NISENNENMONDAI
(1999-present)
member
YURI ZAIKAWA(bass),SAYAKA HIMENO(drums),MASAKO TAKADA(guitar)
shared stage with HELLA,BATTLES,TYONDAI BRAXTON,LIGHTNING BOLT,
PREFUSE73,MIKE PATTON,DAMO SUZUKI,NO AGE,CLUSTER,CORNELIUS,ZU
OOIOO,ORIGINAL SILENCE(Thurston Moore,Terrie EX,Mats Gustafsson,
Paal Nilssen Love,Massimo ZU),Lee Ranaldo(Sonic Youth),CHROME HOOF,
BUFFALO DAUGHTER,MIKA MIKO,WIVES,HOSPITALS,BIG BUSINESS,
MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA,Keiji Haino,HAIRSTYLISTICS(Masaya Nakahara),
RUINS,MOST,90 DAY MEN,BASTARD NOISE,DANIEL MENCHE,MELT BANANA,
AFRIRAMPO,EASTERN YOUTH,THE ALBUM LEAF,LUNGFISH,CHALLENGER,
OSHIRI PENPENZ,YEAR FUTURE,MIKA MIKO,HINT HINT,KINSKI,MAKE BELIEVE
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE
discography
"Sorede Souzousuru Neji" CD(nisennen/dotlinecircle 2004)
"Tori" CD
(nisennen/dotlinecircle 2005, remastered version of 1st demo with bonus)
"Marching"7"ep vinyl(enban)
"Rokuon" CD (bijin records)
"Neji/Tori" 2LP vinyl(Heartworm Press/Free News Projects,US vinyl release)
"Destination Tokyo" CD (bijin records)
"Neji/Tori" CD (Smalltown Supersound july 29th 2008 European Release)
NISENNENMONDAI
"With walls of distortion and a pummeling rhythmic backbone that fluctuates between krautrocks repetition and free-rock calamity, bassist Zai, guitarist Ma-Chan and drummer Hime have formed an unassuming juggernaut.” -- Stephen Christian, Dazed & Confused
“I am in love with them.” -- Prefuse 73
Nisennenmondai is:
Sayaka Himeno (drums)
Yuri Zaikawa (bass)
Masako Takada (guitar)
Smalltown Supersound is extremely proud to introduce Nisennenmondai to audiences outside of Japan for the first time. Nisennenmondai, which means “Year 2000 Problem,'' is an instrumental trio of girls from Tokyo who have been playing together for ten years.
Visits to Tokyo by Lightning Bolt, Battles, and No Age, to name a few, have discovered these three girls and their colossal sound. Prefuse 73 said in an interview with 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.” Also adored by Hella, the band appears in “Concentration Face,” Hella’s tour DVD that was shot in Japan.
Neji/Tori is Nisennenmondai’s first release outside of Japan. It is an album comprised of their two Eps, “Neji” and “Tori,” and it features a cover designed by Kim Hiorthoy. Song titles including “This Heat,” “Sonic Youth” and “Pop Group,” grant insight into the realm of the band’s musical influences. Add in Black Flag, DNA, Neu! and Pere Ubu, and you are pretty close to reaching the Nisennenmondai sound. They play raw and repetitive post-punk instrumentals that are simultaneously wild and groovy with a no-wave/disco vibe.
label,booking&mailorder CONTACT
bijinrecord
DOTLINECIRCLE
DOTLINECIRCLE MYSPACE
dotlinecircle[at]gmail.com
US Label
THE HEARTWORM FREE NEWS PROJECTS
European Label
SMALLTOWN SUPERSOUND
