Released September 17, 2008 Artist Ringo Sheena Label EMI Music Japan | Recorded July 30, 2000 Release date 17 September 2008 Genre J-pop | |
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Zazen Xstasy (座禅エクスタシー, Zazen Ekusutashii, Zen Meditation Ecstasy) was a live show performed by Japanese musician Sheena Ringo at the Kaho Theater (Kaho Gekijou (嘉穂劇場, kaho gekijou) in Iizuka City, Fukuoka. The event took place on July 30, 2000. The event's official name is "Shiina Ringo Jitsuen Kyūshū Zazen Ekusutashī (椎名林檎 (稀)実演キューシュー 座禅エクスタシー, Shiina Ringo (mare) Jitsuen Kyūshū Zazen Ekusutashii, Shiina Ringo (rare) Kyushu Performance Zen Meditation Ecstasy)".
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A video recording of the event was released on DVD as part of the celebration for the 10th anniversary of Ringo Sheena's debut on September 17, 2008 by EMI Music Japan.
Ticket Lottery
The Kaho Theater was built in a traditional Japanese architecture style and could accommodate up to 1,000 people. Due to capacity constraints, tickets for the concert were sold by lottery. Due to the high demand for tickets, many were subsequently sold at an auction for a higher price. Toshiba EMI broadcast a live-stream of the performance, which was viewed by approx 17,300 people (a new national record in Japan).
Sheena invited fans who had not managed to get tickets to play extras in the filming of the PV for Yattsuke Shigoto on July 28, where band members had a dress rehearsal before the public performance. Inspired by a rock band vocalist who told his fans to "wear black to tomorrow's show" and then didn't wear black himself, Sheena asked all the guests to wear red for the day. No music was recorded during filming. The track used in the video was the recording from the performance at Shibuya Public Hall on April 15, 2000 from the "Gekokujou Xstasy" tour. Thus, at the end of the video, the beginning of another song, "Benkai Debussy", can be heard.
Performance
The show was a one-night performance by Ringo Sheena. It took place at the Kaho Theater in Iizuka in Fukuoka Prefecture.
The scenic design and stage effects incorporated shoji and other Japanese-style effects. Sheena and members of the backing band, Gyakutai Glycogen, were all costumed in yukata. As part of the stage performance, Sheena crucified a mannequin dressed in the image of her bandage-like costume from her previous nationwide tour "Gekokujou Xstasy." She also used similar Japanese themes in her later nationwide tour "Sugoroku Ecstasy" (which was recorded and released on DVD as "Electric Mole"). A photograph of this day is exhibited in the HP of Kaho Theater.
- "Tsumiki-asobi (積木遊び, Playing With Blocks)"
- "Memai (眩暈, Vertigo)"
- "Shoujo Robot (少女ロボット, Girl Robot)" She covered the offer song to Rie Tomosaka in person.
- "Remote Controller (リモートコントローラー, Remote Control)"
- "Akane-sasu Kiro Terasaredo... (茜さす 帰路照らされど..., The crimson-gleaming sun still shines on my way back, but...)"
- "Haikei EMI dono (拝啓EMI殿, Dear Sir EMI)" She covered Sex Pistols's "E.M.I.", but this song wasn’t recorded on this DVD.
- "Identity /アイデンティティ"
- "Byoushou Public (病床パブリック, Sickbed Public)"
- "Unconditional Love" (Cyndi Lauper cover)
- "Sakana (サカナ, Fish)"
- "Kabuki-chou no Jo-ou (歌舞伎町の女王, Queen of Kabuki-cho)"
- "Benkai Debussy (弁解ドビュッシー, Excuse Debussy)"
- "Yokushitsu (浴室, Bathroom)"
- "My Luxury Night/マイラグジュアリーナイト"
- "Sid to Hakuchumu (シドと白昼夢, Sid & Daydreams)"
- "Stoicism (ストイシズム, Stoicism)"
Encore
- "Nippon ni Umarete (日本に生まれて, Born in Japan)" She covered the offer song to Rie Tomosaka in person.
Backing band
Gyakutai Glycogen (虐待グリコゲン, Abuse Glycogen) (1999–2000)