TAKAGI MASAKATSU IS DOPE.

shane, carlos, ryan, and i took a trip to LA last night to check out a gallery opening... rather, it was a a/v performance by takagi masakatsu, a gentleman who releases records on w+k tokyolab... the label for which shane has been slaving away. the website may one day actually be complete. if so, you'll hear about it here.

the show was pretty incredible. he had the majority of a given track programmed up on his powerbook, then he played along on his synth. the video presentations were pretty beautiful, most featuring simple animated line art and low-res video of children, ususally in close-up. of course, this video was highly processed, and usually very colorful. but yeah, it was amazing. i'd tell you to purchase the records, but anyone without access to the tower in shibuya might have difficulty doing so.

...actually, i just checked the boy's website again and it appears that the store is fully functional... happy ordering.

we were supposed to visit with oli last night, but she didn't end up making it. it's probably better that way as i was having trouble fabricating excuses explaining why i had forgotten her copy of juliet of the spirits. who knows when she'll get it back now... oh well, she owes me a copy of the hole... we did end up meeting with daniel and a few of his friends... and hitting a defunct party hosted by shane's homies caleb and brandi. but the night was relatively quiet, nonetheless.

and now, i present to you a small fraction (sad, huh?) of the photos that were taken during my last two trips to vegas. i especially enjoy the one showing the latest entry in ray's phone. enjoy. Posted by ryan at March 7, 2004 01:13 PM