i-nichi at Clocktower Records

Seiko had previously come to the attention of UK audiences when her band Dai-Nichi supported The Chesterfields on tour in 2019, including a fantastic response at London’s 100 Club, an experience Seiko could never have predicted when she started following The Chesterfields around the UK in the late 1980s when living in London.

Seiko’s unique take on songwriting, coupled with a love of Captain Beefheart, Gang of Four, Devo and early UK prog rock has manifested itself previously in a limited edition 7 inch single, titled ‘Mimiko’, released in May 2024, with the help of Philip Collings in the studio, and Simon Barber (The Chesterfields) in observation mode.

Now with added Billy Shinbone (Neville Staples Band, The Sinclairs, etc) on guitar and vocals, Philip Collings on bass guitar and Ben Scott Turner on drums, Seiko’s i-nichi has become a full band for gigs and further recordings…

With more stints in the studio, a further eleven tracks have been recorded, including three written though Seiko’s previous band, and two covers, with Seiko taking up the biggest writing credit.

New song ’A Song For Portland (Dorset)’ was written to tie in with the band’s performances at Portland’s B-Side Arts Festival 2024, where they were asked to headline the festival’s closing parade, that year having a Japanese twist.

Produced and engineered by Ben Scott Turner at Axe & Trap Studio in Wells, Somerset, whilst observed by Simon Barber (The Chesterfields), i-nichi’s debut album is bound to cause a stir.

Support from Thomas Hughes

This will be Mr Thomas Hughes’s first solo gig in twelve million years.
You may remember the trio, Triops who played his original, strange, melodic, surreal songs accompanied by peculiar films and animations: ‘Like a cheese induced dream without neither cheese nor sleep’ This will be a bit like that, but smaller yet with slightly more D7s9U83r5hfsigbxnf.