KanZeOn Party

Following the release of KanZeOn ReIndications, a series of remixes made out of footage from the soundtrack of the film KanZeOn, a special launch party after the film's London premiere at the ICA will celebrate these two projects together. Boldly bringing together old and new, the evening will be centred around transporting traditional Japanese sights and sounds into modern styles.

Performing on the night will be:
- all the way from Japan, ta2mi, the beatboxing, DJing Buddhist priest at the heart of the film KanZeOn.
- KidKanevil (First Words Records, !K7, Ninja Tune, RBMA) performing live from his strongly Japanese-flavoured album Basho Basho.
- Paul Fisher, founder of Far-Side Music - one of the primary importers of music from Japan into the UK - regular radio host on Resonance FM, and curator of the Rough Guide to the Music of Japan.
- Kper (Original Cultures, Rhythm Incursions) playing a special Japanese-vinyl only DJ set.
- also flying in from Japan will be the Japanese half of Shi_ne_ko_sei, a Japan-UK production duo also including KanZeOn’s co-director/producer, who will be playing a selection from the ReIndications release and tracks that inspired the whole project.

Alongside this music programme will be a live visual performance remixing footage from the film by amoeba.av – an internationally acclaimed designer and AV artist working at events across Europe as part of the Scottish video art collective AAA.

This party will run till 1am at the Institute of Contemporary Arts. Admission is free to KanZeOn and Shirome film stub holders, or £5 otherwise. Advance booking for the party alone is also available via the ICA website by clicking here.

KanZeOn is a film best summarized as part documentary and part sensory exploration of sound. It provides a rarely seen view of Japanese culture through encounters with a remarkable collection of religious musicians. The film is currently on a run of screenings at film festivals around the world with a London premiere at the ICA as part of Zipangu Fest.