Sho, Take, and Masa of Alyosha left Portland this rainy morning after an eventful two week stay in America. In that time, we completed the recording of an upcoming EP/demo, played a New Years Eve show that ended prematurely with a bloody finale outside (luckily I, or none of Alyosha was involved), and indulged in the many delights of Mexican, Moroccan, Italian, and American cuisine. It was a great time and I can't wait to be reunited with them in just a little over two months. I know they had a great time and I'm glad everyone they met loved them and treated them so well.
So what has happened in America between August until now? My old band, Ochre, had a reformation of sorts and have begun preparations to record in February. It'll be a full length of almost entirely new material written within the past 6 months or so. There'll be more updates on that as it progresses.
As March draws near, I am eagerly anticipating my return to Tokyo. I'm sure this time around there'll be many more reasons not to neglect this Journal as I have in the past months.
Look forward to it!
