A Story Of A Global Disease

After a crush at the Brussels World Fair in 1900, King Leopold II decided, for his own personal pleasure, to have the Japanese Tower and Japanese Gardens built. In order to create this little relocated asian paradise, he had the wood, sculptures, paintings, ornaments, trees, workers and their know-how imported. For a few years he invited his entourage to enjoy it during large banquets and private receptions. He then had the idea of transforming the Japanese Tower into a luxury restaurant, but he died. This magnificent place remains closed to the public except during an annual opening
“A Story of a Global Disease” is a short tale about artificial paradises of globalisation, a melancholic walk through the exotic relics of free trade, where whim, appropriation and appearances take precedence over otherness. Here, geishas eat chips, europeans confuse Tokyo and Beijing, and tribal ceremonies begin with samples and drumkits
These tracks have been initially recorded for the “ON THE GO” Beursschouwburg’s project in Oct. 2020 It has been originally and properly released on shiny pinky tape by the fantastic Bamboo Shows imprint. Following an Abstrakce/B.F.E. proposal, we asked Rude66 to remaster these gems and pressed it on vinyl with a third party : beloved Moli Del Tro from Brussels. Here is a co-release of 3×100 copies batch of records. To be picked up fast and quick !