2025/01/09

• A Shimokitazawa-based band that engages the audience with its powerful pulling power! [The Indie Band Relay]

  

  2025/01/09

  Indie bands are performing at live houses all over Japan. They grab the hearts of the audience with their free and unconstrained performances, and we asked them to introduce us to some of the bands that are "frustratingly amazing!
  
  The 12th group was PULSTANS, a four-piece pop-rock band based in Shimokitazawa. Their positive and emotional sound, which is always close to the listener, will have you pumping your fists in the air!
  
  More to come. Please look forward to updates!
  
  The Musicians' Relay: Indie Bands Edition

• Ashdown's guitar overdrive pedal “Retro Drive” video is now available!

  

  2025/01/09

  Sound House's official YouTube channel now features a product video for Ashdown's guitar overdrive pedal, the "Retro Drive"!
  This overdrive pedal emulates classic amp sounds and delivers a rich, harmonic tone. It has three simple controls that allow for easy sound adjustments. In addition to its functionality, it boasts a sleek design and an LED light that glows when you step on the switch. Packed with all the highlights of the Retro Drive, this product video is a must-watch! Be sure to check it out!
  
  ■■Product video
  Retro Drive オーバードライブ / ASHDOWN
  
  ■Product page
  Retro Drive

• Review of WARM AUDIO Products by Mixer/Recording Engineer/Producer Kenji Nakai Released!

  

  2025/01/09

  WARM AUDIO product review by KENJI NAKAI, who has worked with Red Hot Chili Peppers, Celine Dion, X JAPAN, CHARA, Masaharu Fukuyama, Angela Aki, Nana Mizuki, and more, is now available! At the recently held 'Recording & Mixing Workshop by Kenji Nakai,' WARM AUDIO's condenser microphones, mic preamps, and compressors were used, accompanied by compelling comments from a professional perspective. Be sure to check it out!"
  
  [Product Review] WARM AUDIO Microphones and Processors - by KENJI NAKAI

• shake Presents The Shining 1970's - 2 Days of BRITISH ROCK - to be held!

  

  2025/01/09

  GENSHI SHINBO is the world’s leading Pink Floyd tribute band led by Takehiko “shake” Kogure. The band toured last fall to the end of the year to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the album “The Division Bell” where they performed songs from this album and other songs from Pink Floyd’s entire band career, which blew Pink Floyd fans away. And in March 2025, an event titled “shake Presents Shining 1970’s - 2 Days of British Rock” will be held, in which the band and audience will come together to examine the history of British rock and Western music in Japan in the 1970s! On March 8 (Sat.), in addition to GENSHI SHINBO, Mr. Jimmy, the man who devoted everything to Led Zeppelin and whose autobiographical film is currently receiving rave reviews, will also make an appearance! Then, on March 9 (Sun.), he will perform a show celebrating the 50th anniversary of the release of “Wish You Were Here,” an acquired masterpiece that has gained high acclaim over time and has grown with their fans! The event will feature the very popular Queeness, the ultimate Queen tribute band, whose performance at the Rising Sun Rock Festival, is also legendary. Both days are a must-see for those who experienced 1970s UK rock in real time and for those who are reliving it.
  The venue is the Hibiya Park Concert Hall, where GENSHI SHINBO performed a spectacular Pink Floyd reenactment in 2023.
  It will be an event where you will inevitably be bathed in supreme rock music under the urban sky.
  
  GENSHI SHINBO Official Event Page
  ■GENSHI SHINBO Event Report by Sound House