Wire

June 23, 2011

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on June 2011 Hip Daikanyama club Unit celebrates its seventh anniversary with a post-punk dream bill. Influential UK band Wire’s angular phrasings and experimental approaches can be heard in the offerings of countless bands to emerge since the ‘80s. With a new album in the form of Red Barked Tree, Wire—in […]

By Metropolis

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on June 2011

Courtesy of Unit

Hip Daikanyama club Unit celebrates its seventh anniversary with a post-punk dream bill. Influential UK band Wire’s angular phrasings and experimental approaches can be heard in the offerings of countless bands to emerge since the ‘80s. With a new album in the form of Red Barked Tree, Wire—in Japan for the first time in seven years—will be joined by Friction, one of Japan’s most-admired post-punk outfits. This all-nighter will also see sets by Japanese techno DJs Kenji Takami and Kentaro Iwaki.

July 2, 10pm, ¥4,000 (adv)/¥5,000 (door). Unit. Nearest stn: Daikanyama.