We've just completed
a filmclip for our new single, Ritual. The clip was directed and
edited by the magnificent Chris Tursi and Nic Oogjes. Extra special
thanks also to Margarita, Anita & Ingrid for all their help
on the day.
Tic Toc Tokyo release their new single,
Ritual, this Saturday October 18th.
Marked by haunting vocals, abrasive
tones and percussive rhythms, Ritual sees the band explore a more
expansive sound as they develop the experimental aspects of their
debut EP, Artefacts. Lead by an unified rhythm and taking on space
as an integral element, the track is driven by tension before moving
into an atmospheric interlude inhabited by dual overlapping vocals,
textured guitars and melodica. Ritual was recorded by producer Nao
Anzai at Head Gap Studios in Melbourne.
Ritual will be released as 4 track
CD, available via MGM Distribution. Accompanying Ritual on the single
is a remix of the track Colour of Place (which appeared on the Artefacts
EP released earlier this year). Colour of Place- Oona's Nuclear
Winter Mix is an atmospheric, experimental dub-influenced alternate
version of the track, remixed by producer Casey Rice (AKA. Designer)
at his Classix studio.
Rounding out the release are versions
live versions of Traps and The River- two highlights of our live
set and recorded especially for this release by Nao Anzai in the
Pony bandroom, Melbourne.
TIC TOC TOKYO RITUAL
RELEASED OCTOBER 18
AVAILABLE VIA MGM DISTRIBUTION TOC 002
TRACK LISTING
1. Ritual
2. Colour of Place- Oona's Nuclear Winter Mix (by Designer)
3. Traps (live)
4. The River (live)
SINGLE LAUNCH
We will be launching the single next
Friday October 24th at the East Brunswick Club in Melbourne. Joining
us on the night are special guests Plug-In City, New Estate, and
Dead-Before-Death-Gang, making for a fantastic and eclectic lineup.
This will be our last gig for the year as various band members head
overseas for the summer. In addition, the gig will also be the first
chance to preview a number of new tracks which we have written for
our debut album, due to be recorded in early 2009. See below for
the flyer.
We've just completed our first filmclip:
it's for the track Ladies in Vogue, off our debut Artefacts EP.
Many thanks to Chris Tursi who shot the clip, and also to La Mama
theatre in Carlton who lent us their space for a night to shoot
it.
In the lead-up to the EP launch at
the Northcote Social Club this coming Saturday, we'll be appearing
on the airwaves over the next couple of nights. Tune in to Triple
R (102.7 FM / or streaming online at www.rrr.org.au)
on Monday night between 8 and 10 to hear us interviewed live on
Local and/or General, and on Tuesday night we'll be popping into
Syn FM (90.7 FM) for The Hoist at 7pm. Hope you can listen in!
We are excited to
have been chosen as finalists for the Garage 2 V competition! We
will be playing in the Victorian heat on Wednesday February 27th
at The Toff in Town in Melbourne for our chance to make it to the
national finals in Sydney and a slot on the V Festival bill. If
you would like to attend, Faster Louder are giving away free tickets,
which you can get your hands on here!
With Artefacts
now available in stores, we'd like to take the opportunity to let
you all know the details for our EP launch. We're excited to announce
that we will be launching in Melbourne at the Northcote Social Club
on Saturday, March 15th. We're also thrilled that joining us on
the night are two of our favourite acts and our good friends, Plug-In
City and Bachelor of Arts. Tickets will be $10 on the door.
We will be launching
the EP in Sydney the following week on Thursday, March 20 (Good
Friday Eve) at The Gaelic Club, as part of 'The Future is Now' Festival.
We are joined on the bill by Young & Restless, The Wahas, the
Jezebels, and Lions at Your Door. This is an all ages show, and
tickets are $12 from Moshtix outlets.
Stay tuned for further
tour dates for launches in other cities, which will be announced
soon!
In other news, tracks
from Artefacts have begun to make their way onto radio, with Triple
J and Melbourne's Triple R both recently playing Ladies in Vogue
& Colour of Place, and the latter has also been playlisted on
Sydney's FBi radio.
TTT are pleased to announce the release
of our debut EP, Artefacts, on February 16, 2008.
The 4 track EP was recorded to tape
and mixed by Casey Rice at Head Gap Studios in Melbourne. It is
being released independently, with distribution in Australia and
New Zealand through MGM Distribution, and will be available as a
CD digipak.
We are all very excited, and cannot
wait for you all to hear it. Stay tuned for upcoming launch details
and tour dates!
Welcome to our new
website! At the moment not everything is up and running but you
can find details of all of our upcoming gigs,
and more new stuff will be coming soon. You can also visit our
Myspace
or email
us.