CMJ released some information about
Nisennenmondai, a three piece pyschadelic noise rock band from Japan, releasing an album here in the US. They have never released an album outside of their native land before. And yet, these ladies have shared the stage with
Battles(big fans of theirs), and for good reason, they will probably be associated. Their other notable fans include
Lightening Bolt and
No Age.
It's no wonder Nisennenmondai is a favorite of these bands; they are all the same kind of noise-rock aesthetic. Except the ladies of "Year 2000 Problem" (a rough translation) have been playing together for ten years; a long time to develop a tight, skilled sound that somehow still feels totally disjointed and directionless. Nevertheless, fans of Battles and company will totally dig
Neji/Tori when it's released by
Smalltown Supersound on July 29th. The CD includes tracks from two of their earlier EP's, you guessed it,
Neji and
Tori.
Check out their tunes, and enjoy. Check out their website, and prepared to be confused. -
joe puglisi * * * * * * * * * * * *
Nisennenmondai on Myspace