Franki Wals + Ryoji Yamaguchi + The Dhamo Suzukis (aka Santa Dharma)

Come down for a chill live music event at California Bliss Dept. to celebrate one year of being in business! 

3/30

18:00-22:00 

Live Music by:

-Franki Wals

-Ryoji Yamaguchi

-The Dhamo Suzukis (AKA Santa Dharma) 

DJ: nw nrml

Presale = ¥1000 (pay a ¥500 deposit & ¥500 at the door)

Door = ¥1500 (space limited, so priority goes to presale guests)

-Alcohol-free event. Soft drinks & snacks available for purchase.

-Outside food & drinks prohibited. 

-Come early to grab a good spot. 

Franki Wals

 Franki Wals is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice encompasses sound, video, text and other means of expression. over the years, he has lived and worked in a variety of locations (France, China, Turkey, Taiwan, etc.), each of which has afforded him the chance to explore a number of unique milieus that have crucially shaped his perspective. some of the main concerns approached through his work include experience, perception, environment and the myriad lines that crisscross between them, employing strategies such as disciplined listening, field recordings and electroacoustic improvisation to engage with them. when performing live, he typically uses a configuration consisting of laptop, no-input mixing board and various sound-making devices.

https://www.frankiwals.com/

Ryoji Yamaguchi

Ryoji Yamaguchi, a composer, guitarist, and multi-instrumentalist, has lived in Greece, Mexico, Japan, El Salvador, and the United States. He studied classical guitar at Frost school of Music at the University of Miami. Active as a versatile performer, composer, and improviser in various styles of music, he has performed in the U.S.A, Jamaica, Greece, Portugal, Cape Verde, and throughout Japan. Aside from performing his own compositions, his recent focus has been ancient Greek music from the 2nd century BC, Biwa pieces played by Semimaru, in the 900's, and free improvisation inspired by nature. Yamaguchi has performed with Earl "Chinna" Smith (Soul Syndicate, Bob Marley & the Wailers), Kiddus I, Noh actor Reijiro Tsumura, as well as Middle Eastern/Sephardic, African, Celtic, and Tango musicians. He has established a music label OURANIA ARMONIIA in 2018.

https://linktr.ee/ryojiy

The Dhamo Suzukis (AKA Santa Dharma)

The Dhamo Suzukis is a new ambient side project by Santa Dharma that focuses more on improvisation, modular compositions, and synthy wallpaper soundtracks. Santa Dharma is a wife-husband psychedelic pop band based in Tokyo. Fusing toy synthesizers, fuzzy electric strings, drum machines, and Buddhist accents, they create lo-fi, dreamy music that resurrects a retro future. They organize the event Bedroom Psychedelia, which features experimental music made without computers. They also organize a YouTube tv show featuring local and international acts: Buddhagaya TV. 

https://www.youtube.com/@SantaDharma

https://www.instagram.com/santadharmaband/

Doors open 18:00

The Dhamo Suzukis 18:30-19:00

DJ nw nrml 19:00-19:20

Ryoji Yamaguchi 19:20-20:00

DJ nw nrml 20:00-20:20

Franki Wals 20:20-21:00

DJ nw nrml 21:00-22:00

22:00 closing