Driven by the urge to completely bathe my body in sound, I found myself casually heading out to a Japan tour event by that Berlin legend, Ben Klock.
I love mellow live shows too, but every now and then I crave something more cold, mechanical, and immersive — so I went with friends to ZEROTOKYO, located in the basement of Kabukicho Tower in Kabukicho.
Since it’s still a relatively new venue, I hadn’t had the chance to visit until now, and there hadn’t been a particular event that really pulled me in — so this night ended up being my very first experience at Zero.
That night, there were around three floors open — maybe four in total — and at first I couldn’t even figure out where the main floor was, so I ended up wandering around a bit like a lost kid.
But honestly, that sense of exploration is part of the fun. There’s always something exciting about stepping into a venue for the first time.
Earlier in the night, the place was absolutely packed — so crowded that it was hard to even move forward.
It felt like there were quite a lot of international visitors in the crowd, but as the night went on, the space gradually opened up a bit and it became easier to breathe and move around.
Being a large venue designed for live performances, ZEROTOKYO also has a surprisingly high ceiling, which really adds to the sense of scale and openness inside.
The sound system was powerful and punchy, and with the high ceiling, the way the audio spread through the space felt especially impressive.
In some ways, it even reminded me of the atmosphere at ageHa back in the day.
It left me with a pleasant afterglow — the kind of feeling you get after finishing a really good movie.
ZEROTOKYO
1-29-1 Kabukicho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan