Analog Integrated Home Appliances from Japan
Large Rajikase Exhibition
Venue |
PARCO MUSEUM Parco Museum
7F of Ikebukuro PARCO Main Building 1-28-2, Minamiikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo |
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Period |
2016/12/09 (Fri) - 2016/12/27 (Tue)
10：00～21：00 ※Closed at 18:00 on the last day. ※Admission is until 30 minutes before closing. |
Admission fee |
500 yen for general, 400 yen for students (tax included), free for elementary school students and younger ◎ <PARCO Card Class S> Admission free upon presentation <PARCO Card> Half the entrance fee upon presentation ※Limited to the person himself / herself. ※Multiple discount services cannot be used together. ※There is no advance ticket system. |
Sponsorship |
PARCO |
Contact |
03-5391-8686
(Parco Museum)
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Official website |
Dai Rajikase Exhibition Official HP: http://dairadicasseten.haction.co.jp/
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Cooperation |
TBS Radio / Nippon Broadcasting / Culture Broadcasting / J-WAVE / TOKYO FM
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Supervising |
Junichi Matsuzaki (President of the Design Underground)
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Graphic Supervision |
COCHAE
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Planning and production |
Haction
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It's not just a nostalgia. An exhibition where you can enjoy Rajikase and its culture.
"Radikase."
Its heavy and large box is packed with analog appeal.
The fashion trend has also greatly influenced the background of the popularization of Rajikase, born in Japan, not only in Japan but also overseas.
Popular and compact design for women in 80'S fashion has appeared in Japan, and in New York, the big-scale "Rajikase" has become a symbol of hip-hop as part of fashion. It is said that "Radioxe", a portable and closer home appliance that reflects lifestyles and fashion, and its designs have become diverse.
Junichi Matsuzaki, one of Japan's best radio cassette recorders and home appliance collectors, navigate the diversity of designs of Rajikase, a borderless home appliance in both places and generations, and the culture born from it. With cassette tapes and record boards showing the excitement of analog regression, Rajikase is attracting attention not only as a nostalgic but also as a new access tool.
In addition, it has been 50 years since the first cassette tape was released in Japan, and the popularity of cassette tapes has revived along with radio cassette tapes.
Rajikase is fresh for the younger generation and shares empathy and experience with the bubble generation.
In this exhibition, we will not only introduce the design of "Rajikase", but also introduce the appeal of cassette tapes, radios, and the culture behind them.
Photo : harumi obama
■Supervisor profile
Junichi Matsuzaki
President of Design Underground, Home Appliance Collector Retrofitter
Since childhood, he has been familiar with home appliances as a hobby of radio production, electronic work, amateur radio, etc. as "Akiba Shonen".
Established the Design Underground in 2003. Recognizing that modern products have lost in the past, they excavate home appliances that are discarded every day as retro footers, collect old home appliances not only in Japan but also around the world, and revive them to the present day.
Currently, he proposes the future of home appliances through analog works mainly based on Rajikase.
At the Paszabaton Omotesando store, he holds the "Junichi Matsuzaki Exhibition TOKYO SAMPLING" exhibition that analog recording modern times and preserves the future, cooperates with displays at "Hermes", "Conran Shop" and others, NHK drama "Made in Japan", morning serial drama "To To Ane-chan" and many other programs.
Currently, starting with the Rajikase brand "MY WAY" produced by himself (scheduled to be released in January 2017), he is releasing new home appliances.
Contents of the exhibition -1
"Radikase" large collection
Photo : harumi obama
The ultimate integrated home appliance "Radioxe", filled with the pride of Made in Japan, has spread around the world due to design and performance. In this exhibition, more than 100 units will be selected and exhibited from 5,000 Rajikase collections by Junichi Matsuzaki, one of Japan's leading home appliance collectors.
More than 100 radiocasses that cannot help but feel sympathy, such as radiocasses with beautiful designs, multi-functional radiocasses such as TVs and keyboards, and huge radiocasses that became a symbol of hiphop.
Full of "Rajikase" culture
“TRA SPECIAL 4” (Special edition edited by Hajime Anzai, “TRA”) ©TRA PROJECT
The movie "Wild Style" ©New York Beat Films LLC
[cassette magazine]
A magazine with a cassette tape. I was sending new music and expressions on cassette tapes.
In this exhibition, YMO's cassette magazine "Technopolis", which became a hot topic as a novelty of Fuji cassette tape, will also be exhibited. In addition, as an art & music magazine of the 1980s, all of the legendary cassette magazine "TRA" will be specially released!
[HIPHOP and Big Scale Rajikase]
The movie "Wild Style" directed by Charlie Ahan is the first ever hip hop movie released in 1983. It is a monument-like movie that depicts the culture of hip-hop by this work. The one that appears in the movie is Rajikase made in Japan. Many Japanese-made radio cassettes appeared on the albums of hip-hop MCs that were released afterwards, and Boombox=radikase of made in Japan became a symbol of hip-hop.
In this exhibition, record jackets and other items will also be exhibited along with Big Scale Rajikase. The trailer of the movie "Wild style" will also be released!
Contents of the exhibition - 2
Cassette art "The Cassette Talks"
Jun Miura speaks in front of his master tape.
Keiji Ito x Wataru Komachi "Collaboration Cassette" ©KEIJI ITO & WATARU KOMACHI
In this exhibition, we will introduce cassette collections and cassette art by creators. Mr. Jun Miura, who talks about cassette love that he has taken since junior high school, Dr. Suidobashi, who displays an important cassette collection that records the ANN of teacher Beat Takeshi in high school, and the appeal of cassette tapes with each approach I will introduce it.
A cassette label design selected by Junichi Matsuzaki will also appear.
■Participating Creator
Hajime Anzai, Keiji Ito, Wataru Komachi, Dr. Suidobashi, Amakin Susie, stereo tennis, Terry Johnson, Tokiwa Hibiki, Hiroshi Nagai, Gota Nishidera (NONA REEVES), Jun Miura, Mick Itaya, Hidenori, BOY, Jun Wada, Kazunobu Mineta (abbreviation)
Radio + cassette = "Radikase" experience
More and more artists are releasing new music on cassette tapes. In this exhibition, you can experience the sound of cassettes different from the digital sound source and the unique sense of operation unique to Rajikase.
In addition, there is a corner where you can listen to some of the legendary programs of each radio station! Valuable items such as timetables will also be exhibited. There's also a DJ photo spot corner!
Large Rajikase Exhibition Shop
A limited-time shop with vintage Rajikase, music tape, TOKYO CULTUART by BEAMS, diskunion miscellaneous goods, etc. Music tapes and original tote bags of the specialty shop "waltz" filled with cassette love will also appear.
In addition, a new Rajikase, supervised by this exhibition, produced by Junichi Matsuzaki, will also be sold in advance!
A special item commemorating the exhibition by Nathaly Store will also be released.
Exhibition Original Items
Exhibition Original Cassette Memo
Exhibition Original Clear File
■Exhibition Original Cassette Memo 540 yen
■Exhibition Original Clear File 324 yen each
Junichi Matsuzaki General Produce
Pre-order sales of MY Way, a future radio cassette recorder
Limited quantity of 100 units each of orange and gray
Price ： 15,500 yen (including postage)
※Products will be delivered until March 10, 2017.
Only for those who make reservations at the venue, you will receive a special sticker shining in gold!
[Spec]
■Product name: Radikase
■Part number: route-01
■Size: W188xD36xH98mm (excluding handles)
■Weight: Approx. 600g (only the main unit, not including battery)
■Power supply: Uses 100V AC (DC adapter 6V) / 4 AA batteries (sold separately)
■Specification/cassette playback/recording function: AM/FM radio reception (FM wideband compatible) / headphone terminal installation / 2 Power supply system (AC adapter, AA batteries x 4 units * sold separately)
■Accessories: Operating Instructions/AC Adapter
■Response to normal position
■In order to clarify the significance of this model as the "origin" of Rajikase, the Bluetooth function is not dared to be installed.
※Please note that specifications and appearance are subject to change without notice for improvement.
※All price indications are tax-included. Product and exhibition contents are subject to change depending on circumstances.
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