Prayers for dispelling the plague feat. DJ
2021. 2.27 Sat. 17:00 - 18:00 JST ＊LIVE Streaming is over.
You can see the recorded video from the YouTube link above.
The COVID-19 has directly hit the entertainment industry and the food and beverage industry. To keep the lights of music, food, and culture burning, along with freedom of activity in the real world, which have been hit hard by the second emergency declaration in Japan.
We will hold a unique prayer festival to pray for the cessation of the infection and the restoration and recovery of culture by overlapping the two "Prlay": the "PRAY" of the monks and the "PLAY" of the DJs.
By stimulating the five senses of hearing, sight, taste, touch, and smell, and by connecting performers and viewers across time and space, we will elevate each "play" to the heavens!
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Goma / Shōmyō
Since ancient times, Goma practice has been performed mainly in esoteric Buddhism to pray for peace reigns in the land and fulfillment of one's heart's desire. Fire will be ignited in the furnace, and the offerings are thrown in and will be burned purified by flames to deliver prayers to the Buddha and hope for the fulfillment of one's heart's desire.
Moreover, a Buddhist monk will perform Shōmyō as well. Shōmyō is Buddhist vocal music with the chanting of sutras. The melody and the vocal techniques of Shōmyō have a significant influence on forming later Japanese music. Hence, it is also highly regarded for its history and musicality.
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ELECTRONIC MUSIC / DJ
In ordinary Buddhist Goma, Shakujo is used as a musical tool to deliver prayers to the Buddha, but this time, we will try to update it to a modern version of expression and collaborate with DJ's electronic music.
Please enjoy the collaboration of prayers and performances of Goma and Shōmyō (chanting) by Showa, the abbot of Naritasan-Ennoji Temple, and music partially newly created for this event by ENA, a DJ and trackmaker.
SOUND / 聴覚
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METAGRAPHY
As a visual stimulus, artist Utabi Hirokawa will attempt to "visualize prayer." He measures the brain waves of the priest Showa as he prays. The brain wave data will be connected to visuals according to algorithms and outputted.
The brain movements are regarding as a kind of "performance," and "graphic score of the brain = metagraphy" is drawn.
Visual of Pray - Brain Wave
VISUAL / 視覚
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TASTE / 味覚
Yakuzen Sake Set + Special Offering
We have prepared a particular Japanese sake and Chinese medical jam with incense set so that you can experience the senses of taste, touch, and smell that cannot deliver online. Sake has been used in various rituals since ancient times, as it is considered to be pure and close to the realm of the gods.
For this event, Sake Innovator Marie Chiba of Gem by Moto has specially selected Sake and we will try pairing it with medicinal jams supervised by the up-and-coming young chef, Kan Morieda. With original rice crackers by copying the metagraphy projected during the actual prayer, It is prayed for in a ceremony as an offering to Buddha.
Also included will be incense from the Yamada Matsu Incenses-wood shop, which uses typical raw materials with strong antibacterial and air-cleaning properties, and which is meant to ward off bad luck.
脳を刺激するペアリング / Holy Yakuzen
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TACTILE / 触覚
SMELL / 嗅覚
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・ ＜ Pairing 1 - YAKUZEN ＞
- - - - Oedo Matsuzaki Koushi / 6 half-size prints (Prlay special print)
"Oedo Matsuzaki Koushi" from Matsuzaki Sembe, founded in 1804. It is a tile rice cracker with finely crushed peanuts in the dough. You can enjoy its crunchy texture and gentle sweetness.
- - - & Pineapple Jam with Chinese Medicinal Spices
A combination of juicy pineapple and Chinese medicinal spices with a fresh and rich aroma, creating an oriental and colorful taste.
- - - + Sake Banquet Paradise Paradise-shu (Terada-Honke / Chiba, Japan)
A voluptuous liquor full of sweet, sour, and savory flavors with a flickering passion fruit aroma and gradations. The flavors of jam and medicinal herbs are layered on top of the sake to create a colorful pairing.
・ ＜ Pairing 2 - HOLY ＞
- - - Oedo Matsuzaki Kuro-Koushi (black lattice) / 6 half-size sheets ( Prlay special print )
"Oedo Kuro-Koshi" These tile rice crackers are made with chocolate-covered dough and finely crushed cacao beans (cacao nibs). You can enjoy the crunchy texture and the rich taste and aroma of cacao.
The chocolate used is from Dandelion Chocolate (a craft chocolate maker from San Francisco).
- - - & Strawberry jam with holy basil
The sweet and sour taste of springtime strawberries combined with the bewitching aroma of holy basil creates an adult atmosphere.
- - - -+ Senkou Organic Naturals (Senkin / Tochigi Prefecture)
This is a charming sake with a pleasant berry acidity that melts into the gap between the chocolate and strawberry flavors, creating a delightful pairing experience.
・ ＜ CHIKUSHUKOU ＞
Kyoto bamboo bark powder and bamboo charcoal powder are combined with sandalwood, dragon brain and other ingredients with strong antibacterial and air-cleaning effects. It is a gentle fragrance with the coolness of sandalwood and dragon brain.
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◼︎ Holy Yakuzen（YAKUZEN, HOLY, CHIKUSHUKOU）
￥6,500 ( + Shipping ）
*Priority pre-sale is over.
※If you live out of Japan, please contact us before you buy.
※The shipping fee is depending on the area.
※This is a made-to-order product. All items will be delivered after the event. Delivery is scheduled for mid to late March.
※It's done!
Charms / Talisman
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Charms and Talisman of Naritasan-Ennoji with Holy Yakuzen set.
color : Black, White, Red, Navy
*Pink is sold out.
◼︎ Charm ￥1,000
◼︎ Talisman ￥800
※If you live out of Japan, please contact us before you buy.
※It's done!
Joint Candle Installation
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Pray for the Culture
The light that is offered to the Buddha is one of Buddhism's most essential offerings as it has the light of wisdom to illuminate the darkness.
This time, we will be trying crowdfunding of the Joint Candle Installation to support culture, with the hope of keeping the light of culture alive, which has been hit hard by the new coronavirus.
On the day of the event, we will install the number of Joint Candle Installation in the precinct. Please help us to connect the lights of culture.
※In case of rain or strong winds, the number of candles installed on the temple grounds will be limited.
◼︎ Joint Candle Installation ￥500 ~
※It's done! The challenge was successful!
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ENA（Horo/Latency）
ENA is a music producer from and based in Tokyo. He is a major player in the Japanese underground dance music scene for more than a decade. Taking influences from early drum & bass productions, rave sound and abstract hip hop, ENA is recognized for his tight production techniques and massive audio dynamics. Uncompromising, forward thinking and unique, his releases on 7even Recordings, Horo and Latency brought international attention and have led to collaborations with like-minded virtuosos such as Felix K and Rashad Becker which were both invited to perform on the main stage of Berlin Atonal festival (in 2016 and 2017 respectively.) As a DJ, he has been playing regularly in the main clubs in Tokyo such as Unit, Contact, WWW and Club Asia as well as underground haunts like Forestlimit and Soup for many years. His expert music selection and technical excellence continues to impress the audience in and outside of Japan. Having toured Asia and Europe numerous times and appearing in wide range of prominent international festivals such as Berlin Atonal, rural, Fibre, Mapping and Sun and Bass in the past few years, he is establishing himself as a singular performer fitted to deliver a primetime rave set to a gritty basement fix to abstracted sonic experiments.
https://www.facebook.com/enamusictokyo/
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Showa (Chief Priest of Naritasan Ennoji Temple)
In 2013, Showa formed the Buddhist vocal music ensemble "Chisei". In May of the same year, he joined the French contemporary music ensemble 0 (Sylvain Chauveau, Stéphane Garin, Joël Merah), Marihiko Hara, Tomoyoshi Date, Corey Fuller, and others to experiment with sessions of contemporary music and shōmyō. The performance was praised for its originality. Since then, he has performed with musicians of various genres, including Gonzalez Mikami (GONTITI), Hirotaka Shimizu (PLASTIC ONO BAND), Kunikazu Tanaka (sembello), Keimo (WUJA BIN BIN), and Vampillia, pursuing the possibilities of shōmyō as a musical expression.
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Utabi Hirokawa（Media Artist/Brain-Wave Visualization）
Utabi Hirokawa began creating electronic music using the MML programming language and has released albums on Kamishimo Records, 19-t records, and ADAADAT. In 2016, he released “Frum”, an FM synthesizer app that runs on iOS, and in 2019, he released Frum Beer, an album composed exclusively using Frum.
He has been using his diverse experience in video production, programming, and robot development in recent years. He focused on media arts, such as distributing auto piloted microscope videos on YouTube, developing a performance device using motion sensors, and collaborating with dancers.
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Kan Morieda (Chef, Salmon / Trout Chompoo)
Born in 1986. After graduating from a culinary school, he went to Australia to study. Learned the basics of cooking at "Tetsuya's", a regular at the best restaurants in the world.)After returning to Japan, he trained as a chef at Kogetsu, a Kyoto-style restaurant, and Tapas Molecular Bar in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, which is famous for its molecular gastronomy, before going independent in 2011. After working as a chef at Salmon&Trout in Shimokitazawa, he opened a Thai restaurant called CHOMPOO in Shibuya Parco in November 2019. He also publishes a food magazine and produces a restaurant specializing in lemon sours, and continues to work outside the boundaries of conventional chefs. His father is Takuji Morieda, a well-known photographer and food culture researcher.
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Marie Chiba (Sake sommelier / GEM by moto Store Manager)
She was born in Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture. While studying chemistry at university, she worked part-time at a tavern that sold Sake. After graduating, she worked as an office worker for three years, but could not give up her dream of working in a restaurant, and joined "Sake Stand Moto" in Shinjuku as an opening staff member. After joining the company, she obtained a certificate as a sake master and became the manager within three years while refining her unique approach to Sake. Besides, she has repeatedly exchanged in-depth opinions with the brewer by pursuing Sake with an unprecedented chemical theory.
Using this experience, he opened GEM by moto in Ebisu in 2015 with the concept of "Sake and people are treasures. She is the first restaurant in Japan to install an ice-cold refrigerator capable of maturing Sake at minus 5 degrees Celsius to ensure Sake's complete control. Currently, while working as the restaurant manager, he is expanding his activities through collaborations with a wide range of restaurants, including Italian, French, and Chinese, to promote the appeal of Sake to the world.
ARTIST
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universalyankee/@_nobunaga_（VJ / Mandara Visualization）
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Naritasan Ennoji Temple
Naritasan Ennoji Temple was founded in 1571, at the end of the Muromachi period (1336-1573), by monk Yusen. Initially, the temple was called Kaikozan, and the name of the temple was Myoouin, but in 1952, it became a direct subsidiary temple of Naritasan Shinshoji Temple (Narita City, Chiba Prefecture), and since then, it has been called Naritasan Ennoji Temple. The main deity, Fudo Myoo, is a statue associated with the Odawara Hojo clan and has been worshiped as a substitute statue since ancient times.
http://ennoji.or.jp/ index.html
Organizer W Kaori（METALABO）
DJ / Producer ENA（Horo / Latency）
Goma / Shōmyō Showa (Naritasan Ennoji Temple)
VJ（Brain-Wave Visualization） Utabi Hirokawa（Media Artist）
VJ（Mandara Visualization） universalyankee / @_nobunaga_
Planner, Creative / Art / Movie Director : Kaori Yuki（METALABO）
Planner, Assignment and Operation Manager : Kaori Yasui（METALABO）
Movie Direction Advisory / Motiongraphicer : Hiromitsu Chiba（WangTang Creative Unit）
Field Manager : Yoichi Sakata（WangTang Creative Unit）
DIT : Kousuke Sato
Movie Photographer : Wataru Hanahara (amana inc.)
Drone Artist : Shintaro Koga (amana inc.)
Sound Designer : Kazuaki Noguchi
Switching : FUJI-MUSIC
Streaming : Oasis Sound Design Inc.
MA / Opening Track : Kazuaki Noguchi
Film Edit : Kelly Liu (amana inc.)
Logo : Constance Rika（METALABO）
Special Thanks to Yuki Family
Movie Mastering : Kelly Liu
Sound Mastering : Kazuaki Noguchi
Produced by METALABO