World's End Girlfriend - Seven Idiots

Tracks

01. The Divine Comedy Reverse
02. Les Enfants Du Paradis
03. Teen Age Ziggy
04. Decalogue Minus 8
05. Ulysses Gazer
06. Helter Skelter Cha-Cha-Cha
07. Galaxy Kid 666
08. Bohemian Purgatory Part.1
09. Bohemian Purgatory Part.2
10. Bohemian Purgatory Part.3
11. Der Spiegel Im Spiegel Im Spiegel
12. The Offering Inferno
13. Unfinished Finale Shed

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. Or as a newly-won fan simplified it in just one tweet: 'WORLD'S END GIRLFRIEND ARE THE MOST MIND-BLOWING SHIT EVER. THAT IS ALL. GOOD NIGHT' 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.