最後にライブをしたのは9月頃かな。
それ以降は何だかボヤッとしていて、体調が悪かったせいか、、、なんか大変だった気持ちと焦る思いが強かった。
でも、大変な時は助けてくれる人がいて、その人達のおかげで今はまたそれなりに元気になって、自発的に動ける気がする。
何かしなきゃ、このまま内向的になる一方だと思うし、無理にでも何か楽しい事と思ってライブをブッキング。
2月6日に渋谷の Star Loungeで Lo-Fiでお世話になっているサポートメンバーを中心としたバンド Sshg! (シーっ！) でライブをします。
ツインギター、(Ogawa) Sho + (Fujiyama) Shu
ドラム、(Murakami) Hiroki
ベース・ボーカル、(Hirose) Goh
メンバー名の頭文字を使ってバンド名を、、、ありがちなパターンでごめんなさい。
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My last show with Lo-Fi was in September 2013. Since then... to be honest things have been really down-hill. Everything was a blur and all I remember was the sick feeling I had of being nervous like crazy most of the time.
Anyway, when I was having a tough time, many people helped me out and that's why I feel so much better now after a busy year end. (Feeling busy doing nothing but panicking rather....!)
First it was out of the blue that I decided to book my own show. But now I feel it's appropriate that I play my own music again... after this long silence.
Well... long for me at least.
So on February 6th 2014, I'll be doing a show with the usual support members for Lo-Fi at the Star Lounge in Shibuya.
We called the band "Sshg!" pronounced "Shh!" ... yes very generically named with the first letters of our names.
Hope to share more about the event soon.
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Jan 10, 2014
Jul 2, 2013
またステージに立てそうだ。Looks like I'll be ready soon!
なんと、今日は病院で痛みも無ければもう普段通りに生活してもいいと先生が言ってくれた！
Great news from the doc today, telling me that I can resume daily activities as of today! After a quick check up it seems like the incredible pain is gone for good!
ずっと痛かったのもほぼ消えて、しかも痛み止めを飲まなくても普通にしてられるんだよね。痛み止めをのむのが楽しみでしょうがなかったのが、懐かしい、、、、笑
I guess it's goodbye to those pain meds I've been sooo looking forward to for the last two weeks.
But of course... I'm going to stick to what my friends and family have been advising me to do....
もちろん、周りの皆に厳しく指摘されてる、無理をしない！という意識をちゃんと理解して遂行しないとね。今回は奇跡的に重傷、死亡を紙一重で逃れたので、、、次は無いと思って、余裕をもって、周りを安心させる活動にしようと思ってる。
IMPORTANT-> NOT to push myself!
I guess I'll just be funneling that energy into mastering the art of relaxation or yoga or something.
素晴らしいお知らせも有ります:
But here's one more piece of good news:
July 10th Wednesday night
The Lo-Fi will do a small show at a bar in my neighborhood!
The venue is called "Waterline", Tokyo'a only floating bar!
近所の Waterlineで、小さなライブをします! ここはTY HARBORのレストランがやっているバーで、かなり気持ちの良い空間です。
こんなフライヤー、
Here's what the flyer looks like!
http://www.tyharborbrewing.co.jp/jp/waterline/
Times/時間: 19:30 1st stage, 21:30 2nd stage!
Charge/料金: ¥1500
Looking forward to a super local show!
近所で演奏できるのは本当に楽しみだ！
5 (Bass/Vocals of Lo-Fi)
Great news from the doc today, telling me that I can resume daily activities as of today! After a quick check up it seems like the incredible pain is gone for good!
ずっと痛かったのもほぼ消えて、しかも痛み止めを飲まなくても普通にしてられるんだよね。痛み止めをのむのが楽しみでしょうがなかったのが、懐かしい、、、、笑
I guess it's goodbye to those pain meds I've been sooo looking forward to for the last two weeks.
But of course... I'm going to stick to what my friends and family have been advising me to do....
もちろん、周りの皆に厳しく指摘されてる、無理をしない！という意識をちゃんと理解して遂行しないとね。今回は奇跡的に重傷、死亡を紙一重で逃れたので、、、次は無いと思って、余裕をもって、周りを安心させる活動にしようと思ってる。
IMPORTANT-> NOT to push myself!
I guess I'll just be funneling that energy into mastering the art of relaxation or yoga or something.
素晴らしいお知らせも有ります:
But here's one more piece of good news:
July 10th Wednesday night
The Lo-Fi will do a small show at a bar in my neighborhood!
The venue is called "Waterline", Tokyo'a only floating bar!
近所の Waterlineで、小さなライブをします! ここはTY HARBORのレストランがやっているバーで、かなり気持ちの良い空間です。
こんなフライヤー、
Here's what the flyer looks like!
http://www.tyharborbrewing.co.jp/jp/waterline/
Times/時間: 19:30 1st stage, 21:30 2nd stage!
Charge/料金: ¥1500
Looking forward to a super local show!
近所で演奏できるのは本当に楽しみだ！
5 (Bass/Vocals of Lo-Fi)
Apr 17, 2013
ライブ会場めぐり！ Event space hunting...
(English below)
今からLo-Fiのリハ！
ちょうどミーティングから戻ってきた。
帰りはガソリン入れに寄ったスタンドにいいエンジンの音が聴けてラッキー！♪
今日は朝起きてからあるバンドの指揮をとっている方とメールで打ち合わせ！昨日の夜からお叱りを受けていて、色々とメールなどをした。
最終的には仕事を続けられる事にはなったが、考え深い事は沢山あった。
一つは前にも少し書いたコミュニケーションについてかな。人は体全体で気持ちを表現していて、それを感じるときはその感覚をもっと信じようと思った。何か違和感がある時はきっと問題もあるのだと思う。
次は文化的枠組みなどから生じる記号的な意味合いの解釈によるズレが混乱や誤解を生み出すという事。つまり、ある行動、例えば"頭を下げる事"が意味する事が共通認識があると同様に、あいづちの意味が文化によって異なったり、様々だ。
事前に特定文化の事象解釈を明確に理解していれば文化の通訳として、誤解を生み出す行動の事前説明や回避が可能だけど、気づかないと、後の祭りになってしまう。
また、忙しい気持ちになると知らず知らず丁重さがかけて行く人との接し方も問題を生み出すのだとおもった。
心の余裕があると優しさも生まれ、余裕を持つためにはいかなる状況でも優しさが大切だと思った。
もっと強くなって優しさにあふれる人間になれたら、より多くの周りの人に幸せが広げられるかもしれない。
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I just got back from a long search of music venues in Tokyo for a fashion related event I'm help planning with some designer brands.
On my way back I was lucky enough to hear a good engine sound at the gasoline stand…!
Anyway this morning I was busy communicating with a band manager that I've recently started working with.
We've been discussing about these matters since last night. …back and forth until about noon today, so there was a lot said.
I guess I frustrated her so much that she couldn't stand it anymore. In the end I still had my gig, but reflected on a few different things I learned from this incident.
First, that body language and your intuition they don't lie. If you feel something is up, something usually is. I don't think it's a good idea to just brush off that idea because your subconscious can do a lot more processing than we realize.
Next, that not understanding a certain culture's symbolic meanings and implications for certain actions or phrase combinations can create a lot of unwanted trouble. If you understand what certain actions can trigger in certain situations you can prevent that, but when you don't realize the outcome of actions that are "normal" to you…. well… Let's just say your dancing into a minefield without realizing it.
No matter how accustomed you get to certain groups or cultures, there are always things that you still don't understand or might overlook. I guess I need to focus harder on imagining how others might perceive certain actions or words considering their background and knowledge/experience.
Finally, it happens to all of us, but when you start feeling your busy… you start acting like your busy.
No one likes someone who is tired out of their mind or in a rush.
I hope to get more skills and better organize my day so that I don't feel so busy no matter how much pressure I'm under.
This is probably the best way to help make more people around me happier!
5 (Bass/Vocals of Lo-Fi)
今からLo-Fiのリハ！
ちょうどミーティングから戻ってきた。
帰りはガソリン入れに寄ったスタンドにいいエンジンの音が聴けてラッキー！♪
今日は朝起きてからあるバンドの指揮をとっている方とメールで打ち合わせ！昨日の夜からお叱りを受けていて、色々とメールなどをした。
最終的には仕事を続けられる事にはなったが、考え深い事は沢山あった。
一つは前にも少し書いたコミュニケーションについてかな。人は体全体で気持ちを表現していて、それを感じるときはその感覚をもっと信じようと思った。何か違和感がある時はきっと問題もあるのだと思う。
次は文化的枠組みなどから生じる記号的な意味合いの解釈によるズレが混乱や誤解を生み出すという事。つまり、ある行動、例えば"頭を下げる事"が意味する事が共通認識があると同様に、あいづちの意味が文化によって異なったり、様々だ。
事前に特定文化の事象解釈を明確に理解していれば文化の通訳として、誤解を生み出す行動の事前説明や回避が可能だけど、気づかないと、後の祭りになってしまう。
また、忙しい気持ちになると知らず知らず丁重さがかけて行く人との接し方も問題を生み出すのだとおもった。
心の余裕があると優しさも生まれ、余裕を持つためにはいかなる状況でも優しさが大切だと思った。
もっと強くなって優しさにあふれる人間になれたら、より多くの周りの人に幸せが広げられるかもしれない。
-------- English -------
I just got back from a long search of music venues in Tokyo for a fashion related event I'm help planning with some designer brands.
On my way back I was lucky enough to hear a good engine sound at the gasoline stand…!
Anyway this morning I was busy communicating with a band manager that I've recently started working with.
We've been discussing about these matters since last night. …back and forth until about noon today, so there was a lot said.
I guess I frustrated her so much that she couldn't stand it anymore. In the end I still had my gig, but reflected on a few different things I learned from this incident.
First, that body language and your intuition they don't lie. If you feel something is up, something usually is. I don't think it's a good idea to just brush off that idea because your subconscious can do a lot more processing than we realize.
Next, that not understanding a certain culture's symbolic meanings and implications for certain actions or phrase combinations can create a lot of unwanted trouble. If you understand what certain actions can trigger in certain situations you can prevent that, but when you don't realize the outcome of actions that are "normal" to you…. well… Let's just say your dancing into a minefield without realizing it.
No matter how accustomed you get to certain groups or cultures, there are always things that you still don't understand or might overlook. I guess I need to focus harder on imagining how others might perceive certain actions or words considering their background and knowledge/experience.
Finally, it happens to all of us, but when you start feeling your busy… you start acting like your busy.
No one likes someone who is tired out of their mind or in a rush.
I hope to get more skills and better organize my day so that I don't feel so busy no matter how much pressure I'm under.
This is probably the best way to help make more people around me happier!
5 (Bass/Vocals of Lo-Fi)
Apr 7, 2013
サウンドチェックと中華街、Sound check and China Town
(English below)
いまサウンドチェックが終了し、横浜の7th Avenueという会場で初めてハードロックバンドとのライブに挑戦！！
なんか、音量とかもよく分からず手間取っていたけど、サウンドチェックはなんとか終わって、大音量でやるときの音の変化の勉強に、、、(そんな勉強いるのか)
今日もまた全然昨日のライブとは違う文化の中で楽しみだ。
ちなみにきょうはこのサングラス！笑
------ English -------
We just finished doing the sound check for today's show... again not Lo-Fi but another band that I'm helping out! I'm grateful that my services are needed in this genre of music too!
Really different from yesterday's jazz venue, tonight I'm playing at a hard rock club called 7th Avenue in Yokohama... it's their 28th anniversary!!! Amazing a music venue lasting so long!
To be honest with the jazz/funk/rock/R&B stuff I've never driven my amp head so hard to get volume so it's hard balancing my sound. I can hear myself loud enough but the band wants more volume. I've decided to boost the miss a bit.
Anyway... today I'm going to perform with shades.... LOL
hope to report on the show later!
5 (Bass/Vocals of Lo-Fi)
いまサウンドチェックが終了し、横浜の7th Avenueという会場で初めてハードロックバンドとのライブに挑戦！！
なんか、音量とかもよく分からず手間取っていたけど、サウンドチェックはなんとか終わって、大音量でやるときの音の変化の勉強に、、、(そんな勉強いるのか)
今日もまた全然昨日のライブとは違う文化の中で楽しみだ。
ちなみにきょうはこのサングラス！笑
------ English -------
We just finished doing the sound check for today's show... again not Lo-Fi but another band that I'm helping out! I'm grateful that my services are needed in this genre of music too!
Really different from yesterday's jazz venue, tonight I'm playing at a hard rock club called 7th Avenue in Yokohama... it's their 28th anniversary!!! Amazing a music venue lasting so long!
To be honest with the jazz/funk/rock/R&B stuff I've never driven my amp head so hard to get volume so it's hard balancing my sound. I can hear myself loud enough but the band wants more volume. I've decided to boost the miss a bit.
Anyway... today I'm going to perform with shades.... LOL
hope to report on the show later!
5 (Bass/Vocals of Lo-Fi)
Jan 25, 2013
ライブ映像だよ！ This is a live jam from Lo-Fi!
このライブは本当にいいジャムができたなぁ、、、沢山の人に応援されているから、辛い時のなんとか頑張れる。インストの曲だから、歌が無くて本当にアートよりのパフォーマンスだけど、これもお客さまからの反応が沢山あってすごく嬉しかった曲です。
I think this performance was a memorable one from Lo-Fi in 2012.... It's really great to have people behind us on songs like this where it's all instrumental. The popular music scene is filled with singing... so it requires a tiny bit of guts to keep doing this song live. It's got a good feel though, so I know we'll keep doing this song live!
Noriの演奏やYoshのドラムも本当に楽しいね！
iTunesだったらダウンロードできます！
This song is called "Cubic Glass" from our new album Fortitude.
It's available on itunes in the US too
The Lo-Fi - Cubic Glass (Live in Yokohama) from Inside The Plantroom on Vimeo.
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