Tobacco-Stained Mountain Goat book launch w/ Little Nobody, Cut Bit Motorz, Eri Makino, more

Tobacco-Stained Mountain Goat - Tokyo Book Launch

"The novel is sort of... well, indescribable, really — noirish, subtly sci-fi, hard boiled, futuristic; Blade Runner with a touch of Sam Spade, a smattering of Orson Welles circa Touch of Evil, or The Third Man. And a shot of bourbon."

This is the brand new novel from Aussie expat Andrez Bergen (aka musician and DJ Little Nobody/IF? Records), who's been based in Tokyo over the past 9 years.

It's called 'Tobacco-Stained Mountain Goat' and is being published by U.S. label Another Sky Press:
http://www.anothersky.org/2010/12/27/tobacco-stained-mountain-goat-now-available-for-pre-order/

The book will be out in stores by March 2011, and the official over-the-top global book launch is set to take place at The Pink Cow in Shibuya, Tokyo, on Friday 25 March. 

Aside from a reading, Q&A and book signings/sales by the author, he'll also be joining a bunch of talented local DJs and musos to play on the night, plus way cool videotronics.

The DJ/LIVE line-up includes:

Ko Kimura
Shin Nishimura
DJ Wada
Jin Hiyama
Cut Bit Motorz
Eri Makino
Toshiyuki Yasuda
Devin Wine
Little Nobody
Paul McQuade

Proceedings kick off from 6pm sharp, and if we get enough people we'll probably go all night!

Entry is a measly ¥500 coin on the door.


FOR YOUR INFO:

LITTLE NOBODY has just been remixed by James Ruskin, Dave Angel, Steve Stoll & Aux 88, and released though Si Begg's Noodles Discotheque label; he also has a new 12" coming out with Cristian Vogel & Tobias Schmidt.
http://www.technique.co.jp/items.html?range=all&target=artist&q=little+nobody

DJ WADA is one half of Co-Fusion, one of Tokyo's top DJs, and released through Sublime, Elektrax, IF? & Pro-Jex

KO KIMURA is one of the preeminent DJs in Japan, a superlative veteran behind the decks who continues to push the perimetres of electronic music.

Cool, cutting edge DJ/producer SHIN NISHIMURA has released through Plus Tokyo, Gynoid Audio, IF?, Toktok and Dubfire's SCI+TEC

JIN HIYAMA is not only Go Hiyama's brother, but an excellent painter, designer and DJ/producer himself, with a recent EP out through Blank Records.

CUT BIT MOTORZ is the current Japanese electronic enfant terrible, breaking through in 2010 with releases through IF? and Elektrax.

TOSHIYUKI YASUDA has worked with Señor Coconut (aka Uwe Schmidt from Atom Heart) and Chicks On Speed as well as with Andrez, and runs the way cool Megadolly imprint.

ERI MAKINO is one of Tokyo's best leftfield purveyors of electronica and acoustics, having releaed through A Chain Brick Yard and Emilii Records.

DEVIN WINE has performed as a guitarist, bass-player and vocalist in various bands around Tokyo, and makes electronic music as Admiral Anderision.

PAUL MCQUADE is perhaps Tokyo's best-kept secret - till now, wethinks.