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Tightbooth and Killer Bong Take You to the Heart of Japan’s Underground in “TBKB”

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5 years ago

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August 8, 2018

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Skate Newswire

The marriage between skateboarding and hip hop dates back 20 years to Zoo York’s Mixtape [1998]. Since then, the tradition has gone global. Its latest incarnation comes in the form of Japan’s Tightbooth and Killer-Bong’s “TBKB” collaboration.

Tightbooth is the crew behind Evisen Skateboards—the Japanese brand who’s nocturnal quick-footed antics have been making waves online for a couple of years now. Killer Bong, also from Japan, is a noise and hip hop artist who, according to Tiny Mixtapes, “Takes sounds from free jazz and turns them into hazy, lurching hip-hop loops, blows them into space on fragments of delay and reverb, and slowly builds them into something like DJ Shadow’s most Freudian nightmare of a 1940s noir mystery.”

“TBKB” takes you straight into the heart of the Japanese underground through its presentation of raw street skating blended with experimental beats and animations reminiscent of those used by Colin Read in Spirit Quest [2016].

Click play above to have a look at one of the more unique edits that we’ve seen this summer.

Related Topics:Archive Japan Killer Bong Tightbooth

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How 35th North Skate Shop Came to Be

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3 weeks ago

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August 17, 2023

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Seeing all the other shops back then were focused on snowboards, Tony Croghan saw the opportunity to establish a shop dedicated to skateboards. He used earnings from a hotel job to start 35th North Skate Shop in Seattle.

After twenty years, 35th North has become a prominent part of the Seattle community, hosting events, art shows, premieres, and karaoke nights.

Pro skaters Matt Gottwig and Kristin Ebeling shared more stories about how the shop became an integral part of the local skate scene in this episode of “Established“.

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Thrasher Presents ‘Established: Familia’

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4 weeks ago

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August 11, 2023

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In this documentary produced by Red Bull Media House, Steve Nesser and Dennis Burdick talk about how their skate shop, Familia, came to be.

They also converted an unused area above the shop into the Familia HQ skatepark, a winter refuge for skaters in Minneapolis.

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Making Skate Noise: Miami

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4 weeks ago

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August 8, 2023

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Discover the vibrant skate culture in Miami, including the influential history and the impressive skateboarders driving the scene, and discover why Florida produces some of the gnarliest skaters in the world in @Spotify’s “Making Skate Noise: Miami” for #SkateNoise.

The video features Danny Fuenzalida, Jace Detomasso, and Zion Effs.

Also, check out the Skate Noise Playlist at Spotify.

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