Definitely one of the most unique electronic artists to hit Berlin’s (non-existent) shores in forever, and that’s really saying something since Berlin is crawling with electronic artists one would easily call “unique”), Trouble Over Tokyo (Toph Taylor) brings the one man show to Lido for a night of dancing & debauchery amongst the local indie-intelligentsia …and others who manage to somehow get in uninvited. We’re very strict on them at the door, but often they’re skinny and screaming and grease themselves in goosefat. We try.
The new album from Trouble Over Tokyo is out now, the title is The Hurricane and if you have a nose for the flamboyant, or an eye or ear or whatever it is that people have for the flamboyant (me? I’ve got a wardrobe full of Hawaiian-shirts and an amateur magic routine.), then you’ll dig that fact that the album comes with a 52 page hard cover book with some sort of embossed silver imprint and just the general air of something that is a pleasure to own and fun to show to your friends. Here’s a track from the new one, the title track even…
Supporting on the night is Bye Bye Bicycle out of Sweden playing a set of really great indie-disco numbers and basically just being fun to be around. Here’s a number from them, the very awesome Northpole…
