Hello, my name is Naoko… here are some interesting CD and DVD reviews
CD review:
“King of Scum”: Ultra Fuckers -This wonderful concert CD of Ultra Fuckers in their prime was recorded in the rather intimate setting of a Bangladesh charity concert in Osaka with a bunch of drunk gaijin heckling the Ultra Fuckers, who probably don’t feel right if the audience isn’t reacting to their absurd noise terrorism. Loud drum fills between songs, Kawai’s bizarre ramblings, and plenty of shrort, fuzzy songs. And the toy guitar. I had recorded this on video at the time and sent the concert film to Kawai, who decided to release it as an audio CD. On the insert it says “Dedicated to Peter Holfich, Thanx to Matt EXILE and KTO.” Mispelled my name, but who cares when you’ve just had your 1.5 seconds of fame!!!
DVD reviews:
“Bone Crush Memory”: Ultra Fuckers – This is a concert filmed at Bears in 2002, a memorable show where Kawai jumped off the ladder at the end of the show as he often does. Except this time he didn’t just bounce up from his roll and walk offstage. I shot this on video, burned it to DVD, and titled it “A Dozen Ultra Fucker Fans Can’t Be Wrong” and sent it to friends like Kawai, now he’s released it as-is (but a bit crooked in the frame so that it looks kind of cheap – nice touch) as “Bone Crush Memory.” Thanks Kawai! The show is brilliant, of course, the usual UxFx madness, and that night the band was in fine form. Also with pics of the show, and an interview with Kawai sitting in with Jeff Bell, and Nana of TEEM from before the show. On the case it says “Recorded and Directed by Peter Brian Holfich.” No sense spelling my name right here either, of course, ha ha ha… Matt gets his name misspelled too as “Matt Caufman.” There’s also a line that says “Fuck to hospital.”
“Nagoya”: Ultra Fuckers – Strange video of the Ultra Fuckers onstage making very subdued music with guest act “Droppen G,” who is someone called Murakami Gonzo. At this point Ultra Fuckers were without a guitarist, so it is just Kawai and Tom Nagata, the drummer, and “Tamon Sin,” who performs on the ladder. Whatever that means. The camera is in a fixed position for the whole show.