New Members Thread

[oki-ringo]

Hi! I'm Sean. I live in Okinawa. Im in the US Air Force...hrrmm..not much to say. Me in two artists / directors:

1. White Stripes
2. Tokyo Jihen

1. Wes Anderson
2. Stanley Kubrick

aaaaaand that's about all there is to know

[justriiingo]

Oh. A Tokyo Jihen fan instead of a Shiina Ringo fan.
Interesting.
Welcome on board!

[oki-ringo]

Im equal opportunity when it comes to Jihen/Ringo!
It really depends on what mood I'm in.

[Canto]

Originally Posted by kamikaze

Sup everyone, I'm a Korean/Japanese American, currently living in Korea, just showing some love for Miss Shiina Ringo.

and Inaudible-Whisper thanks for redirecting me here

Hi Kamikaze,

I'm always curious about why you pick up such a "powerful" name and signature (It is in ancient Chinese -- "Men should be crushed like a piece of jade, and not be safe like piece of tile." -- in case non-Chinese apeakers here dont get the meaning). Feel free to reveal it?

Wish you have a nice stay in EMF!

[TeslaGuy]

Hi, I'm Jamie. I already posted on another thread how I got into the music, so I won't repeat that here, but I will blather on a bit about myself. I live and work in downtown NYC, getting paid to operate and maintain stuff in recording studios, museums, theaters, and for artists and composers. I helped found and was technical director of a downtown performance space, where I did assorted arty things.
The only relevant thing I did was sound design for an in-house production where I blew up planes, won some awards, and ended up being paid to spend a month in Shimokitazawa Tokyo working with an underground theater group. The curious can find more info here http://www.charlievictorromeo.com/.
Japanese music-wise, I like Cocco, Cornelius, YMO and members solo works, Sketch Show/Human Audio Sponge, Puffy, Pizzicato Five, Halcali, Ringo and other artists I won't bother mentioning as I only own a small percentage of their output.
I love the films of Stanley Kubrick and David Lynch.
My screen name is one I lazily reused from a downtown misfit artists board, because Amifan and the corresponding Ami Onuki avatar seemed inappropriate here. That thing is my Tesla coil, which shoots out million volt sparks. Its completely useless and very dangerous, which seems an ideal combination. Pictures here http://www.weird.org/Physics/action.htm.
Oh, and my current sig is from the 5th Annual Fourth of July Monster Parade.

[oki-ringo]

Nice you sound cool as hell

[jigenbakuda]

Originally Posted by oki-ringo

Nice you sound cool as hell

I second that. Welcome aboard.

[justriiingo]

Welcome on board TeslaGuy.
We're in dire need of new blood in this forum so please do stick around and post more! (especially music from those bands you claim no one has ever heard before. )

[Tokyo Jihad]

what hapened to old.boy? i liked him in the "newb" wave of feb/march whenever it was.

[justriiingo]

Probably sitting in some hotel room being fed and watching TV and being accused of murder.
Expect to see him hanging out here about 10 years later.