Womb (nightclub)
Womb is a notable nightclub in Tokyo, Japan that is featured in the film Babel. The club celebrated its 10th anniversary in April 2010.
History
Womb opened in April 2000[1] with a Junior Vasquez party and is located at 2-16 Maruyama-cho Shibuya-ku.[1]
The main floor, with a giant mirror ball, is on the second floor of the premises, while a small bar is located at the rear of the dance floor. The main DJ booth overlooks the main floor and for select artists, the DJ booth is relocated onto the actual dance floor. In addition to the DJ booth, another bar, with open windows that look down onto the dance floor, also exists.
On the fourth floor is another bar, a chill-out lounge and a DJ usually plays here as well. The fourth floor features glass walls, which do not open for safety reasons, that look down onto the dance floor two floors below.
Visiting artists
The list of musical artists who have performed at Womb include:
- Mark Knight
- Surgeon
- Ken Ishii
- Jeff Mills,[1]
- Ben Sims
- Paul Mac
- 2manydjs
- The Chemical Brothers
- John Digweed
- Danny Howells
- Miss Kittin
- Sasha,[1]
- Deep Dish
- Richie Hawtin
- Shibachoff
- Sven Väth
- Paul Oakenfold
- Steve Aoki
- Muscles (Live)
- Magda
- Ambivalent
- Gaiser
- Nathan Fake
- Diplo
- DJ Hype
- Dexpistols
- DJ Sega
- Shinichi Osawa
- Little Nobody
Record label
The Womb Recordings music label was founded in 2006 and is managed by the Arights Music Entertainment Company.[1][2] However, Womb Recordings recordings were released prior to 2006, with the release of Christian Smith's Live @ Womb 01: The Sound Of Tronic Treatment, a live mix recorded at the club, in April 2003.[3]
The last release from the label was recorded by Chris Liebing in 2006, who recorded a live mix at the club that was also released on his own CLR music label.[4] Titled Live @ Womb 03, the recording features three tracks that were remixed by Liebing himself: "Plutonium" by Cave; "Sweetbox" by Motor; and "Tresor West" by The Advent.[5]
Management
According to the Womb website, the management arm of the company manages a total of seven artists: AKR, AKI, Dexpistols, Dr.Shingo, Naohiro Yako, Ohnishi and Techriders.[6]
See also
- List of electronic dance music venues
Media related to Womb (nightclub) at Wikimedia Commons
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "About". WOMB on Facebook. Facebook. 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ↑ "Womb Recordings". Womb Recordings on Discogs. Discogs. 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ↑ "Christian Smith – Live @ Womb 01: The Sound Of Tronic Treatment". Womb Recordings on Discogs. Discogs. 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ↑ "Chris Liebing – Live @ Womb - Tokyo". CLR on Discogs. Discogs. 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ↑ "Chris Liebing – Live @ Womb 03". Womb Recordings on Discogs. Discogs. 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ↑ "WOMBMANAGEMENT". WOMB (in English and Japanese). Form Inc. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.