…と似ているけどスペル間違えた、僕。これや：
…looks like it, but spelled wrong – Here it is:

2010年1/08.09.10@CASO, Osaka City

外人の客の為、英語の説明：
I know I post a lot about Graffiti art related events, and the effect is usually the same: If you’re into it, you already know about it and plan to attend. If you aren’t into it, then you couldn’t care less. So I’m making it a special point to say: Even if you have absolutely zero interest in graf – even if you have never attended a gallery in your life, if you are in Kansai for the next couple days, go. Go. GO.

Osaka’s beautiful bay side art space CASO is holding the gallery. Several massive rooms, housing pieces of over 30 artists. Writers from every Japanese island are at this thing – no joke – for the full list of talent check out the flyer/sticker at the organizer’s site!

Best of all, there’s going to be live painting on all 3 days (as I understand it). Unfortunately, this is a super limited engagement but well worth a few hours of your weekend! (If you’re in Minami, just hop the Chuo subway line to Osakakou and hoof it south for about 5 minutes.)

PS – not to be confused this with “Lucky 13″ which I blogged a few weeks back. That’s at Prohibit on the 16th. (Many of the same participants – different works)

運が良くて、イベントの前日に少し入らしてくれた。残念やけどあの日iPhoneのカメラしかなかった！！
I was lucky enough to sneak inside and sneak some preview images! Sadly I only had the ol’ iPhone cam on hand. (but as they say, “the best camera is the one you have with you”)

スプレー缶は半端ない数や！
No,…this is a lot of paint.

あなたは真腰さんの目に命令されている通り、このギャラリーに遊びに行ったら良い！
Do as Magoshi’s eyes command!

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土曜日の夜、いつも国際と国内アーティストの為頑張っている関西風なアートスペース・カフェELIXIRはまた楽しいイベントを行った！自分があまり詳しくないジャンル「ノイズ」のイベントを初めて経験した。絵をみて、酒飲みながら過ごしやすい環境やぁ。
A surprise Saturday Night event at Elixir in Higobashi. Kansai’s original champions of artists of both the brush and the note, both local and international, are at it again! This time with some Noise(tm) to accompany the paintings and beer (or wine if that’s how you roll).

三家総一郎というサウンドアーティストをみろ！！この人のひいている…なんやろう…ゲームボイ風な…ギターPEDAL…FXボードって… あまり分からないけどめっちゃえぇ音を出している！
Check out Mikka Souichirou in action! This guy is totally ripping it up on the… um… gameboy-like contraptions spread out all over the floor bound by electrical tape and… gum, I think.

スピーカの上にビーズをのして、カメラで壁に写していた。ビーズの音はベースのECHOになってエェ感じやった。
The truant beads on the speaker are being films and projected on the wall – providing an additional echo to the bass line. Keen!

サックスやいろんな手作り楽器で頑張っていたSALADS in SPACEとっても最高なパーフォーマンス！関西におる人、見るべきやわ！特にMORPHINE系なサウンドが好みなら。気になる人、SiSのブログやマイスペもあるよ。
A sax, a whosits, and a whatsits… plus a load of electronics effects provided by a rogue macbook and some bongos for extra beats. I won’t try to describe the awesomeness of Salads in Space any further, if you’re in Kansai, check them out for yourself! Although I do have a special note for the Morphine fans in the audience – the saxophone is positively haunting! If you mourn the passing of the Sandman, do yourself a favor and give these guys a peep!
SiS is Rick Tuazon, Charles-Eric Billard and Jerry Gordon – they have a mySpace page as well!
残念ながらVEILというバンドを見る時間がなくてさきに帰っちゃった。楽しみにしていたのにな。VEILさん達、ごめんなさい。また今度ゆっくりね！
Veil was on tap as well, but sadly I had to split before the end. Hopefully another report on that soon!

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先週のイベント写真をやっとアップした！日本全国の彫師さんが集まった、無限軌道！人はぱんぱんやった！沢山の人きてくれて嬉しいぃ！
Here’s some random photos from last week’s event – Mugenkidou Vol. 5 in Hiroshima! Psyched so many people showed up – it was a great time!

準備中ぅぅっぷぅ！ステージはめっちゃ近かったわ！
Gettin’ ready for action – you can see how close the stage was!

へのへのもへモヘヤぁぁ！
Moheya!!! (Some jokes are hard to tape in both languages, ok?)

合わせ鏡風な状態。カメラの事はまだ全然慣れていないわ！
Like a mirror facing a mirror… I still have no idea how to use this camera.

RYOJIアンドGAK!!
Ryoji from Hyperdragon Tattoo and Gak from Biorhythm Tattoo!

なんと！バニー様ぁぁぁ！！
And hey! A familiar bunny girl!!

先輩の手首に先輩の作品の周りにバックグラウンドを彫る事になって、ちょっと緊張しっちゃったわ！バイオ風な牙はいつもえぇ感じや！
A little pressure tattooing on an upperclass(wo)man’s wrist… around the work of other upperclassmen. Can’t go wrong with bio-y teeth!

広島のイベントはめっちゃ楽しかったがやっぱり大阪に帰ると安心するわぁ！
Hiroshima was a blast, as expected (a tiring one at that). Everyone down there really went out of their way to make sure all guests were accommodated and that things went off without a hitch. Still, I was glad to be back in Osaka the next morning. Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home!

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明日の朝、広島へ出発！無限軌道VOL５やぁ！イベント会場で待っておくでぇ！
Off for Hiroshima tomorrow morning for Mugenkido Vol. 5! See you then!

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Hospital Go-Go!

今年のHOSPITALに参加するんるん！
皆さんのコスプレを楽しみにしているわぁ！！おネー様ぁだらけぇ祭りんりん！
当イベントでのタトゥー予約を待っています！！
希望している方、連絡ください！！

I’ll be participating in this years HOSPITAL GOGO (Vol. 7, 5th Anniversary)
Psyched up to see some of everyone’s fetish cosplay fantasy/nightmares take shape! A true Mistress Matsuri! Anyone who wants to get tattooed at the event, drop me a line. Cheers!

イベント情報：
Hospital GOGO vol.7 ５周年 GO!GO!GO!７!!＠CLUB PURE（大阪）
2009年11月22日（日）

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INKSPOT 1977から帰って来たとこ。アートやグラフ好きが多くてめっちゃえぇパーティやったわ。
Just got back from Ink Spot a few hours ago… the party raged all through the night. At some point I think every level of the downtown building was balls-to-butts with wall-art aficionados.

ギャラリー現場はすごい感じやった。コラボの新作、新しい材料の実験、作品になりかけDJブースも本当にイベントのプラスになっていた。
CASPER, JOTA, KE-1, ZYS were all in rare form at the reception. New collaborations, material experimentation, and even a DJ booth that doubled as an installation really punctuated an already talent-packed show.

私の話より、写真の方がおもろいんでチェックしてくださいね！
I could talk about it all day, but I’ll let some of the event photos speak for themselves.

お知らせ：先週、僕はやっとSLRのカメラをゲットしたんで色々実験して撮ってみたんだが…機会の動きに全然慣れていなくて上手く撮れなくて申し訳ないが。よろしキュ！
Full disclosure: I finally got an SLR this week so all these photos are the result of an amateur masquerading as a pro.

DJブースにダミーカメラが付いていて、ちゃんと動いていてえぇ雰囲気やった！
The DJ booth was fashioned out of pipes, corregated cardboard, and foliage to mimic a typical Osakan abandoned lot. Littered with tags and complete with a moving dummy camera – they really nailed it! The booth filled the whole rear of the room and really made the environment.

ピンストでHELLOシールを描いているのは初めてみたゎ！
When’s the last time you saw someone pin-stripe a “Hello, my name is” sticker?

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They’re at it again – some of Japan’s finest graffiti virtuosos (All born in the same year – 1977!) are at it again featuring a two part gallery – Yokohama in the East and Osaka in the West! 4 amazing artists – a single generation:
CASPER / JOTA / KE-1 / ZYS
For those of us fortunate enough to live in the Kansai region, the opening party is October 24th. Do I see a rooftop BBQ in our future? I sure as hell hope so!

TEH BASIC INFOS:
Reception Party: 10月２４日 @ 21:00
Location: Downtown Bldg. 2F
Normal Gallery Hours: 13:00~21:00

画像はちっちゃすぎて読みにくくて、すみません〜！詳しい情報はこちら！
A proper description – too small to read! More Details HERE!The Japanese blog-o-sphere has been abuzz with reports of the Yokohama turnout – don’t miss your chance to witness firsthand the skill level to which these artists have risen today.

オリジナルポスターも発売中！エキシビション記念ポスター（A2サイズ）はZAKAIと一二三屋にて発売してそう。とてもえぇ用紙に印刷されていて、シンプルな白黒デザイン、立派なプリントや！
These are the event posters printed on heavy duty high quality stock. Simple. Clean. Beautiful.
They’ll only be available from Zakai and Hifumiya (same floor as the Osaka event space)

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今夜はMORTAL COMBAT！

Mortal Combat kicks off again tonight!
OPEN 23:30
CLOSE 5:30

今年LOUD PARKは東京だけなのでHEAVY ROCKが好きな関西の人ならこのイベントはおすすめや！
Couldn’t make Loud Park in Tokyo? Than this is the event for you!

今回のフライヤーのイラストはベン作や！
Also, I did the artwork for the flyer this month, so there you go.

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