Fragile Fireworks - Music

World's End Girlfriend Is A Japanese Composer Whose Work Blends Complex Sound Structures With Beautiful Melodies Reaching From Electronic Glitch To Jazz-Infused Rock To Modern Classical. Captivating Enthralling And Like Nothing You’ve Heard Before WEG Makes For A Surprising Yet Central Addition To London Contemporary Music Label Erased Tapes. His Brand New Album ‘SEVEN IDIOTS’ Will Finally Be Released Outside Of Japan This April. Shifting Seamlessly From Catchy Pop Hooks To Elaborate Orchestrations And Brutal IDM Drones It's An Irregular Pop Album – Filled With Twists And Turns That Will Have You Reaching For The Repeat Button. At First Recorded With Vocals He Took The Unusual Composing Method Of Building Up The Songs Before Erasing All Of Their Vocal Parts. By Dismantling And Re-Constructing Each Track WEG Has Produced A Genre-Defying Album That Truly Transcends Categorisation. World's End Girlfriend Hails From Nagasaki Kyushu Japan And Currently Resides In Tokyo. Fascinated By His Father's Classical Music Collection He Began His Foray Into Sound At The Tender Age Of 10 Creating His Early Compositions On Keyboard Guitar Tape Recorders And Computers. To Date He Has Composed More Than 600 Songs For The Most Part Unreleased Testaments Of His Early Experimentations. WEG First Came On Europe’s Radar In 2002 Invited To Perform At Barcelona’s Renowned Sonar Festival. On The Back Of The Collaborative Album ’Palmless Prayer / Mass Murder Refrain’ With Japanese Post-Rock Band Mono He Embarked On Extensive Tours In Europe And North America In 2005 Returning For An Appearance At ATP Festival In 2008. Recently Performing As A Seven-Piece Ensemble WEG's Ostentious Live Show Is Currently Selling Out 800 Capacity Venues In Asia. Filmmakers Seem Smitten Too With The Go Shibata Directed Movie ‘Late Bloomer’ 2004 And The Internationally Renowned ‘Air Doll’ 2009 By Award-Winning Director Hirokazu Koreeda Both Featuring Soundtracks Created By World’s End Girlfriend. The Music Video For ‘Les Enfants Du Paradis’ Taken From ‘SEVEN IDIOTS' Has Already Received Over 90.000 Views On YouTube. Directed By Yohei Saito This Beguiling Visual Represents The High Level Of Interest Given To WEG's Music Not Widely Available Outside Of Asia – Until Now. ‘The One Album That Would Turn The Entire Music World On Its Head’ 8.5/10 #6 Top 100 Releases – The Silent Ballet US ‘There Are Few Artists Who Can Make A Human Being As Overjoyed Ardent Or Terrified As Katsuhiko Maeda Through The Sheer Art Of Music. …there Is No Other Conscientious Artist In Activity That Crafts Music In The Same Distinctive Style As World’s End Girlfriend’ 8/10 – PopMatters US ’A Defining Statement And A Full-Length That Has More Than Realised His Potential To Be One Of The Most Unique And Vital Solo Artists In Modern Music‘ 9/10 – Contact Music UK ‘World’s End Girlfriend Sign To The Label Renowned For Its Recognition Of Innovative Acts... And Promises To Blend Sideways Pop With Strange And Addictive Hooks' – Bearded Magazine UK read less