tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220957931635097123.post4115592426016282363..comments2023-09-25T22:26:25.692+10:00Comments on mnml ssgs: Tokyo Clubbing: Club Yellow, Sayonarachrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17030219185948353658noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220957931635097123.post-10184652824273223062008-07-26T17:03:00.000+10:002008-07-26T17:03:00.000+10:00It was primarily a house club, with props for host...It was primarily a house club, with props for hosting people known as house dj's who in fact played across the board in long sets, with an amazing sound system, the right proportions exactly for a proper night. Not to o big, not too small, just the size of Montreal as we say in Canada.<BR/><BR/>I lived in Toyko for two years and spent a lot of time at Yellow. Music hit you in a different way there.<BR/>For people that doubt the veracity of the club in history, it should mean something that the forefathers of this whole music who had called The Paradise Garage the greatest ever, basically put Yellow in the same category.<BR/><BR/>The best word I can think of to describe it in essence is authenticity.<BR/><BR/>I took a trip back to Japan last year and caught two show there, FK, the greatest and defining dj to play there, plus Kerri Chandler, a godfather that techno heads should pay due to.<BR/><BR/>It feels as if an era of my life has been capped since coming upon this news. <BR/><BR/>Bitter-sweet. I had always wanted to DJ there.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14564010211777815825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220957931635097123.post-32981152517142627532008-02-06T22:38:00.000+11:002008-02-06T22:38:00.000+11:00whalecurry you must be joking when you say that co...whalecurry you must be joking when you say that colors is the new powerhouse in nishi azabu and that yellow is not crash hot. what about all of the amazing events that yellow has put on???? cobblestone jazz, steve bug, laurent garnier, herbert to name a few of the many they have done. any time ive gone to colors, it has been very dull. the music is often uber minimal with no melodies at all(which i personally think is boring and lacks any kind of creative, musical talent). long live Yellow. lets hope they find a new venue soon...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220957931635097123.post-10188036557568159022008-02-05T09:01:00.000+11:002008-02-05T09:01:00.000+11:00That is sad. I didn't know cisco, but Yellow I was...That is sad. I didn't know cisco, but Yellow I was familiar with, even if I've never been to Tokyo. <BR/><BR/>On the bright side, "government" doesn't equate to "no demand." hopefully some enterprising soul will pick up the slack.<BR/><BR/>As for the no-dancing law, WTF?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220957931635097123.post-75782148573893312322008-02-05T04:14:00.000+11:002008-02-05T04:14:00.000+11:00@ ilya: interesting thought. i guess that could pe...@ ilya: interesting thought. i guess that could perhaps be some silver lining, but i am not so confident, partly because the kind of spaces that techno thrives in - which often tend to be big and industrial - are rather different from the kinds of spaces being designed and built in today's largely post-industrial age...<BR/><BR/>@ whalecurry. i personally had a lot of fantastic nights at yellow. i found it good for either a big night, or a quieter one just hanging with friends at the bar. but if it aint your thing, fair enough. and you are right - colors studio (based on my one visit) is great. kind of has the old maniac love feel to it. i didnt know (or visit) mixrooffice, but if that is also gone, that just strengthens the argument being made here: something is rotten in tokyo.chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17030219185948353658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220957931635097123.post-30624783106260491132008-02-05T03:54:00.000+11:002008-02-05T03:54:00.000+11:00Sure there were some good parties at Yellow, but a...Sure there were some good parties at Yellow, but as far as I am concerned the club itself wasn't particularly crash hot. I much prefer the new Nishi-Azabu powerhouse Colors Studio which has some great parties in its own right. I think more saddening than the closure of Yellow should be the news that Mixrooffice has closed. Sure Yellow was an icon but Mixrooffice was much more relevant to contemporary techno.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220957931635097123.post-14701181683280056852008-02-05T03:31:00.000+11:002008-02-05T03:31:00.000+11:00Well if it's simply a matter of gentrification and...Well if it's simply a matter of gentrification and loss of marginal spaces (abandoned warehouses and so on) then we may have a cause for optimism in the coming global recession. It's not completely certain but it looks like in the near future quite a lot of real property will be abandoned/foreclosed on. That may mean more of the kind of spaces where techno culture can thrive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com