Makunouchi Bento

The Makunouchi Bento Or Traditional Japanese Lunchbox Is A Highly Lacquered Wooden Box Divided Into Quadrants Each Of Which Contains Different Delicacies. It Is Also One Of The Most Familiar Images Of Japan's Domestic Environment. Reading The Box As Both An Object And A Metaphor Felix Petrescu Waka X And Valentin Toma Qewza Founded This Experimental / Electronica Project Back In 2001. At The Time Felix Was A Member Of Urban Experience - One Of The Pioneers Of The Underground Electronica Scene In Timisoara Romania Focused Mainly On Dance Music And Valentin Had His Solo Project. The First Makunouchi Bento Album Himette Was Finished In No Time Being A Collection Of New Tracks But Also Old Unreleased Works Of Urban Experience And Qewza. With Their Album Available For Free Download Further Singles And EPs Released On Well-Known Netlabels Like Eerik Inpuj Sound Miasmah Metempsychosis Ogredung And Also A Live Act And A DJ Set At Two Important Musical Events In Timisoara TM01Base Festival And TMBase Fused Series They Started To Get Their Music Heard Both In Romania And Abroad. By 2004 Their Discography Included Many Compilations Both Commercial And Free Like The TMBase Festival Compilations Collection 2 Moving Databloem Apegenine Volume 1 Apegenine VGM Mixtape #8 No Sides Records Fishing For Complements Retinascan Snowsky & No Ink And Cucina Vagabonda Ogredung Retork Enough Records 101 One And Many Othes. Also They Had Two Split EPs With Kaneel Called Miopedi Kikapu And Miopedi Errata One Plus Various Singles Released On Ogredung And Camomille. On Top Of That The Track Rokurokubi Part 2 Has Won The First Battle Of Netlabels Hosted By Numia And Thus It Was Printed On A Limited Edition Vinyl Makunouchi Bento's First 12" Along With The Three Other Songs And A "hidden" Makunouchi Bonus Track. Finally It Was Time For Romania To Develop An Interest In Experimental Music And Makunouchi Bento Have Found Themselves Invited To All The Important Events Across The Country. Latest Releases Include Balada Unui Creier Mic EP Released On The First Romanian Netlabel Arhiva7 Lament Of The Fishing Robot EP Camomille Flika EP TMBase And Trcutu LP One - A Special Project Made For AVMotional 2 Festival Consisting Of Electronic Interpretations Of Various Classical Compositions Satie Ravel Arensky Etc . Keep An Eye On Http //www.Myspace.Com/makunouchibento And Makunouchi Bento's Official Website Http //makunouchibento.Inpuj.Net/ For Future Gigs And Releases. read less