Hikashu with Mori Ikue at Aoyama, Tokyo, July 1, 2014

As usual, the band started improvising. Mori Ikue sat in throughout the set and her sound was very audible from the beginning.

After about ten minutes, sans any interruption, the performance was gradually segued into Digital Frankenstein. This is exactly the audience expected because Mori participated in the original studio recording of the song. It was quite extended because there was a lot of interplay in the bridge - the entire performance was over fifteen minutes.

The set lasted about an hour, and the bright electro fragments from Mori's laptop embellished the atmosphere overall. It was a splendid evening with imaginative music.

Makigami and Mori will play together again at the Stone NYC in October. They'll perform as Agra Dharma, the trio with pianist Sylvie Courvoisier.

The next Hikashu gig is on July 16 at Star Pine's Cafe in Kichijoji, Tokyo. It's the first full length gig since February so don't miss it. See here for detail.





Digital Frankenstein
words - makigami, music - sakaide

On a square LCD screen
All the voices are to be transformed
(transformed, transformed)

Digital Frankenstein

On my operation system
The head of the island is swelling
(swelling, swelling)

The body trembles

On a square LCD screen
All the voices are to be transformed
(transformed, transformed)

Digital Frankenstein

(instrumental)

Surfing the net
The shape of the sea shows that it lost itself
(it lost, it lost)

Getting drowned by a click

Sing the praises of digital technology

This song is made of bubble
(made of, made of)

Dazzlingly off the mark


The original Japanese lyrics follows;


Shikakui ekisho no
Sono koe no subete wo henkan suru
(henkan suru, henkan suru)

Digial na Franken

Watashi no OS no
Sono shima no atama ga fukurete iru
(fukurete irum fukurete iru)

Sanzameku sono karada

Shikakui ekisho no
Sono koe no subete wo henkan suru
(henkan suru, henkan suru)

Digial na Franken

(instrumental)

Netto wo oyoideru
Sono umi no katachi ga mayotte iru
(mayotte iru, mayotte iru)

Click de oborete ku

Utaou Digital wo

Kono uta wa abuku de dekite iru
(dekite iru, dekite iru)

Mekuru meku mato hazure