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Makunouchi Bento

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About Me


The Makunouchi Bento, or traditional japanese lunchbox, is a highly lacquered wooden box divided into quadrants, each of which contains different delicacies. It is also one of the most familiar images of Japan’s domestic environment. Reading the box as both an object and a metaphor, Felix Petrescu (Waka X) and Valentin Toma (Qewza) founded this experimental / electronica project back in 2001.
At the time, Felix was a member of Urban Experience - one of the pioneers of the underground electronica scene in Timisoara (Romania) focused mainly on dance music, and Valentin had his solo project. The first Makunouchi Bento album, Himette, was finished in no time, being a collection of new tracks, but also old unreleased works of Urban Experience and Qewza.
With their album available for free download, further singles and EPs released on well-known netlabels like Eerik Inpuj Sound, Miasmah, Metempsychosis, Ogredung, and also a live act and a DJ set at two important musical events in Timisoara (TM01Base Festival and TMBase Fused Series), they started to get their music heard both in Romania and abroad.
By 2004, their discography included many compilations (both commercial and free) like the TMBase Festival Compilations, Collection 2: Moving (Databloem), Apegenine Volume 1 (Apegenine), VGM Mixtape 8 (No Sides Records), Fishing for Complements (Retinascan), Snowsky & No Ink and Cucina Vagabonda (Ogredung), Retork (Enough Records), 101 (One) and many othes. Also, they had two split EPs with Kaneel, called Miopedi (Kikapu) and Miopedi: Errata (One), plus various singles released on Ogredung and Camomille. On top of that, the track Rokurokubi (Part 2) has won the first battle of netlabels hosted by Numia, and thus it was printed on a limited edition vinyl (Makunouchi Bento’s first 12") along with the three other songs and a "hidden" Makunouchi bonus track.
Finally, it was time for Romania to develop an interest in experimental music, and Makunouchi Bento have found themselves invited to all the important events across the country. Latest releases include Balada unui creier mic EP released on the first romanian netlabel: Arhiva7, Lament of the fishing robot EP (Camomille), Flika EP (TMBase) and Trcutu LP (One) - a special project made for AVMotional 2 Festival, consisting of electronic interpretations of various classical compositions (Satie, Ravel, Arensky, etc).
Keep an eye on this page and Makunouchi Bento’s official website for future gigs and releases!
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Member Since: 10/25/2006
Band Website: makunouchibento.inpuj.net
Band Members: Felix Petrescu (Waka X)
Valentin Toma (Qewza)
Type of Label: None

My Blog

10 retro gaming ringtones

Not spam! :) _10 frantic lo-fi ringtones (loopable) _inspired by retro console games (invaders, pacman & co.) _composed by makunouchi bento for OTAKU Magazine _format: various (mono) _enjoy:) (c) ...
Posted by Makunouchi Bento on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:33:00 PST

Remix for Daniel Dorobantu

Daniel Dorobantu's new album ("Knock on the sky and listen to the sound") is out and free! ...well, at least until the 1st of September, so put on your download shoes and get it: www.dorobantu.com - s...
Posted by Makunouchi Bento on Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:26:00 PST

Makunouchi Bento live at Nuit Bleue (21.06.2008)

We'll be performing live at Nuit Bleue / Fete de la Musique next Saturday (21.06.2008 - 8 PM), at the French Cultural Center (bd. C.D.Loga nr. 4, Timisoara), opening for Kumisolo. Later on, Waka X wil...
Posted by Makunouchi Bento on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 08:27:00 PST

New gigs

Felix aka WakaX aka the spectacled half of Makunouchi Bento will be performing live, as follows:1. Saturday 31.05.2008 / 10:30 AM (oh man, haha) - DJ set @ AnonimTM's 48H - New Bounce Club (stage 2), ...
Posted by Makunouchi Bento on Fri, 30 May 2008 09:22:00 PST

New song on Otaku mag compilation

"Cenusa farmaciei 8" - some kind of remix of "Usa farmaciei 8" ("Balada unui creier mic EP") - has been featured on the CD included in the latest issue of Otaku mag. Be sure to check the mag, you can ...
Posted by Makunouchi Bento on Wed, 28 May 2008 02:40:00 PST

Qewza - Unu mai si mai trei mix

With the occasion of the international labour day, Qewza of Makunouchi Bento has produced 3 mixes of romanian music: 203 tracks in 4 hours of pretty much anything from balkan gypsy music to jazz, funk...
Posted by Makunouchi Bento on Mon, 05 May 2008 03:36:00 PST

Shaky Brains Remix

Pay a visit to The ME Band remix profile, our remix (Bentroit) for Shaky Brains is available in their player. Next to a few other good ones - hit the play button! http://www.myspace.com/them...
Posted by Makunouchi Bento on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:12:00 PST

Millano Brothers IV EP

A tribute to B Movies & VHS exclusives. A new EP from Makunouchi Bento. Very few people knew the fact that Makunouchi Bento have scored one of the most obscure imaginary movies in the history of ...
Posted by Makunouchi Bento on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:41:00 PST

Makunouchi Bento live at TMBase Music Workshop 2008

  TMBase Music Workshop 2008 27-29.03.2008, Timisoara / Romania SETUP VENUE & CLUB - http://www.setuptm.ro/ Come see Makunouchi Bento live on Thursday, 27.03.2008! Followed by...
Posted by Makunouchi Bento on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:33:00 PST

Bonus artwork for Jebel Chamber Orchestra EP

Some great extra (fan) artwork on this EP here: http://www.deviation04.com/~mabento/data/jco_artwork_2.zip Done by http://wirestory.blogspot.com for Makunouchi Bento. ...
Posted by Makunouchi Bento on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 03:56:00 PST