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nanbanjin

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About Me

Nanbanjin - 3 piece alternative rock band.
"One of the most mesmerising, epic, grand, haunting new bands around at the moment" - DAVE CHISLETT music journalist
"Nanbanjin consist of Dai Evans (gtr/vocals, Wales), Eoin Jordan (bass, England) and Manabu Mori (drums, Japan) and are based in Kyushu, western Japan. As you might expect from that, they present a very different sound indeed. Its dramatic and powerful and almost impossible to categorise. Dai Evans’ vocals are just HUGE and the power of the rhythm section monumental. Quite simply put, you have to actually listen to this to come to grips with it. Extraordinary" - BIG INDIE COMEBACK VOL.3 review
"Huge soaring vocals over burrundhi type beats, atmospheric and simply amazing" - MATCHBOX RADIO 24.
"Two brits and an animal who have an admirable commitment to melody mixed with contortionist chord formations... I advise anyone to go and have a look" - JOHN WILKS Japanzine
**Nanbanjin's debut album "ON YOUR WAY" (Afronaut Records) is now available on limited release!!**
The album is currently available through the following outlets, with wider distribution to follow in 2007:
Stores:
Borderline Records, Fukuoka
Chameleon Records, Fukuoka
Rhythm Records, Oita
Firehouse, Nakatsu
Haruya Shoten, Nakatsu
Jym Records, Hiroshima
Ark Enterprise, Machida, Tokyo
Atmosphere, Musashino-Shi, Tokyo
Bout Records, Nagoya
Sam's Record Shop, Sakai, Osaka
Marquee Inc., Shinjuku, Tokyo
Rockgatez Inc.
Handa Wanda, Tokyo
Sam's Shibuya, Tokyo
Online:
afronaut records
iTunes
monstar.fm
cdbaby

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/29/2005
Band Website: nanbanjin.net
Band Members: David Evans 'Dai' - Guitar/Vocals (Pembs/Wales) Eoin Jordan - Bass (Reading/England) Manabu Mori 'Mow Lee' - Drums (Fukuoka/Japan)
Influences: Longpigs, Sonic Youth, Graham Coxon, B'z, Smashing Pumpkins, Bowie, Tool, Super Furry Animals, Ride, The Who, Jeff Buckley, Mr. Children, Pavement, Mothercoat, Bob Marley, Radiohead, Morrissey, Supergrass, Deerhoof, Prodigy, Yokoyama Ken, Gorkys, Muse, Soulwax, Phantom Planet, Mansun, Qururi, Jesus Lizard, Blur, Headswim and Aled Jones.
Sounds Like: ??
Record Label: Afronaut Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

HELP

HELP!!!!!This weekend is the Kyushu band battle final and we only found out today by looking at the website that there is a song vote competition online. Please vote for us!! For those who cannot read...
Posted by nanbanjin on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 06:42:00 PST

CHAMPIONS - Bring on the zenkoku taikai

???????HOTLINE????????????!!??????????????????????9?30?????? --?--?ZEPP??????????????IMS???????????????????????????15???? [email protected]?????????? ?We won the Shimamur...
Posted by nanbanjin on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 02:55:00 PST

New Video ????m

The people at Muplaza made a video about our gig the other week. Take a lookMuplaza?????????????????!!http://dive.digiban.co.jp/repo rt/detail2.phpOsaka and Nagoya here we come
Posted by nanbanjin on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:22:00 PST

NEW RELEASE/GIGS/PV

Its been a while. We've been busy with this that and the other. Enjoyed our gigs up in Kyoto and Kobe and looking forward to Osaka and Nagoya next week. Also can't wait for the Keith Flack gig, we've ...
Posted by nanbanjin on Tue, 29 May 2007 05:06:00 PST

MATCHBOX COMPILATION

We are on Matchbox recordings 'Big Indie Comeback Vol.3', horrible title I know but there is actually a fair amount of decent music on there especially track 13 on CD1 which happens to be our tune 'Th...
Posted by nanbanjin on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:53:00 PST

BEST 'FOREIGN BAND' IN JAPAN (its officia

According to the largest circulated English magazine in Japan we are top of the crop. The review and rather vulgar interview can be seen in this month's issue of Japanzine or at http://www.seekjapan.j...
Posted by nanbanjin on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:47:00 PST

Album sample tracks on myspace

If you're here then you've probably already realised that there are some samples from the album now on our myspace. Have a listen. The full tracks will be available on the album "ON YOUR WAY" to be ...
Posted by nanbanjin on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 07:07:00 PST

Debut Album/New Gigs/New Drummer!

Greetings all.Nanbanjin are back with more dates in Kyushu and a debut album, to be released on November 19th 2006. Its a mix of new recordings from the UK, and old recordings that have been totally ...
Posted by nanbanjin on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 07:03:00 PST

Video on Youtube

Hi there everyone, we're now just recovering from a messy but energetic weekend of gigs - thanks to all who came to Saiki and At Hall.Our good friends Matt and Joel have been doing a stellar job with ...
Posted by nanbanjin on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 07:10:00 PST

Website Updated

Ive just updated the website with a few new bits and bobs, and also a provisional UK Tour Schedule (you can expect some extra additions to it though - two that didnt make it in time for the upload are...
Posted by nanbanjin on Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:29:00 PST