Free download album by KAKATO. Their topic is so domestic but it sounds soooo international. I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT.
KAKATOのフリーダウンロードアルバム。トピックは超私的で「半径5m」の世界だし、行われてるのは密室のカラオケルームだしすごく内向きな印象だけど、音と態度が超外向きでアルバムを通して楽しんでいてこっちまで楽しくなってくる。日本語がわからない人が聞いた時に「あーそーだそーだ日本語って言うのはこういう不思議なイントネーションだった、もう一度LOST IN TRANSLATIONが見たいなー」って何度もうなずいたり笑ったりできるのが楽しい。日本よりも是非海外でやって半径5000kmの視点で歌ってほしい。下高井戸の中華おれも行きたい。最高!
1967 Born in Tokyo.
1991 Graduated Meiji Gakuin University.
'91-'99 Worked at U.S. based product supply company in Tokyo.
2000 Left Japan for a backpack travel in 2000.
2000 Started to live in Berlin.
2002 2002 Conceived, organised and promoted Koi Klub event in Berlin which went on to take place internationally at venues: Club 11, Amsterdam (2006) and Trump Room Tokyo (2006).
2003 Started to work with Asics and Onitsuka Tiger releasing several exclusive sneakers.
2008 Attended Design Week DMY in Berlin in 2008 and “Berlin im licht” exhibition at MÄRKISCHES MUSEUM in 2008.
2009 Opened a temporary shop “Kiosk by Koi Klub” in Berlin
2010 Opened temporary shop “Spätkauf by Koi Klub” in Berlin.
Koi Klub was featured in magazines such as THEME (US), ICON (UK), DAZED AND CONFUSED (UK), CODE (NL), TOKION (JP), S2WTD (DE) and DESIGNBOOM:COM.
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