Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on May 2012

The outdoor festival season gets into high gear with Taicoclub. Each year since 2006 the event has “curated” a connoisseur’s selection of electronic and post-rock acts at a mountainside setting in Nagano. This year’s lineup is by far the most ambitious yet. With a new album rumored to be in the offing, New York’s Animal Collective [pictured] make their first Japan visit in three years. Japan’s own Boredoms and Sakanaction offer their own takes on post-rock, while Africa Hitech, Ricardo Villalobos and Josh Wink hold things down on the dance floor. Advance tickets are selling quickly and door tickets will not be available.

Kodama no Mori, Nagano Pref, Jun 2-3 (listing).