[EVENT] PLASTICZOOMS NEW ALBUM AND EU TOUR 2017
HIGHFeeL is proud to announce the first tour dates of the Japanese band PLASTICZOOMS for 2017, and the
international release of their new album, on January 11.
After a first show in Hong Kong, PLASTICZOOMS will kick off the European leg of
the tour with two shows in Berlin, their beloved city.
All the details regarding venues, guests, time schedule and tickets will be
announced within the next weeks. Several shows all over Europe are still
pending, and will be confirmed asap.
TOUR DATES
- February 18: Hong Kong (HK)
- February 24: Berlin (DE)
- February 25: Berlin (DE)
- February 26: Poznan (PL)
- March 3: Brussels (BE)
- March 4: Brussels (BE)
- March 5: Brussels (BE)
- March 8: Cologne (DE)
- March 9: Amsterdam (NL)
- March 12: Liege (BE)
- March 17: Lille (FR)
- March 18: Paris (FR)
- March 31: Prague (CZ)
- April 1: Warsaw (PL)
- April 15: Toulon (FR)
- April 17: Montreux (CH)
- April 21: Copenhagen (DK)
- April 22: Budapest (HU)
More gigs to be added soon!
NEW ALBUM:
Title：PLASTICZOOMS
Release date: 2017.1.11
Price：25€
Genre : Alternative / Dance
Track list：
01. Frontal Attack
02. The Future
03. Quite Cleary
04. Minds
05. Highway
06. U12
07. Night & Hurt
08. Smoke Motion
09. Veiled Eyes
10. Breitenbach
About PLASTICZOOMS
Members:
• SHO ASAKAWA (Vo)
• JUN YOKOE (Ba&Syn)
• TOM TAKANASHI (Gt&Syn)
Genre: DIY/INDIE/PUNK/NEW WAVE
Country: JAPAN
Active since 2007
Combining elements of 70's punk, 80's post-punk, new wave, and gothic genres all into the
core of a new sense of sound, they seek to establish themselves in ways beyond precedent
in their native Tokyo scene.
They are PLASTICZOOMS.
Frontman Sho Asakawa, in keeping with the spirit of DIY, personally directs and produces
their music, artwork, merchandise, and all other creative endeavors.
Active since 2007, PLASTICZOOMS could gather a loyal fanbase in their counry and
outside. In 2015, they started their international activities.
FASHION ICONS
Beginning to gain traction as fashion icons, the members of PLASTICZOOMS were featured
models in the magazine THE REALITY SHOW, photographed by Nobuyoshi Araki. Soon after,
PLASTICZOOMS collaborated during Tokyo Fashion Week with the trendsetting Japanese
fashion company DISCOVERED, producing clothing and providing the soundtrack for the
collection through the release of their second album, STARBOW. Additional collaborations
around this time included jewelry with accessory brand JAM HOMEMADE and creative
exchanges with UK streetwear brand LONG CLOTHING.
See footage from THE REALITY SHOW's PLASTICZOOMS fashion photo shoot with
Nobuyoshi Araki here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=YqFgeatKwjs
With the 2013 release of PLASTICZOOMS' third album, CRITICAL FACTOR, they went on to
an unprecedented footwear collaboration with Shinya Yamaguchi.
2015: SHO became catalog model for the brand "Tata Christiane" in Berlin.
http://tatachristiane.com/collections/archive/phantom/
2014/15: TOM was featured as a catalog model for SHINYA YAMAGUCHI.
2016, SHO ASAKAWA appeared as a model for the latest collection of the brand MICHIKO
LONDON (Harajuku Laforet Fashion Show).
Vocalist and designer SHO ASAKAWA develops his own brand, Venus Eccentric, and
creates exclusive clothes for PLASTICZOOMS.
~ http://plasticzooms.base.ec/
EUROPE
In June 2015,
PLASTICZOOMS relocated to Berlin for a year. After having organized several
shows in Berlin with local and international artists and DJs, they began their collaboration
with the agency HIGHFeeL to release a new and exclusive physical EP (Veiled Eyes) and
tour in France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany and Poland.
In 2017, an international tour of around 20 shows will be organized and produced by
HIGHFeeL, to celebrate the release of the brand-new album, “PLASTICZOOMS”.
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