Japanese version is HERE !

New release "READYMADES" out June 2002
in North America on Republic/Universal Records.
Available on Mutt Records throughout Europe in August.
Please give me some information about this album.

PROLOGUE

I had invited CHUMBAWAMBA to Japan first time in 1989 with my friends.
Almost all of Japanese audience had never listened to Chumba's music.
But, their performances' re so fantastic and exciting that we were attracted.

2000

Review of "Well Done, Now Sod Off"

Report about a gig from 19th, Nov 2000

Sorry to be editted in Japanese only.

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In March 2000, on a promotional tour of Japan, they played short gig at Shinjuku-park.
Do you know about homelessness in Japan ? Many homeless people are living there.
Two songs Chumba played inspired them with courage, of course.

Short acoustic gig at Shinjuku-park (2000.3.12)

Boff with me (2000.3.12)

This is an email message from Boff, they played "drip drip drip" and "tubthumping".
Geoff, an drawing artist is our friend. Articles about him is here (sorry in Japanese) .

I read Geoff's letter about homelessness in Japan, and there was also a good article in an English language newspaper in Tokyo about homelessness.
We talked about it on radio and magazine interviews many times, which made our visit to Shinjuku very useful I thought.
That's the best thing which could come out of our visit there, which was amazing.
The first song we played in the park was 'drip drip drip' which is a song about landlords and bad housing, so we thought it was appropriate. Even though no one would understand any words, of course!

Dunstan wrote about it on their official site, too.

On a recent promotional tour of Japan we visited the park where Geoff had done his drawings.
Ironically the homeless camp is overshadowed by Government buildings - the difference between the haves and the have-nots could not be more starkly illustrated.
We played a few acoustic numbers for homeless people gathering to eat as a volunteer-run soup kitchen exists there every Sunday.
We managed to then bring up our visit to Shinjuku Park in all subsequent interviews.
It was an attempt to raise awareness of the homeless problem in Tokyo and at least it felt we weren't just there to sell "product".

1999

I had traveled in England in May 1999 first time. I went to Danbert's house in Leeds.

'Skin head brothers' Me, Geoff, and Danbert (1999.5.22)

Geoff's drawing for Chumba's sleeve (1999.5.20)

1998

Chumbawamba came back to Japan again with a great album "TUBTHUMPER".

Backstage at Shibuya Quatro (1998.2.26)

Party after gig at pub in Roppongi (1998.2.26)

Album Discography

1986 Pictures of Starving Children Sell Records
1987 Never Mind The Ballots
1988 English Rebel Songs
1990 Slap!
1992 Shhh
1994 Anarchy
1995 Showbusiness! (live)
1996 Swingin' With Raymond
1997 Tubthumper
1998 Uneasy Listening
2000 WYSIWYG
2002 Readymades

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