[Fwd: Dakini Newsletter: Fall, 2005]

Hello everybody,

2 new releases to announce and a pair of Dakini events in new venues, as we're moving around now that Aoyama Cay has closed. The release party (11/2) will be smaller, at a cozy new club called Tsukimiru, which is a 5 min. walk from Gaienmae, 10 from Omotesando, and should be a very special evening of music. The new cds will be on sale, cheaper price! And then there's Niyaz at the end of the month; their debut cd (Niyaz, on 6 Degrees) has been my favorite this year, and features in all my dj sets, as well as being used by probably half the bellydancers in town! It's probably the best blend of ethnic/acoustic music and electric/ambient I've ever heard. We're bringing over the whole band for an early evening Sunday show at Warehouse in Azabu-Juban -- don't miss it! Only 150 of the cheaper adv. tickets, so reserve early!

First up...

ON SALE 11/2 in stores - NOW on our website:

PUFF DRAGON "Sazanami"  (DAK2115)

Debut release of immaculately produced downtempo dub & chill from Steve
Good, aka Double Dragon. Crisp rhythms, flowing melodies, and deep echoing
spaces that move far beyond four-bar formula.

MAKYO "Swara Mandala"   (DAK2116)

The fifth album from Dakini's #1 producer features a deeper journey into
symmetric synthesis with plenty of Indian & Arab vocals and percussion
weaving in and out of the electronic layers. Very hypnotic, ranging from
strong tribal grooves to floating Indo-electro ambience.

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DAKINI RECORDS RELEASE PARTY

11/2　（水）

Tsukimiru Kimiomou (Gaienmae)
月見る君想う
03-5474-8115  www.moonromantic.com

Open: 23:30

3,000 adv.*/ 3,500 same day (w/2drinks)

new album release party for Dakini Records artists:

MAKYO -- dj set: exclusive Dakini collection

PUFF DRAGON -- live: Sazanami in dub

w/special guests

CARAVAN TENT feat. Akiko -- live 6-piece afro-punk-jazz-tribal-jam band w/3 dancers!
MAKNATIS -- mystical bellydance (Makyo album cover models)
HIYOSHI -- space-ambient dj set

(* you can reserve via e-mail. send name/tel.#/how many people and your name will be at the door for the adv. ticket price... also: small venue, capacity 150-- reserve early!)

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DAKINI NIGHTS VOL. 15

featuring _NIYAZ (from LA; Six Degrees Records)

11/27 @ Warehouse (Azabu-Juban, Tokyo)

Open: 19:00

Live: Niyaz (Azam Ali - vocals & santoor/ Loga Ramin Torkian - saz, rabab, guitar/ Carmen Rizzo - programming/beats/ James Mahlis - oud / Satnam Ramgotra --tabla)
  
w/ Makyo (dj set)
  Madoka/Tateiwa/Gio (live set: saz/oud/darbukka/daf/programming)  
  Miho and Mishaal (bellydance)

Tix: 4,000 (adv./ltd. to 150 tix) / 5,000 (same day)

Tix & info: www.dakinirecords.com
              skydancers@dakinirecords.com
              03-3948-1662
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see you around...

--Gio--

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Hunter's Moon

According to folklore, October's full moon is called the "Hunter's Moon" or sometimes the "Blood Moon." It gets its name from hunters who tracked and killed their prey by autumn moonlight, stockpiling food for the winter ahead. The Hunter's Moon of 2005 is due on Oct. 17th.


If you live on the Pacific side of Earth (California to Alaska, Hawaii, Japan and Australia), you can see a partial eclipse of the Hunter's Moon.  The best time to look is Monday morning at 5:00 a.m. PDT (Oct. 17, 1200 UT) when the edge of the Moon dips into the darkest part of Earth's shadow. Only a little bit of the Moon will be shaded. A casual observer might not even notice the eclipse; but if you know what to look for, you'll definitely see it.

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