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LIVE @ 285 KENT, BROOKLYN NYC, FEB 2/26/13

VIDEO SHOT BY COLEY BROWN

GUARDIAN ALIEN, EST ∞

FULL DISCLOSURE: WE HAVE BEEN HERE ALL ALONG

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ALEX DREWCHIN

GREG FOX

BERNARD GANN

TURNER WILLIAMS

ELI WINOGRAD

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GUARDIAN @ MOVES GALLERY 10/22/11 

Zs in Nagoya

The Lightning Bolt Gate, Asakusa Tokyo

Emi and I visited Asimo today. Been so busy and have had so little wifi access! More Posts to come soon… Tomorrow is my solo show at Nanahari in Tokyo, details here: http://www.artuniongroup.co.jp/plancha/top/zs/zs-greg-fox-nanahri/

Sunflower people

Vio lounge, Nagoya

Today we traveled from Tokyo to Nagoya, which was not an easy feat! Yesterday there was a big snowstorm in Tokyo and the roads were still very icy today. It was nearly impossible to drive out of Tokyo, as was originally planned. We ended up getting on the bullet train. I passed out immediately and we woke up right at the Nagoya train station, just in time to grab all our stuff and jump onto the platform. We are at the venue now, soundcheck went smoothly, and now one of the other bands on the bill is setting up. They have a million guitar effects pedals! Looking forward to hearing their sounds. I wonder what Nagoya is like! Can’t wait to find out more.

Alien Origami!

Today we drive to Nagoya! Playing a Zs show tonight and then a solo show tomorrow.

DT live at Soup, Tokyo Japan, 1/12/13

The past few days…

In Japanese my last name translates to キツネ “Kitsune”. I like that…

I have been having an amazing time! And we have been so extremely busy that I have not had time to update this trip blog, let alone email my family or friends at home. 

Today is the final day of the ZS Score installation at the Vacant gallery in Tokyo. It’s been going really well and I think we have been getting a better and better sense of how to actually do this thing, beyond just conceptualizing it.

Two nights ago Shinji Masuko (DMBQ, Boredoms) did an improv set with us at the galley. What an honor to play music with him! And last night Dustin did the same, and it was also great - but even better than that was our duo set later last night!!! We recorded it, so we will see what happens with that…. Very excited!

Pictures to come…

私の名前はグレッグ·フォックスです

Today was a full day! We left Tokyo at 11am and took the train to Osaka. Our new friends Kay and Mongoloid (I’m assuming that’s his nickname but who knows) met us at the train station with an Asahi gift set, at which point it became clear that it was okay to drink a beer in public in Japan.

Kay writes and arranges the music for the band Vampillia, who we played with tonight - they were great - orchestral, doomy, with operatic vocals, piano, violin, shredding, costumes, etc. The whole 9 as they say. Mongoloid turned out to be the singer, his performance was awesome. Pictures and maybe video coming soon.  In the small world department, it turns out that Ben Frost produced a record of theirs, they gave me a copy. THANKS VAMPILLIA! also the drummer’s name is Tornado. Not to generalize or anything but Japan is fucking awesome.

A brief list of today’s activities:

ate rice balls and hot bottled tea from family mart

took the train from tokyo to osaka

drank asahi on the street

ate udon

played darts

played the show

ate tokiyaki

ate ramen

Tomorrow we leave the hotel at 10:30am and head back to Tokyo, where we will play some shows and do the Score install at the Vacant gallery. More info on that here. Its late! Time to go to sleep. 

朝でお会いしましょう！

ZS and our new friend Nobuyuki after the gig in Osaka

The kimono store

Udon dinner

From the window of the train, in between Tokyo and Osaka

This is the Osaka venue, Conpass

This is the street we are playing on in Osaka

Toilet instructions… Let me just say this thing has really good aim.

one of my favorite visual artists has a retrospective in NYC which goes through march. I highly recommend spending some time with Paul’s work if you get the chance.

New studio, finally (Taken with Instagram)

Hot air balloon on set (Taken with Instagram)

O_o (Taken with Instagram)

Good Morning (Taken with Instagram)

It’s all you need (Taken with Instagram)

It’s hard out here for a shrimp (Taken with Instagram at Big Snow Buffalo Lodge)

Alex and Desmond (Taken with Instagram at The Outpost)

JANUARY 26th 

9/11 Hijackers’ passports were issued by the CIA, says US Consulate whistleblower.

ClassicNESs (Taken with Instagram at Shea Stadium Bk)

Where’s the off switch for Congress?

Alligator in Virginia Beach (Taken with instagram)

Sorry, bear. (Taken with instagram)

Hello instagram (Taken with instagram)