SONIC DRAGOLGO

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SONIC DRAGOLGO
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Self-proclaimed electro-pop superstar Sonic Dragolgo is a curious character.
Born Kozaburo Narita in Tokyo, Japan, he found himself attracted to
electronica as a teenager, buying his first synth at 17 years old.
He carries a startling self-assuredness and a natural comedic gift that is
surreal,entertaining and refreshing.
Sonic..s live shows are a wonderful spectacle, as he somehow manages to
play guitar, operate a synth, sing and play with a Bob The Builder glove-
puppet at the same time. His music straddles human emotions ..
humour, melancholy, joy and regret .. while remaining gleefully
unselfconscious.
Taking his name from an amalgamation of Japanese animations Doraemon
and Golgo 13, as well as a certain videogame hedgehog,
Sonic Dragolgo began his techno career when he signed with Tokyo label
Hyper Rich in 1994. His first song, ..Young Manjiro.., was scooped
up the following year for release on a compilation, catching the ear of
internationally-renowned DJ Ken Ishii. Ishii..s endorsement helped the track
became a hit within the local techno scene, and Sonic soon
found himself the subject of recognition and respect, resulting in work writing
music for MTV.
In 2001, after several domestic releases, he decided to leave Japan for a life
of adventure in Berlin, taking with him 50 songs written in just 33 days.
German label Klang Krieg selected 10 of these, releasing the
album ..Don..t Stop The Music... Meanwhile, he shared vinyl in the States
with Matmos, Kid606, CEX and more on a Tigerbeat6 compilation.
In 2002, drawn by the climate, he moved to London, where he still lives.
He soon found a seven-single, one-album deal with Palm Beats, a label
founded by Island Records pioneer Chris Blackwell. Through them he
released one 7.. a month for three consecutive months in 2003/2004, before
the label..s UK branch was closed and its artists discharged.
But with his ineffable self-belief, Sonic persevered, continuing to play shows
around the UK and releasing his ..Apple.. album in 2005 on Hyper Rich.
In recent years he has played with visiting Japanese bands including
Polysics, as well as UK-based acts Mika Bomb and Yumi Yumi. He joins
the It Came From Japan tour in February 2007 .. check
http://www.myspace.com/icfj
(Daniel Robson:Freelance journalist,14th/Jan/2007 )
..A Japanese man dressed in a black suit dashing about the stage playing
widdly leads on a guitar and supplying sporadic vocals into Christmas
tree light-adorned microphones over Nintendo-esque backing music.. ..
Kerrang!
..Be lulled into a false sense of security by the lush and sterile heartbeat
motif, then freak out when the guitars all come swirling in.. .. Adam
Alphabet (Akira The Don), PlayLouder
..An unholy amount of Mirwais-esque wabbling and lots of vocoder-heavy,
smouldering, very fast melancholia.. .. Iain Moffat, PlayLouder
..Kicks major ass. It..s happy, it..s fun, it..s hard, and noisy.. .. Exploding
Plastic
Sonic Dragolgo is a diminutive Japanese man singing Beatles songs,
accompanied by online gaming sound-tracks while Bob The Builder plays
guitar – I told you there was “weird”.
Camden New Journal 24/Jul/2008
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