TJLA FEST 2018
We will be playing at TJLA FEST 2018 DAY 1.
TJLA FEST 2018 presented by LongLegsLongArms Record & Tokyo Jupiter Records - DAY 1
W/ Khmer (Spain) / Rosetta (USA) / thisquietarmy (Canada) / SWARRRM / KUGURIDO / GUEVNNA / lang
Open 2:30PM / Start 3:00PM
Adv. 4800yen / Door 5500yen
Tickets: e+ | email to here
Shinjuku Zirco Tokyo: http://zirco-tokyo.jp/
China tour 2018
We are happy to announce that we will be touring China this April.
OVUM China tour 2018
April 17 at YUE space - Beijing
April 19 at YYT - Shanghai
April 20 at MARKER LIVE - Fuzhou
April 21 at B10 LIVE - Shenzhen
April 22 at SD - Guangzhou
April 24 at VOX - Wuhan
April 26 at NUTS LIVEHOUSE - Chongqing
April 27 at LITTLEBAR SPACE - Chengdu
April 28 at 1935 Livehouse - Xian
New video
OVUM - Sacrifice (Official Music Video)
Directed by Naoya Seko
Taken from the 3rd full-lengh album "In My Sanctuary".
New release
We are happy to announce that we will be releasing a new full-length album "In My Sanctuary" on December 6, 2017.
OVUM - In My Sanctuary
1. Childhood's End
2. Sacrifice
3. The Age Of Blue
4. Bloom In The Dark
5. Nostalgia
6. Resignation
7. The Light Illuminates My Heart
8. Still Longing
Out Dec 6, 2017
Japan / Penguinmarket Records: CD
China and Europe / Pest Productions: CD
Bandcamp: Digital Album
OVUM's 2nd album "ascension" (released in 2013) was intended as an opera omnia of their collective experiences since formation—a culmination of the band's style up until that point. Unfortunately, this also meant that on completing it, the members found that they had lost the motivation to keep writing music, that they had taken their sound to its logical conclusion.
Through repeated trial and error, the band began searching for the next true sound that would speak to them, but then realized it was the sheer passion that had accompanied them in their formative years when they were first awakened to music that was the root and source of their musical expression. Based on this, OVUM decided on taking a heavier, more aggressive approach—to run with the sound that had captivated them from the start.
In March 2016, OVUM demonstrated this new "instrumental rock band" concept with the release of a 3-track EP, "Nostalgia," that merged well-defined rhythms using twin pedal with metal-inspired guitar riffs.
Four years on, the band returns with a full-length album, "In My Sanctuary," and with it a solid, freshly acquired originality that can be described as "metal-oriented instrumental rock," pushing to greater heights their newfound aggressiveness and the beautiful melodies that remain at their core. To further drive home this point, the album also features a string quartet, lending eye-opening ferocity and intricacy to dramatic compositions woven by both the quartet and OVUM themselves, as well as to the songwriting skills that first give their vision life.
"In My Sanctuary" is OVUM's career magnum opus, given flesh through the band's renowned compositional skills and musical tenacity.
2013年にリリースされた 2ndアルバム "ascension" は、OVUM が結成以来試みてきたスタイルの集大成となり、その完成と共にバンドは従来の延長線上にある楽曲を書き続けるモチベーションを失った。
自分達が本当に鳴らすべき音楽を求めて試行錯誤を繰り返す中、自身が音楽に目覚めた頃の初期衝動を伴うピュアな情熱こそが表現の根源であることを自覚し、音楽に魅了されるきっかけとなったヘヴィーでアグレッシブなアプローチを取り入れることを選択した。
2016年3月にリリースした3曲入りEP "Nostalgia" では、メタル色を帯びたギターリフとツインペダルを用いた鋭いリズムが融合し、インストゥルメンタルロックバンドとしての新しいスタイルを提示した。
そしてフルアルバムとしては4年ぶりとなる今作 "In My Sanctuary" において、OVUM は新たに手にした攻撃性とバンドの核である美しき旋律をさらなる高みに押し上げ、"メタルオリエンテッドインストゥルメンタルロック" とも呼べる確固たるオリジナリティを獲得した。
また、今作ではストリングカルテットを起用しており、弦とバンドが織りなすドラマチックな楽曲群における激しさと緻密さ、そしてそれを描き切る構成力には目を見張るばかりだ。かねてから定評のある作曲能力と積み重ねてきたバンドの強度をいかんなく発揮した、キャリア最高の傑作である。
Show date added.
December 10, 2017 @ Shimokitazawa ERA - Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo Jupiter Records presents "JAPAMOSPHERE 2017"
W/ heaven in her arms / threestepstotheocean (Italy) / Nine Eleven (France) / Archaique Smile / Presence of soul / December / Of decay and sublime
Open 2:00PM / Start 2:30PM
Adv. 3500yen / Door 4000yen
RE-ENTRY FREE | NO SMOKING
Tickets: e+ | email to here
Shimokitazawa ERA: http://s-era.jp/
European tour 2017
We are happy to announce that we will be playing in Europe in this August with THURM and Isolate.
Monochromeheit presents
OVUM(JP) / THURM(DE/AT) / isolate(JP) European summer tour 2017
August 2 at Garage Deluxe - München, Germany *
August 3 at Ebrietas - Zürich, Sweitzerland *
August 4 at DEEP INSIDE KLUB ROCK - Dijon, France *
August 5 at New Noise Fest #12 - Karlsruhe, Germany
August 6 at Café na půl cesty - Prag, Czech Republic
*=without isolate
NEW NOISE FEST #12
We are happy to announce that we will be playing at NEW NOISE FEST #12 in Karlsruhe, Germany on August 5.
New release
We will be releasing a split 7 inch vinyl with a picture of her on April 22, 2017.
OVUM / a picture of her - Split (7 inch Vinyl and Digital Download)
Side A / Track 1: OVUM - Cinder
Side B / Track 2: a picture of her - waltzer in Warsaw
Label: None / APOV-001
Format: 7 inch Vinyl / Data
Release: April 22, 2017
OVUM / a picture of her split 7 inch vinyl release party
We are happy to announce that we will release a split 7 inch vinyl with a picture of her and play a release show for it on April 22, 2017.
April 22, 2017 @ Kichijoji WARP - Tokyo, Japan
a picture of her & OVUM present "#2"
- OVUM / a picture of her Split 7 inch Vinyl Release Party -
Acts: OVUM / a picture of her
Open 6:30 pm / Start 7:00 pm
Adv. 2500 yen / Door 3000 yen
*Advance ticket with 7" Vinyl and Download code: 3500 yen
Ticket: ticket@ovum-japan.com
Kichijoji WARP: warp.rinky.info
More details will be available soon.
Show date added.
February 19, 2017 @ Shibuya LUSH - Tokyo, Japan
Live in Malaysia 2016
We are happy to announce that we will be playing in Malaysia.
Details are below:
November 12, 2016 @ Live Fact - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
OVUM Live in Kuala Lumpur 2016
Acts: OVUM / mutesite / On A Trip / TBC
Time 8:30PM
Pre-Sale Ticket: RM38 / Door Ticket: RM58
Ticket: dongtaidu@gmail.com
New video
We performed "The Age Of Blue" at studio Zot in Tokyo, Japan on Sep 2, 2016.
This song will be included in our forthcoming album.
Check it out.
Rosetta Japan tour 2016 with OVUM
We are happy to announce that OVUM will be touring Japan with Rosetta (Philadelphia, PA) from Dec 1 to Dec 4. Hope to see you at the shows.
Tokyo Jupiter Records presents Rosetta Japan tour 2016 with OVUM
December 1 @ Shibuya TSUTAYA O-nest - Tokyo
December 2 @ Shinsaibashi CONPASS - Osaka
December 3 @ Kamimaezu CLUB ZION - Nagoya
December 4 @ Shimokitazawa ERA - Tokyo
Tickets go on sale on October 10
Dec 1 (Thu): e+, Ticket PIA, LAWSON and O-nest
Dec 2 (Fri): e+
Dec 3 (Sat): TBA
Dec 4 (Sun): e+, LAWSON and ERA
Show date added.
October 13, 2016 @ Shimokitazawa ERA - Tokyo, Japan
2016 China tour documentary
We uploaded a new video - 2016 China tour documentary.
Check it out!
Directed by Naoya Seko
Nostalgia Limited Edition Cassette
We are pretty excited to announce that we will release "Nostalgia" on tape together with Silenceless on August 11, 2016.
You can now order it here:
http://ovum.bandcamp.com/album/nostalgia
VENUE CHANGE on May 31, 2016
LINEOUT (Hangzhou) has changed to REAL LIVE (Xiamen).
Hope to see you there!
OVUM China tour 2016
May 27, 2016 @ No.9 Livehouse - Zhuhai, China
May 28, 2016 @ Live Wild Sky festival - Guangzhou, China
May 29, 2016 @ SPIRIT Festival - Xian, China
May 31, 2016 @ REAL LIVE - Xiamen, China
June 1, 2016 @ YYT - Shanghai, China
June 2, 2016 @ Ola Art Space - Nanjing, China
China tour 2016
We are happy to announce that we will be playing in China.
OVUM China tour 2016
May 27, 2016 @ No.9 Livehouse - Zhuhai, China
May 28, 2016 @ Live Wild Sky festival - Guangzhou, China
May 29, 2016 @ SPIRIT Festival - Xian, China
May 31, 2016 @ LINEOUT - Hangzhou, China
June 1, 2016 @ YYT - Shanghai, China
June 2, 2016 @ Ola Art Space - Nanjing, China
SPIRIT FEST in Xi'an, China
We will be playing at SPIRIT FEST in Xi'an, China on May 29. Our 2016 China tour dates will come soon.
New video
OVUM - Nostalgia (Official Music Video)
Photography and video edit: Naoya Seko
This clip is a collection of photos taken by our good friend and photographer Naoya Seko, who has provided us much support over the years. He also edited the final version of this clip.
The photos were to be used in the cover art for our new release. As we could only go with one photo in the end, we decided to create this video to share some of the many other amazing images that he captured.
このビデオは、私達の友人であり、いつも活動をサポートしてくれている写真家 Naoya Seko が撮影した写真を素材とし、彼が編集した。
私達は今作のジャケット写真を彼に依頼し、彼は多くの写真を提供してくれた。ジャケットとして採用されたのは当然のことながら1枚のみだが、それ以外にも良い写真がたくさんあったので、それらを使ってビデオを作ることを考えた。
New release
We are happy to announce that we will be releasing new 12 inch vinyl "Nostalgia" on March 3, 2016.
OVUM / Nostalgia
A1. Nostalgia
A2. The Nexus
B1. Bleeding Grace
Label: Paradise Lost Records / PLRD-1005
Format: 12 inch Vinyl / Data
Release: March 3, 2016
"Metal-oriented instrumental rock" -- I guess that would be one way to sum up our sound.
Our 2nd album, "ascension," was released in 2013. It was a culmination of the musical experiences we had been building since we first started out as a band. It also was the end of our motivation for writing the kind of music we had written up until that point.
We began experimenting with how we played, searching for that new sound we wanted to convey. It wasn't until September 2014 when the band was touring in Europe that we found the inspiration to try a new form of expression with a heavier, more aggressive approach.
Metal oriented instrumental rock - 私達が提示する音楽のスタイルはこのように呼ぶことができるかもしれない。
2013年にリリースした 2nd アルバム "ascension" は、私達が結成以来試みてきたスタイルの集大成とも言えるもので、私達はその延長線上にある楽曲を書き続けることに対するモチベーションを失った。
自分達が本当に鳴らすべき音楽を探して試行錯誤を繰り返す中、2014年9月に敢行したヨーロッパツアーで得たインスピレーションを糧に、よりヘヴィーでアグレッシブなアプローチを取り入れた新たな表現を獲得した。
New band photo
Photo by Taira Kurihara
ahi. presents Pressed Flower Exhibition "Paradise of Shadow"
March 2, 2016 @ shibuya WWW - Tokyo, Japan
ahi. presents Pressed Flower Exhibition "Paradise of Shadow"
Exhibition: Takuto aikabe / 相壁 琢人
楽曲提供: world’s end girlfriend
Live acts: OVUM / nego(feat.toto) / ハチスノイト
Ticket: http://ahi-aikabe.com/
shibuya WWW http://www-shibuya.jp/
Show date added.
March 26, 2016 @ takadanobaba CLUB PHASE - Tokyo, Japan
Caspian Japan tour 2016
We are happy to announce that we will be opening for Caspian on March 6, 2016.
Details are below:
March 6, 2016 @ shimokitazawa ERA - Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo Jupiter Records presents Caspian Japan tour 2016
Acts: OVUM / Caspian / Presence of soul / Archaique Smile
Ticket: info@ovum-japan.com
shimokitazawa ERA http://s-era.jp/
Show date added.
December 19, 2015 @ asagaya Studio Zot - Tokyo, Japan
Show date added.
November 14, 2015 @ Shin-Okubo EARTHDOM - Tokyo, Japan
Kokomo Japan tour 2015
We are happy to announce that we will be opening for Kokomo (Instrumental rock band from Germany) on October 11, 2015.
Details are below:
October 11, 2015 @ shimokitazawa ERA - Tokyo, Japan
Monochromeheit presents Kokomo Japan tour 2015
Acts: OVUM / Kokomo / TOMY WEALTH and more...
Ticket: info@ovum-japan.com
shimokitazawa ERA http://s-era.jp/
a picture of her & OVUM present "#1"
a picture of her & OVUM present "#1"
Acts: OVUM / a picture of her
Open 12:00pm / Start 12:30pm
Adv 1000yen / Door 1500yen
Ticket: info@ovum-japan.com
Nishiogikubo FLAT http://flat.rinky.info/
New release
We are happy to announce that our new song will be included in Virgin Babylon Records' 5th Anniversary compilation album.
Various Artists / ONE MINUTE OLDER - Virgin Babylon Records 5th Anniversary
LABEL: Virgin Babylon Records
CATALOG: VBR-025
FORMAT: CD / DATA
PRICE: CD ￥1997
Release: July 14, 2015
Virgin Babylon Records: www.virgin-babylon-records.com
New bassist
Toru Jinguji left OVUM, Shin-ichi Tahara has joined us as a new bassist.
Live in Singapore
We are happy to announce that we will be playing in Singapore in December.
Details are below:
Date: 6th December 2014 (Saturday)
Venue: The Substation Theatre
Show date added.
December 13, 2014 @ shinjuku ANTIKNOCK - Tokyo, Japan
Show date added.
November 8, 2014 @ Ritsumeikan University - Kyoto, Japan
Show date added.
October 19, 2014 @ warp - Tokyo, Japan
Show dates added.
August 31, 2014 @ hisomine - Saitama, Japan
November 22, 2014 @ Lush - Tokyo, Japan
Europe tour 2014
We are happy to announce that we will be playing in Europe in September.
OVUM Europe tour 2014 with Lastofmykind
September 9 @ Blatislava, Slovakia
September 10 @ Prague, Czech Republic
September 11 @ Berlin, Germany
September 12 @ Duisburg, Germany
September 13 @ Giessen, Germany
September 14 @ Freiburg, Germany
All dates supported by LASTOFMYKIND from Czech Republic.
Live in Malaysia
We are happy to announce that we will be playing in Malaysia in August.
Details are below:
August 22 @ Sound Maker Studio - Penang, Malaysia
August 23 @ kakiseni - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Show date added.
June 1, 2014 @ Studio246 NAGOYA - nagoya, Aichi
Show date added.
May 31, 2014 @ ROCKETS - namba, Osaka
Show date added.
June 7, 2014 @ FLAT - nishiogikubo, Tokyo
Asia tour
We will tour Taiwan, Hong Kong and China in the following schedule.
April 3 @ Revolver - Taipei, Taiwan
April 4 @ Musician Area - Hong Kong, China
April 5 @ B10 Live House - Shenzhen, China
April 6 @ The Void Live House - Nantong, China
April 7 @ On Stage - Shanghai, China
April 8 @ 7 Live House - Zhengzhou, China
April 9 @ Aper True Live House - Xian, China
April 11 @ Nuts Live House - Chongqing, China
April 12 @ Little Bar Live House - Chengdu, China
Show date added.
April 4, 2014 @ Musician Area - Hong Kong, China
Show dates added.
March 1, 2014 @ Studio246 KYOTO - kyoto, Kyoto
March 2, 2014 @ TOONICE - takamatsu, Kagawa
Interview
高音質音源や音楽情報を配信しているサイト、OTOTOY にインタビューが掲載されました。
http://ototoy.jp/feature/20131113
New album
本日、2nd アルバム "ascension" がリリースされました。
是非聴いてください。
Show date added.
December 28, 2013 @ GROWLY - kyoto, Kyoto
Show date added.
January 11, 2014 @ Queblick - fukuoka, Fukuoka
New Video added.
the prayer anthem (trailer)
OVUM presents "quiet life vol.7" - ascension release party -
OVUM presents "quiet life vol.7"
- ascension release party -
casts: OVUM / isolate / a picture of her
open 6:00pm / start 6:30pm
adv. 2000yen / door 2500yen / with flyer 1700yen
ticket : info@ovum-japan.com
shinjuku NINE SPICES http://9spices.rinky.info/
Show date added.
October 19, 2013 @ eggman - shibuya, Tokyo
New T-shirt for women
OVUM "to dance to pray" T-Shirt
color : Black on Sherbet blue, Black on Melange Black
size : S, M, L
PRICE : 2,000yen
New T-Shirt
OVUM "blessed to be a blessing" T-Shirt
color : Yellow on Black, White on Melange Black
size : S, M, L, XL
PRICE : 2,000yen
2nd album "ascension" will be released on November 13, 2013.
Paradise Lost Records / PLRD-1004 (CD / Japan)
2310yen (incl. tax)
2013.11.13 release
02. never ending rainbow
03. defection
04. your cruel virginity
05. the five sacred wounds
06. cause after effect
07. stella
08. blessing
Show date added.
September 23, 2013 @ FEVER - shindaita, Tokyo
New website
Welcome to our new website.
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