Archive for January, 2009

LITE’s tour goods by B.O.R.E.D design from Bangkok #1

January 26, 2009

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Buckle to Share Artistic Attitude between Thailand and Japan

January 20, 2009

winter tour 2009

Collaboration between B.O.R.E.D design from Bangkok and Japanese installment band “LITE” is getting started under my coordination of new project.

Let’s feel free to visit them!! Enjoy!

Japan Tour 2009 #1

Jan 23 2009 1830 WHOOPEE’S,Kyoto, JP
Feb 08 2009 1800 HEAVEN’S ROCK VJ-1, Kumagaya, Saitama, JP
Feb 11 2009 1830 CLUB ROCK’N’ROLL, Nagoya, Aichi, JP
Feb 12 2009 1830 FANDANGO, Juso, Osaka, JP
Feb 13 2009 1830 O-NEST, Shibuya, Tokyo, JP
Feb 28 2009 1900 CUBE GARDEN, Sapporo, Hokkaido, JP
Mar 03 2009 1900 IMAGE, Okayama, JP
Mar 04 2009 1900 NAMIKI JUNCTION, Hiroshima, JP

In 2003, LITE was formed by four piece in Tokyo. Originally they kept playing gigs around Tokyo after dropping “1st demo” and “2nd demo” for themselves. In 2005 they released their 1st mini album, called “LITE” from “NMNL records”, owned by Tower records Japan. They did a tour all around Japan for the first time.

May 2006 they dropped their 1st full English album “filmlets” from the same label. On July they released 1st mini album “LITE” from “Transduction Records” in U.K and it is distributed in U.K and all around EURO by “Cargo”.
On September of the same year they went on a tour of U.K and Ireland during a couple of week. On November they took part in the project of “Radio Head Tribute” for the song “Everything in Its Right Place”.

Performance in FUJIROCK FESTIVAL‘07(Rookie a go go stage) was already decided. In 2008 they finished Phantasia Europe Tour 2008 with 2nd album “fantasia”.

Their tour goods and flyer were designed by B.O.R.E.D design, Bangkok

LITE  website, myspace

new project’s logo “Coo-la Project”

January 19, 2009

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Coo-la Project

Column for “monthly geography” July 2008 #8

January 17, 2009

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My article theme: Is it like eating a piece of cake to boost up art scene in Bangkok?; BACC (Bangkok Art & Culture Center), Bangkok, Thailand, page 119-

Column for “monthly geography” June 2008 #7

January 17, 2009

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My article theme : Cultural enhancement and exploitation; tourism and creativity in art and culture in Phuket, Thailand, page 117-

Outline

The prosperity that arises from tourism has significant effects on a destination such as Phuket, Thailand. Tourism brings monetary profit; however, there are also disadvantages causing social and cultural disorder, as the pursuit of wealth becomes the primary goal of people living in the area. While the coastal area of Phuket, for example, is now seen as multicultural, the inland area of Phuket has become hollow of culture as residents and visitors alike have congregated and focused their attention on the coast. The shifting population density has created unbalanced city zoning…….(omit the last part).