Saturday, Oct. 22 at Differ Ariake -- Vision Quest Tokyo pulls off a fantastic party with 3 live acts who just played at Gathering 2005 a month ago: Alien vs. The Cat, Shanti and Melicia. More than 1,700 showed up, but the crowd was overwhelmingly chimpira wannabes and Shibuya 109 face-factory "chicks." (Yes, I know that "chicks" is not PC. But for these young gals, the concept of equality means trying to look like each other or some pop idol.)
These kids all really need to learn some self-control around intoxicants. Sadly, many never will. The dance floor and chill areas were a zoo! But the sound was so damned good! Even though I just saw these 3 live acts a month ago, I was blown away by the energy they brought to the stage.
Alien vs. The Cat (Ari Linker of Alien Project and Avi Algranati of Space Cat) played several new tracks that will be on their next album together (next spring). Shanti always delivers -- DJ or live -- but he was on fire at Differ! Melicia's closing live set was powerful, with the legend's lovely sister Odelia pouring her heart out on vocals over a sea of screaming lunatics.