The Timisoara-based duo Makunouchi Bento make soundtracks for their imaginary movies. At times opulent, adventurous sonic textures are woven into a tapestry of imagination, transporting the listener into non-descript moments in time, a gentle, fragile odyssey that is peculiarly haunting, playful and dreamlike.
Published April, 2013
“Makunouchi Bento” might be the Japanese phrase for a typical lunchbox, however this dish is served straight from Romania this time. Waka X and Qewza, are no strangers to our ears, their imaginary soundtracks featured at one of our gigs and radio shows.
Published July, 2012
The Timisoara duo Makunouchi Bento are avid purveyors of complex sonic structures, opulent compositions brimming that in their epicism and cinematic nature, are soundtracks to non-existing films. Their latest movie, entitled Rinbo,they pursue mystical oriental territories, a sonic fairy tale in a magical country.
Published March, 2012
Romanian project Makunouchi Bento creates music for non-existing movies. They played a great set at one of our gigs and here they are again, delivering an epic remix of another Romanian sound afficionado Sillyconductor.
Published February, 2011
Makunouchi Bento, who were recently feature in the Guardian, live at Easterndaze Night at Tabačka Kulturfabrik Košice on 27 November 2010. The Romanian project makes soundtracks to non-existing films.
Published December, 2010
Check the wonderful cover-art for Makunouchi Bento’s upcoming record Swimé. Its out 8.
Published August, 2010
The last stop in Romania was Timisoara in the Banat region of the country located in the vicinity of Serbo-Hungarian border. Arriving by a train from Arad we were accompanied by Dyslex, with whom we planed to record an interview on the train.
Published August, 2010
A multidisciplinary project, the Arhiva 7 platform brought together a graphic studio, a black-and-white zine Almanahul, a netlabel and a netradio. The now defunct project aimed to showcase young Romanian artists from various fields - music, graphic design or DIY publishing.
Published July, 2010