Seasons Greetings from The TenGooz

Another year is coming to an end, and The TenGooz would like to wish all you, our faithful listeners around the world
a very happy and healthy new year!

Like many TenGoophiles you can add atmosphere to your holdays by playing the TenGooz song- Wish You. which some people feel is the best Christmas song to have come out of Japan.
You can hear it at:

http://www.jamendo.com/en/track/116594

Thomas is back with his family in England and Michael is at the family farm in Germany.
Still, Hase G and I will be up at the studio doing the final mixings for our upcoming album which will feature 10 tracks.

Merry Chrismas

Avi and THe TenGooz

A Visit to Chikusei City ( formerly Shimodate) brings back memories of our old song

Everything passe. Everything changes. In Japan , over the last few years, as a part of a general
RESTRUCTURING, many PLACE NAMES have even been changed. This is quite frustrating, as it took me a while to master the KANJI of all of the local
towns and cities, and when I finally did, they went ahead and changed them all!
Anyway, the other day I found myself in Chikusei City, which used to be Shimodate ( 下館), which was the subject of a song, of the same title, written by Tom Debor,
Ascelin Gordon, and myself ( Avi Landau), when we still Xenophonia, the ancestor of the TenGooz.

You see, Tom used to live way out in Shimodate, and this song was conceived by him during the long drive back home. Tom, in fact, wrote the lyrics and the music to the A pattern of the song, while Ascelin and I created the rest.

We recorded the song in the tatami room of my house in Konda, with Ryutaro Kawakami on the sax.

Have a listen here

http://www.jamendo.com/en/track/17115

with Julien and Go

Julien Assali in Tsukuba before Tengooz practice

Jamming with Julien

TenGooz Memories: Melbourne Australia 2006

Hase G and A-chan of The TenGooz working on new song

Works On Paper- Thomas` Latest Exhibition, Opened Today!

Tengoophiles are naturally familiar with (and LOVE) Thomas Mayers` work on the guitar.
For a more complete understanding of Thomas the artist and the man, you had best have a good look at his latest
paintings, now on exhibit in Ushiku ( through Oct. 11). I have written more about it all at tsukblog:

http://blog.alientimes.org/2009/09/works-on-paper/

Tengooz fans (or anyone else), shouldnt miss it!

Thomas Mayers Shows His New Works

TenGooz Flashback-Interview on Radio Adelaide

after recieving glowing reviews in the local press we were invited for an interview at
Radio Adelaide. In this picture are trombonist EXTRAORDINNAIRE Sagara Kenya and guitarist ( with the Tengooz, Xenophonia, Geronimo,
The Brown Hornet etc) Ascelin Gordon. I (Avi Landau),took the picture!

http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/tbsagara/2424617.html