ZIGZO is back! Reunion live on 2012-03-17 at Akasaka Blitz

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Haruna_Kamimura wrote:
If you like it you can start by listening to the albums chronologically. Discography is indeed in the official site. I'd give you some download links but the albums are still available at amazon.co.jp, lol

With listening to Monster Music and then Add9 Suicide would be enough to know pretty much about them.

I concur. Zigzo actually has very little output since they were only officially around for less than 3 years so listening to those two albums is pretty much getting a taste of everything.

Monster Music is a nice amalgam of their different immediate pasts (nil, By-Sexual, L'arc~en~ciel) when they unofficially formed in 1998.

Add9suicide really takes the Zigzo sound to it's ultimate form with stand out tracks like nanikara nanimade, warau tsuki, and fukai mori ni ita.

A few singles followed that second (and last) album but I'd recommend listening to them afterwards for no other reason but to stay chronological.

btw Zigzo fans, By-Sex recorded a track called "Need Your Love" last year which was one of three songs (with risoukyou and Strawberry Shampoo being the other two) that Zigzo performed early on that were ported over from By-Sex. Risoukyou was on test-no's first album 000 and Strawberry Shampoo was featured on the tonight I will fall single. I forget if we can post youtube links or not but here's Need Your Love. You can almost imagine tetsu singing over it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnGxvaRCvys
 

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I got the first single and really liked it, so i'll get around to the rest of it after I get done with this current new batch of stuff I have (ATOM ON SPHERE, Dir, LIL etc) haha.

Thanks, all~
 

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What is this? http://www.tower.jp/item/3072771/THE-2nd-Scene-ZIGZO
Facebook announced it was a book interview. Or something like that.
Zigzo wrote:
(株)音楽と人から ZIGZO INTERVIEW BOOK「THE 2nd SCENE ZIGZO」発売決定!
昨年末に再結成を発表し、3月17日に行われる赤坂ブリッツでのライヴは即完売したZIGZO。
彼らが10年前の解散から再結成に至る迄の心境を赤裸々に明かしたインタビュー本が発売されます。
TETSU、RYO、DEN、SAKURA。
ひとりひとりが語り尽くしたロングインタビューと撮りおろし写真。
現在制作進行中です!
ZIGZO「THE 2nd SCENE ZIGZO」
全40ページ/B5版
定価:2,000円(税込)
お問い合わせ:(株)音楽と人 03-5919-1526
3月17日(土)赤坂ブリッツライヴ会場にて先行発売
      (赤坂ブリッツ限定販売分のみ直筆サイン入り)
3月20日(火)〜
以下、タワーレコード店舗およびウェブにて限定販売
札幌ピヴォ店/仙台パルコ店/池袋店/新宿店/渋谷店/横浜モアーズ店/名古屋パルコ店/名古屋近鉄パッセ店/梅田大阪マルビル店/梅田NU茶屋町店/難波店/神戸店/福岡店
タワーレコードオンライン(送料無料)http://www.tower.jp/
Anybody who can say anything about this considering I just see a wall of kanjis? :(

EDIT: Also they're announcing lots of merchandise D: I will get that T-Shirt! Its way cheap by 2500Y :)
Everything visible in their official Facebook page.

And a new picture :)
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“Music and People” are planning to release ZIGZO INTERVIEW BOOK [THE 2nd SCENE ZIGZO]
ZIGZO announced their return at the end of last year and selling this at the like at Akasaka Blitz.
This will contain interviews from them expressing their feelings towards reuniting after 10 years.
TETSU RYO DEN SAKURA
Each member will talk individually in a long interview accompanied by pictures.
It is now in the process of being printed!

ZIGZO [THE SECOND SCENE ZIGZO]
Length: 40 Pages/B5 size paper
Price: 2,000 Yen (plus tax)
For more information, call Music and People 03-5919-1526
3.17 (Saturday) at Akasaka Blitz: Presales at the live house
(People who buy it at Akasaka Blitz will get an autograph)

From 3.20 (Wednesday) it will be available at Tower Records at various stores and online at www.tower.jp

I love the company name, Music and People! ;)
 

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If it matters any, Ongaku to Hito was one of the few major music magazines that nil/tetsu ever did published interviews with.

This amazing blog (http://blog.livedoor.jp/heaven30/archives/52377507.html) which follows Sakura / Zigzo, posted camera photos of a recent interview Zigzo did. From what I can glean they talk about how they met up Sakura's Birthday in 2010 and the idea was broached about Zigzo's 10th disbandment anniversary. Tetsu thought it was in 2011 and was told "No, that's only the 9th anniversary!"

-Eventually Sakura and Tetsu talked on the phone in early 2011 and Tetsu sounded more motivated about the idea. Eventually he said "Let's do it!"
-Some semantics about their calling it the 2nd scene.
-Den mentions how people kept asking why they had disbanded
-Tetsu paraphrases a typical question "What was the real reason? Money!?"


And Zigzo's facebook just updated with a tracklist of that secret rehearsal live they did last year that will be released exclusively at the upcoming concert. They've made it a point that once it sells out at the shows there will be no reissue. Well...here comes the price gouging on Yahoo Japan Auctions!

■会場限定発売CD
「20110620」
価格:2,500円(税込)
[TRDS-001]

1.HOLIDAY
2.I am a slider
3.笑う月 warau tsuki
4.ひまわり himawari
5.splash!
6.裸ピストル hadaka pistol
7.THE WORLDINTORODUCTION
8.SCABBY!
9.RUSH!!!
10.Wonderful Day
 

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So, is anyone going to this/know someone going to this? I'm really interested in a live report! Somtimes I really wish I was living in Japan again, for the concerts if nothing else ^^;
 

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Wandering_Fox wrote:
So, is anyone going to this/know someone going to this?
Unfortunately not. :cry: I so much hope for a live report too!
 

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First tweet by Sakura about Zigzo's revival concert :D all I understood is that he's really tired but motivated for remembering old times, or something like that, I dunno (thanks, google translate)
Sakura wrote:
結局は満身創痍のZIGZO復活。大丈夫!以前の発言の通り倍返しするからね。今日を有る意味一つのきっかけとしてこれからも宜しく!
To be honest, I've been checking Sakura's and Zigzo's pages like once every half an hour for all day, lol. I'm eagerly waiting for pictures or a live report!

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF- can't wait!

EDIT: Den did a post in his ameblo about the concert ::weepy:: ::weepy:: and it has pics!
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Any translation? ::weepy::
-I feel a little bad for asking for translations all the time ):-


Also, they announced a tour! :D!!!!

ZIGZO's OHP wrote:
東京公演は新宿LOFT3DAYS!!
(内容は毎日異なります)


「TOUR THE 2nd SCENE ZIGZO」

6月16日(土)仙台darwin
6月17日(日)盛岡CLUB CHANGE
6月19日(火)札幌KRAPS HALL
6月23日(土)名古屋Electric Lady Land
6月24日(日)大阪umeda AKASO
6月26日(火)福岡DRUM Be-1
6月29日(金)東京新宿LOFT DAY1 “DECADE”
6月30日(土)東京新宿LOFT DAY2 “暗闇でサングラス”
7月1日 (日)東京新宿LOFT DAY3 “TOUR FINAL”

[料 金] 前売 ¥5,000- 当日 ¥5,500- 税込 ドリンク代別
オールスタンディング
[一般発売日] 2012年5月12日(土)

そして一般発売に先駆けて、
オフィシャルHPをご覧の皆様に全国分公演の先行予約を行います。
詳細は下記をご参照ください。
[先行予約] ローソンチケット・抽選先行
※枚数制限:1公演につきお1人様4枚まで
受付URL:http://l-tike.com/zigzo2012/
受付期間:3/17(土)22:00〜3/30(金)18:00
This means we may be getting a new DVD soon!! ::squee:: ::squee::

*dances*
 

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Oh wow! This is great!

Since yesterday's concert was sold out, and must have been very quickly, they knew they could go on tour and draw many more people to see them! Gosh I wish I lived in Japan right now!
 

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I'm secretly hoping that the three month time period between this concert and the upcoming tour will be spent making a new album. It could be enough time knowing Tetsu's speed as of late.

This website gives very updated news and reports about Zigzo and other Sakura happenings. It's pretty much where I get most of my first/second hand accounts from: http://blog.livedoor.jp/heaven30/

Setlist from http://natalie.mu/music/news/66328

01. Wonderful Day
02. chi to ase to namida no uragaqa no happy
03. Himawari
04. I am a slider
05. RUSH!!!
06. Strawberry Shampoo (inc,get away, find your way~ got"S"&death)
07. Fashion Monster 2
08. my problems
09. Humbug song
10. sleep
11. Butterfly
12. Chelsea
13. add9 suicide〜3days in a well
14. nani kara nani made
15. flow
16. warau tsuki
17. THE WORLD INTRODUCTION
18. hullaballoo room
19. hadaka pistol
20. HOLIDAY
21. WALK
22. Bravo
23. splash!
24. DECADE (new song)


edit: Andddddddddd it begins. Lots of the live-only CD on sale at Yahoo Auctions:

http://auctions.search.yahoo.co.jp/sear ... =bids&o1=a
 

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Oh man! They're having 3 days at Shinjuku Loft! That's my favorite venue in Japan! I can't even count how many times I've been there... (I've never heard of Nagoya Electric Lady Land, but now I really want to see a concert there just for the name o_O)

I'll translate Den's post later when I'm off work~

And I really wish I knew someone who went to the show should I could get a copy of the CD... I wonder how many people bought 3 or 4 just for the auction opportunities... ::cred::

And they had a new song! I bet they'll at least put out a single ::squeeeee:: But a new album... If they have plans for one, I wouldn't be surprised if they started working on it last year~ ::squee::
 

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Very nice pictures. Thank you for the link, cardy!
 

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It seems it was a hell of a concert! And to know there is a new song gives the impression they will work on something else :D
Maybe if I get a contact to buy at Yahoo Auctions I may get one of them for myself c: I will talk to a friend later, hahahaha

Thanks for the info, cardy!
 

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np, I already purchased the CD through Masato Shono who I've used exclusively for the last 10 years.

These limited edition CDs can go either way when it comes to availability. Over time the price could drop or they can become rarer and rarer and the price can go up. Since they've already stated this will not be reprinted again I'm erring on the side of caution.

I preferred to snap one up at a buyout price and not deal with the uncertainties of that variable and the bidding war which is cumbersome to do with middle-men buying services.

And I'm almost tempted to go to Japan in late June to catch three nights of Zigzo. I'm sure by the end of it they'll play the majority of their output and I can die happily having possibly heard fukai mori ni ita live which is my favorite song of theirs.
 

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Energized

Thank you so much for so much support at the Zigzo gig last night!

It's been 10 years since we last played at Akasaka Blitz and now that it's over I can start to unwind from how nervous I was.


The members and staff all spent a long time celebrating the end after the show and they all got smashed, but I didn't drink at all, so I just laughed my head off at them!!!

(I've been off alcohol for 5 years now...)

I got home really really in the morning, just conked out and caught a few ZZZZ's.
How was it...

It's definitely a great band, but in a lot of ways it's also a pretty hard core band. Everyone's giving off those kind of vibes today.

-Den

Man it looks like it was a fun live!!! I would have liked to have gone~ looks like it was awesome!!!
 

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Thank you so much for translating, Wandering Fox!
 

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No problem! It's really interesting to read what they have to say about the lives! =D

btw, Who is the guitarist in the Himawari video with the buzzcut? I think he and Tetsu are my favorite members! :cool:
 

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That's the one and only Ryo in the Himawari video.

He and Den have been playing together since they were teenagers in the late 80's.

And thanks for the translation. Interesting how he went sober years ago. I always assume those guys just simply drink and smoke all the time.
 

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cardy wrote:
I always assume those guys just simply drink and smoke all the time.
So do I, and it makes me sad.
 
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