sure they gained a lot of new fans that night. Their set was short, but intense! Thank you Bad Nerves and Jazz for letting me do this!
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Here's a video of Helsinki Lambda Club playing their song "Mystery Train" in their rehearsal space with their friend Wez Atlas, back in May 2023! More on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPuoJaSpvow2pTCPofR_d1g
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Second batch: Bad Nerves @ Tropical Riot Fest, Ullastrell, 2023
I was going through my memory cards and found more pictures of #badnerves at #tropicalriot back in September in Ullastrell! Initially they were in colour and a bit meh but then I tried black and white and they turned out ok. I thought it would be a shame not to publish them so here they are. Also with a couple happy accidents at the end!
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Film - October, November and December 2023
Just developed some film shot with my mom's Olympus Trip 35 camera and a standard Kodak Gold film. From top to bottom: Bad Nerves in Etagnières, Drab Majesty in Yverdon and Gab Scraper's record release party in Lausanne with Jean l'Asticot.
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