ELECTRO AMBIDJENT FROM FRANCE, CARTOON THEORY SET TO RELEASE JAPAN-ISH DEBUT ALBUM “PLANET GEISHA” ON 2/10 !!
昨今、フランスが良質なプログメタル/ロックの一大生産地となっていることは言うまでもないでしょう。GOJIRA を筆頭に、UNEVEN STRUCTURE, THE ALGORITHM などモダンなグルーヴとアトモスフィアを兼ね備えたバンドが多く輩出されていますね。
今回、弊誌で紹介する CARTOON THEORY も要注目の新鋭です! 2/10にリリースするデビューフルレングス “Planet Geisha” は自らが “Electro Ambidjent” と称するように、Djenty なグルーヴとアンビエントなエレクトロニカの要素を共存させた素晴らしいアルバムに仕上がりました。
メンバーは Oestre の Maxime Lathière (Drums bass keyboards programming samples) と Chernobyl’s Flower の Juan Carlos briceño Sanchez (Guitar)。特に Oestre は TesseracT の Acle がプロデュースを行った高品質な作品を残しているのでご存知の方も多いかも知れませんね。
共演のゲスト陣も実に豪華!昨今大きな注目を集めるインストジーニアス Plini とその鍵盤奏者 Luke, ドラムマイスター Travis Orbin, そしてセルビアの奇才 David Maxim Micic など界隈の才能が集結しています。
また、タイトル、アートワークが物語るように CARTOON THEORY が日本に魅了されていることも記して置かなければなりませんね。
今回、弊誌ではアルバムを制作するきっかけともなった 和のテイストを持つ “Wizardry Mind” の完成ver.を世界初公開致します!! ギターは Plini がプレイしていまよ!
TRACKLIST:”PLANET GEISHA”
1. Hypnotic nova’s dance (feat. Plini and Luke Martin) 6:54
2. O-hanami 花見 (4:24)
3. Wizardry mind (feat. Plini) 7:11
4. Planet geisha I Sacred geometry (feat. Plini and David Maxim Micic) 8:28
5. Planet Geisha II Hanamachi 花街 (feat. Zélie) 2:57
6. Planet geisha III Maneki neko 招き猫 4:35
7. Planet Geisha IV The art (feat. Mathieu Ricou) 5:29
8. Planet geisha V The murmuring Of Tokyo’s Anthill 5:53
【MESSAGE FROM Maxime Lathière】
Planet Geisha is an album which the composition began in 2012 by Hypnotic nova’s Dance and Wizardry Mind. The rest of compositions were created between 2012 and 2015 with the opportunity to collab with amazing musicians as Travis Orbin, Plini, David Maxim Micic, Mathieu Ricou, Luke Martin and Zélie.
Wizardry mind is a good synthesis of Cartoon Theory Style between contemplative, ambiant and progressive vibes with lots of keyboards guitars soli and epic drum parts.
To finish, we are fascinated by Japan and this duality between “esthetic geisha” and Violence Samurai. the meeting between tradition and modernity…
“Wizardry Mind” は CARTOON THEORY のスタイルを良く表しているよ。思慮深く、アンビエントでプログレッシブなヴァイブもあるね。キーボードやギターソロ、エピックなドラムパートもあるよ。
最後に、僕たちは”美しい芸者”と”危険な侍” とか、伝統とモダンという日本が持つ二面性に惹かれているんだ。
WORLD PREMIERE: NEW SONG !!”CRUSHING THE HUMAN SKULL” OF VOID PARADIGM !!
FRENCH BLACK METAL SUPER GROUP VOID PARADIGM SET TO RELEASE THEIR 2nd ALBUM EARTH’S DISEASE !!
以前 8bit/EDM を取り入れたオーサムなフレンチプロジェクトPRYAPISME を紹介しましたが、彼らのレーベル APATHIA RECORDS からフランスのブラックメタルスーパーグループがセカンドアルバム “EARTH’S DISEASE” をリリースします。ATARAXIE, SORDIDE の JULIEN PAYAN, 同じく ATARAXIE の JONATHAN THERY, そして PIN UP WENT DOWN の ALEXIS DAMIEN というフレンチブラックの猛者たちが集い発信するサウンドは実にインテリジェンスでヒプノティックでストレンジ。それでいてブラックメタルの持つ”危険なにおい”も存分に発する素晴らしいアルバムです。特にIHSAHN, DEATHSPELL OMEGA, VED BUENS ENDE のファンにオススメです。
EXCLUSIVE: SHORT INTERVIEW WITH AYMERIC THOMAS OF PRYAPISME !!
STRAVINSKY MEETS ROCKMAN ?? BLACK METAL MEETS CASTLEVANIA ?? FRENCH EXPERIMENTAL / AVANT-GARDE / ELECTRONICA / METAL BAND “PRYAPISME” RELEASE AWESOME EP “FUTUROLOGIE” !!
First of all, thank you for being so enthousiactic about our band !
It is hard to explain our music to be honest. Futurologie is our latest EP after two full-lenght albums, an only 8bit/chiptune EP and an OST for a documentary about a tournament of the game Street Fighter II. The purpose of our music is always to create tracks without any boundaries, just composing things we like : metal, electronic, jazz, classical, world or movies/games-inflenced…
まずは僕たちに興味を持ってくれてありがとう!
正直、僕たちの音楽を説明するのは難しいね。”FUTUROLOGIE” は僕たちの最新の EP なんだ。以前には2枚のフルアルバムと 8bit/chiptune オンリーの EP, STREET FIGHTER 2 トーナメントの OST をリリースしているよ。僕たちの目的は好きな音楽を限界なしで製作する事なんだ。METAL, ELECTRONIC, JAZZ, CLASSICAL, WORLD MUSIC, MOVIE/GAME なんかの影響を受けているよ。
Futurologie was composed to be a stand-alone long track, with a bonus full orchestral version. This EP is mostly influenced by movies, it is thought to be some kind of a visual song. Usually, we work with a computer for composition and arrangements and then we learn to play some of the tracks for live shows. We are considered like a metal band cause we have electric guitars and some blastbeats but i don’t think we have a true unique music style. We generally speak about « rococo-core » : it means a style with too many music tags, too many different arrangements, and of course too many notes. But we are not confortable with genres in general. We just play the music we like without thinking too much about a concept.
About Japan, we are extremely inflenced by Japanese culture, specially music and movies and obviously video games. We all use to listen to a lot of Koenji Hyakkei and Ruinsfor example. Also electronic artists like Ryoji Ikeda and Masami Akita, or even jazz bands like Soil and Pimp Sessions. I’m also a big fan of Japanese movies : directors like Shozin Fukui, Sion Sono, Katsuhito Ishii, Hitochi Matsumoto and Shinya Tsukamoto… All those directors work without compromises, in an extreme way. The movie « Funky forrest » is a perfect example of what i’m talking about : no boundaries, no limits, the explosion of codes from typical movie genres and also lot’s of poetry and humouristic things… For me, Japan is one the most creative country, and of course Japanese artists never stop to influence us. It was also the case for lot’s of 80’s/90’s videogame musics ( we even have a side project band of covers from various retrogames music ). Our babysitters were Megaman (known as « Rockman » in Japan) and Castlevania and the music from these games is fantastic. That explains the heavy use of chiptune sounds in Pryapisme.
We really hope we can travel to play in Japan one day. It’s a goal to reach for us since the beginning of the band. That and making music for a Japanese project ( film or game ). Maybe one day…
MARUNOUCHI MUZIK MAGAZIN PRESENTS JAPANESE PREMIERE
9/22に発売となるフランスの奇才八弦師、Clément Belioさんのフルアルバム’CONTRAST’からまさに日本のファンの為の曲KEIRO NO HIを曲解説、メッセージ付で世界独占公開です。
【ABOUT KEIRO NO HI】
This track is actually the most “japanese” one of the album.
I’ve always loved Japanese music, especially mathrock…
Nah seriously, Japan has the BEST mathrock bands in the world haha, TOE, Lite, Mouse on the keys…
So that song is my humble tribute to them, and especially to Ryuichi Sakamoto and TOE.
Pentatonic scales, fun drums grooves, acoustic guitar, and in the middle of the song, an intense groove between all those elements.
The tittle, “Keirô no Hi”, is as you probably know, a Japanese holiday celebrated annually to honor elderly citizens, and this year I think it was on the 15th of september, which was the first date plan of album release… Also, as my grandmother died recently, so I decided to dedicated that song in particular to her.
Anyway, this is one of the most “authentic” track of the album, because of the multiple LIVE instruments recorded (by yours truly), hope you enjoy… By Clement Belio
この曲はまさにアルバムの中で最も日本的なんだ。僕は本当に日本の音楽が好きで特にMATH ROCKを愛しているよ。いや真剣に日本には世界で最高のMATH ROCKバンドがいるよね、TOE, LITE, MOUSE ON THE KEYS・・・だからこの曲は彼らへの控えめなトリビュートと言えるだろうね。特に坂本教授とTOEへかな。
My most humble tribute to your country is that song…
I’ve always been fascinated by all I could see from Japan, from the mathrock bands to the YouTube videos “wtf japan seriously” haha, from several comics to tv shows…
Well, I really want to come to Japan and see all of this at least one time in my life.
This song reflects that desire and that admiration, I really hope you enjoy that modest tribute to what Japan has best to offer :) By Clement Belio
’敬老の日’は日本に対する僕の最大限のトリビュートなんだ。
僕は日本に関するあらゆることにいつも魅了されているからね。MATH-ROCKバンドからYouTubeでみる”wtf japan seriously”(笑)。漫画やテレビも素晴らしいよね。