satanicpornocultshop
Arkhaiomelisidonophunikheratos
Label: Some Bizarre
Released: TBC 2009
Satanicpornocultshop is Japanese band integrating Levi Strauss’ concept of ‘Bricolage’ (Tristes Tropiques,1955) into hip-hop
In 2001, perform at the peak time glory of the Batofar club in Paris, opening their first collaboration with the label Sonore with their participation on the ‘Batofar Cherche Tokyo’ CD compilation. The first Tour de France was organized for Satanicpornocultshop, mesmerizing an incredulous audience with absurd performances. The next year, 2002, brought their fourth and glossily produced album ‘Ugh Yoing’, released on NuNuLaxNulan. In 2003 for the release of their fifth album ‘Anorexia Gas Balloon’ on Sonore. They made their first Japan tour together with Carl Stone. ‘Anorexia Gas Balloon’ getting reviews and airplay in Japan, Europe, US and Canada. The very same year, their killing cover of The Velvet Underground’s ‘Candy Says’ appeared on the UK Wire magazine compilation Wire Tapper 10
A strenuous yearlong work was necessary in order to release their 6th rich and complex album ‘Zap Meemees’on Sonore in 2005. Like a twin, a lighter, pop and instantaneous 7th album ‘Orochi Under the Straight Edge Leaves’ bloomed on the Polish Vivo label the same year. In the end of 2005, they made their first European tour (Netherlands, Denmark, Czech Republic, Italy and France), climaxing at Prague’s Alternativa festival in front of a crowd of 800 enthusiastic and frenetic people. In 2006, they received the Digital Music Honorary Mention in Europe’s prestigious PRIX ARS ELECTRONICA competition with "Zap Meemees". And they also received the Research of the electronic music Qwartz Awards in France. And they performed at the prestigious Cite de la Musique in Paris in June. They release
In 2007, Satanicpornocultshop participates in WFMU radio program feature "Raymond Scott". In September, they participates "U Can' t Touch Dis:The New Asian Art "at ZONE:Chelsea Center for the Arts, New York. In October they performs to "The Third Mind" at Palais de Tokyo, Paris and "Experimentaclub07". Disco_r.dance, UK release tytle song from "Custom Drum Destroyer Remixes" in December. In 2008. Release "Takusan No Ohanasan" in Vivo Records, Poland. Also featured on WFMU's "Beware of the Blog" in my "Vote for your favorite WFMU Myspace Friends" series and were voted a favorite band.
August 1Oth 2009 Satanicpornocultshop 9th album "Arkhaiomelisidonophunikheratos" release on Some Bizzare, UK. This is Greek of meaning said, "As sweet as old favorite honey". This is a concept album that makes Iraq War a theme. It's a story of king, people, birds, and the rise and fall of the nation by a lot of cover songs (Vashti Bunyan, Prefab Sprout, Messy Elliot, My Bloody Valentine, Phoebe Cates and others) and a lot of record sampling in the collage like a palace in financial failure age.....