WORLD PREMIERE: NEW SONG!! “THE MOST POPULAR FORM OF ESCAPE” BY ARCADE MESSIAH
UK PROG BAND “KINGBATHMAT” FRONT MAN JOHN BASSETT’S NEW PROJECT “ARCADE MESSIAH” IS ABOUT TO LAUNCH THEIR SELF TITLED DEBUT ALBUM. PROG ROCK MEETS STONER/POST METAL. FULL OF GUITAR RIFFS, ATOMOSPHERE, AND INTELLIGENCE.
Hello, I hope you like this song “The Most Popular Form Of Escape”, it is from the album Arcade Messiah, which comes out on November 24th and will be available as a (free pay what you want) download on bandcamp . The idea for this instrumental album was partly inspired from listening to the soundtrack of the Anime series “Death Note”. I watched that series at the start of this year and enjoyed it very much but it was the soundtrack and the vibe I took from it which stayed with me and initially got me thinking about making an instrumental album. Thankyou for checking out Arcade Messiah.
ハロー。みんなが “THE MOST POPULAR FORM OF ESCAPE” を気に入ってくれたら良いな。新作 “ARCADE MESSIAH” からの新曲だよ。11/24 に発売されるんだ。BANDCAMP では NAME YOUR PRICE でダウンロード出来るよ。このインストアルバムのアイデアは所々だけどアニメ DEATH NOTE のサントラにインスパイアされているんだ。今年の初めにあのシリーズを見てとても楽しんだんだ。だけど今回僕がインスパイアされたのはサントラとそのヴァイブ。それは頭を離れないし何と言ってもインストアルバムを作る原動力になったんだからね。ARCADE MESSIAH をチェックしてくれてありがとう!
LEGENDARY TWO GUITARISTS COME TOGETHER!! ERIC JOHNSON & MIKE STERN RELEASED AWESOME COLABORATION ALBUM “ECLECTIC”!!
MIKE STERN。バークリー在学中に講師として働いていた PAT METHENY と出会い、彼に勧められて BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS に加入。2年間活動した後 BILLY COBHAM のバンドに参加。そうしてキャリアを積んで迎えた1981年。BILL EVANS (SAXの方ね)の紹介で MILES DAVIS GROUP に加入します。マイルスからは「FAT TIME」と可愛がられ(当時彼は太っていた)「ジミヘンのように弾け!」と言われていたそう。そこから彼独特のディストーションを効かせたビバップフレーズが構築されトレードマークになって行きました。以後ソロキャリアを追求しつつ JACO PASTORIUS, BRECKER BROTHERS, DAVID SANBORN など共演したアーテイストは枚挙に暇がありません。片や ERIC JOHNSON。CRIFFS OF DOVER の大ヒットとグラミー受賞で有名ですが1996年、G3 初のツアーに招かれて JOE STAORIANI, STEVE VAI と共に参加した事からもまさに GUITARIST’S GUITARIST だとわかります。ペンタトニックにコードの概念を持ち込んでカラフルに彩る彼独特の奏法は多くの後進たちに影響を与えています。その二人が初めてコラボレートした作品 “ECLECTIC” がリリースされました。つまり LEGEND × LEGEND な訳で悪かろうはずがありません(ドラムも ANTON FIG という LEGEND が参加)。彼らが今まで養ってきた音楽的素養の数々・・・JAZZ, BLUES, ROCK, といった所を幅広くそして惜しみなく披露しています。伝説に話を聞けました。MIKE STERN 氏です。どうぞ。
【ABOUT “ECLECTIC”】
Q1: Hi, Mike. “Eclectic” is out now. How are the reactions?
【MIKE】: Seems really good. I’m really happy about the record. People are enjoying it. So much fun to do a record with Eric.
Q2: How did this collaboration begin? Have you known each other for a long time?
【MIKE】: yes we’ve know each other about 10 years and known about for a long time. It started with my record Big Neighborhood in 2009. That felt so good we did a tour and then the record. we’re on tour now.
Q3: I think Mike and Eric have a point in common. You two have aspects of Rock and Jazz. Is that point important for this collaboration?
【MIKE】: Well it’s an important point that we have common ground and different priorities. Eric is more a rock player and I’m a jazz player but we have blues mostly in common.
Q3: マイクとエリックには共通点がありますよね。お二人とも ROCK と JAZZ の素養を兼ね備えています。今回のコラボレーションでそれは重要な点でしたか?
Q4: “Eclectic” is awesome. I really love it. Because “Eclectic” has wide variety. Jazz, Rock, Blues, and even vocal song.Yeah, it’s exactly eclectic. How was the process of composition?
【MIKE】: I brought in some of my tune I already recorded and wrote 2 new ones, Wherever You Go and Sometimes. Eric brought in some of his tunes and he wrote 1 new one, Benny’s Blues.
Q4: “ECLECTIC” は JAZZ, ROCK, BLUES, ボーカル曲まで入ったバラエティー豊かな素晴らしいアルバムです。まさにタイトル通り ECLECTIC ですね。曲作りはどのように行われたのでしょう?
【MIKE】: 僕は僕で自分の過去作の曲を何曲かと、新曲を2曲持ち込んだんだ。 WHENEVER YOU GO と SOMETIMES だよ。エリックも彼の曲を何曲か持ち込んであと新曲を一曲書いたんだ。BENNY’S BLUES だよ。
【ABOUT MIKE AND ERIC】
【CRIFFS OF DOVER: エリックが素晴らしいのは当然なのですがクネクネしながらソロを弾き倒すマイクが秀逸!!】
Q1: As a guitarist, as a person, what is the difference between you and Eric?
【MIKE】: There’s more in common. There are differences but we are after the same sensibility as far as an overall musicality. We give each other lots of space. We’re sensitive to each other’s style to let it come through so we don’t get in each other’s way. Musical compatibility is a priority among the whole band.
Q4: Why do you keep using telecaster shaped guitar?
【MIKE】:I like it. Especially the Mike Stern signature model. Yamaha does a great job.
Q4: なぜテレキャスターシェイプのギターに拘っているのでしょう?
【MIKE】: 好きだからさ。特に MIKE STERN SIGNATURE MODEL がね。YAMAHA はいい仕事をしてくれているよ。
【FIVE FAVORITE ALBUMS: KEY TO MIKE】
HERBIE HANCOCK: MAIDEN VOYAGE
BEATLES: SGT. PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
JIMI HENDRIX: ARE YOU EXPERIENCED?
MILES DAVIS: KIND OF BLUE
JOHN COLTRANE: LIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD
【MESSAGE TO JAPAN】
I love Japan and I love playing there. Japanese people are beautiful. There are many wonderful musicians in Japan. I am looking forward to going there again, and again and again. Domo arigato!
Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, London 1982. Miles Davis (trumpet), Marcus Miller (bass), Mike Stern (guitar), Bill Evans (sax), Al Foster (drums) and Mino Cinelu (percussion).
EXCLUSIVE: INTERVIEW WITH MATTIAS “IA” EKLUNDH FROM FREAK KITCHEN!!
REMARKABLE SWEADISH TRIO “FREAK KITCHEN” RELASED AWESOME NEW ALBUM “COOKING WITH PAGANS”!!
“APPETIZER” の日本リリースが1994年。という事は今年デビュー20周年となるスウェーデンの GUITAR GOD, MATTIAS “IA” EKLUNDH 率いる変態ハードロックトリオ FREAK KITCHEN。前作 “LAND OF THE FREAKS” から5年の月日を経て彼らの新作 “COOKING WITH PAGANS” がリリースされました。彼ら独特のキャッチーなメロディーと時に複雑怪奇な曲展開。ギターの切れ味も益々鋭さを増してきている感さえあります。サイトを始める際、この人にインタビュー出来たらいいな、と漠然とまず考えた MATTIAS “IA” EKLUNDH になんとロングインタビュー出来ました。多くは要らないでしょう。どうぞ。
【ABOUT “COOKING WITH PAGANS”】
Q1: Your new album ‘ Cooking with Pagans’ is about to launch in world wide!! ‘Land of the Freaks’ was released in 2009. So, It took 5 years. We waited for that for a long time. How are you feeling now? And why is it taking so SPUNKING long?
【IA】:I am feeling well and happy, thank you. Yes, it took a long time but hopefully it was worth the wait. In between the two most recent records, I recorded my Freak Guitar – The Smorgasbord album and the album Art Metal: The Jazz Raj with my friend Jonas Hellborg and Indian drummer Ranjit Barot. I also built my Apple Horn studio in the forest of Sweden, outside of my hometown of Gothenburg.
Q1: 新作 “COOKING WITH PAGANS” がリリースされましたね。前作 “LAND OF THE FREAKS” のリリースが2009年ですからリリースに5年間かかった事になります。その理由と今のお気持ちを聞かせて下さい。
【IA】: とても良い気分だし幸せだよ、ありがとう。うん、確かに長い時間かかってしまったけど待っただけの価値がある作品になったと思うよ。新作までの5年間は僕のソロ作 “FREAK GUITAR” の”THE SMORGASBORD” とART METAL の“THE JAZZ RAJ” (友達の JONAS HELLBORG とインド人ドラマー RANJIT BAROT とのプロジェクト)を製作していたんだ。あとは僕の地元ゴーセンバーグの外側にあるスウェーデンの森に APPLE HORN STUDIO って自分のスタジオを建てたんだ。
Q2: ‘Cooking with Pagan’ is nice title. And I love the artwork with that. Why did you choose this title? And is this album have any conceptual story?
【IA】: We had the privilege of being contacted by amazing Disney animator Juanjo Guarnido a while back. He was a rabid Freak Kitchen fan and was eager to draw the artwork. I had the idea from way back that the cows sort of took over, having them with our heads chopped off in front of a cannibal kettle and Juanjo really liked it and did the best possible artwork. There is no deep meaning or concept behind it, just a groovy cover. We are so grateful to have him onboard.
Q3: “Slop-py-py-py-py-py-py-py-py! Sloppy!” is FREAKY cool!! Black/White PV is also nice. Yeah, I think that’s exactly Freak Kitchen’s song. We can sing a long with chorus. And guitar phrase “EFF#G EFF#G A A# B” is very impressive. That kind of rhythmical phrase is trademark of Freak Kitchen. Anyway, you always think great deal of catchy feeling and sing a long chorus as much as musical difficulties. I love that. Why?
【IA】: I am a sucker for melodies combined with good music. You can sing really aggressive but still carry a tune. We also have influences from all over the world that we like to fuse with traditional song writing… and that together becomes Freak Kitchen sounding music (that I am glad you like).
Q4: I roar with laughter about the title’I don’t want to golf’ . Is there any rock song of that kind of title?? NOPE. And lyrics include the words ‘Hole in one’ or ‘Bunker’. haha. Your song title is sometime very strange like ‘Anal Bleach’ ‘Murder Groupie’ ‘Propaganda Pie’ …How did you come up with it?
【IA】:I want to put out music and lyrics I haven’t heard before. I also think you can write about virtually anything. Stuff I think about, while walking the Swedish woods with my two German shepherd dogs, usually manifest itself into our songs. Although a lot of tunes may come off as funny at first, when you read between the lines, they are actually quite harsh and upsetting. Humor is a good way to share difficult topics so they get bearable.
Q5: Did you sing in ‘Private Property’? I felt it was sing by singer like Doug Pinnick. Very low and nice voice.
【IA】:It is Chris, our bass player that is singing it. He is also the man behind songs like Razor Flowers, Infidelity Ghost and The Only Way. I will tell him you like his voice.
【IA】:CHRIS だよ。僕らのベーシストが歌っているよ。彼は他にも RAZOR FLOWERS, INFIDELITY GHOST, THE ONLY WAY で歌っているよ。君が気に入ったと彼に伝えておくよ。
Q6: ‘Come back to Comeback’ and Ranks of terrified’ is very challenging song, I think. It’s like guitar play to burst into flames. Are you satisfied with that?
【IA】:I do what I do and sometimes I, like in Ranks of the Terrified, use tapping as a riff. People tend to use tapping non percussive, like a waterfall, whereas I think you can do wonderfully, rhythmical things with it. So I do.
Q5: “Come back to Comeback” “Ranks of Terrified” はとてもチャレンジングな曲ですね。火の出るようなギタープレイがとても印象的です。
【IA】: 僕は僕らしくやっているだけさ。時々僕は、”RANKS OF TERRIFIED” でやっているように、リフにタッピングを使うんだ。タッピングを流れるようにパーカッシブな要素なしで行う人は多いけど、もっとリズミカルに素晴らしくやることだって出来ると思うんだ。僕もそうやっているよ。
【ABOUT FREAK KITCHEN】
Q1: Let’s talk about your works from the past. My favorite FREAK song is ‘Vaseline Bizinez’. That song has perfect balance between catchy feeling and musical difficulties. Anyway, What album and song are you most proud of?
【IA】: This is really hard to say. Naturally I am most happy with the new one, Cooking with Pagans. But a song like Teargas Jazz from the previous one is a highlight in our career as well. There are a whole bunch of tunes I like. Another favorite is We’ve Heard it All Before from the third album. I always like that.
Q1: 過去作の話をしましょう。どのアルバムと曲が最も誇らしいですか?
【IA】: とても難しいね。自然な事だけど今は新作 “COOKING WITH PAGANS” が一番気に入っているよ。ただ前作の “TEARGAS JAZZ” のような曲は自分のキャリアでも新作と同じくらいハイライトだね。好きな曲は山ほどあるよ。3枚目の“WE’VE HEARD IT ALL BEFORE” は大好きだね。常に好きだよ。
Q2: Freak Kitchen is always trio. Why are you particular about three piece?
【IA】: It gives you a lot of freedom and you have to get yourself together. There is nothing to hide behind, you have to play well or it will totally collapse. I adore the trio format.
Q1: I think you are one of the first person using polyrhythm riffs in Metal. That kind of approach becomes popular now a days. Anyway, do you hear Meshuggah or Djent? And what do you think about them?
【IA】:Fredrik of Meshuggah is a close friend and broke so much ground with what he is doing. I think though that most of the so called Djent stuff is a lame ripoff of Meshuggah who are in a totally different league.
Q2: Would you talk about your gears? What do you like your main guitar Caparison Apple Horn 8? And please tell me other guitars and amps. I love your magical tone and harmonics. I can’t believe you don’t need lots of effects…
【IA】:I think the use of effects take you away from your true sound, who you really are (unless you built the effects yourself, that is). There is so much hiding in the guitar itself you don’t need a lush pedal board in between you, the instrument and the amp, in my opinion. The Apple Horn 8 is a marvelous guitar, the best one I have ever played and I will bring it to Japan shortly so you can hear and see for yourself.
Q2: 機材について教えて下さい。愛器 CAPARISON APPLE HORN 8 のどの辺りが気に入っていますか?あなたがあまりエフェクトを使用せずあのトーンやハーモニクスを生み出しているのが信じられません。
【IA】:エフェクトを多用する事は君の本当のサウンド、本当の君らしさから君を遠ざけてしまうと思う(自分でエフェクトを構築してないなら尚更ね)。ギター自体の良さを消してしまうから君と楽器とアンプの間に豪華なペダルボードは必要ないと思うよ。あくまで僕の考えだけどね。THE APPLE HORN 8 は素晴らしいギターだよ。今まで弾いた中でも最高のものだね。日本にも少しの間だけど持って行くから自分の目と耳で確かめて欲しいな。
Q3:You sometimes use hose clip, a remote control, dildo, and other toys or everyday necessities. Haw,Haw,How did you come up with it?And did you use new toys in this album?
【IA】: Not so many toys on Cooking with Pagans but all the more on Freak Guitar – The Smorgasbord that was released last year; combs (Musth), balloons (Trumpet Lesson) and more.
Q4: You are take part in the documentary film ‘ Axemen of Sweden’ along with John Norum, Kee Marcello, and others. Why does Sweden create lots of talented guitarists? And is there any young guitarist you like in the world?
【IA】:There are tons of tremendously gifted guitarist out there, no doubt. I still go back to my old Django Reinhardt records though to hear true attitude, something I do lack in today’s shredders. But I am sure there is someone out there who will turn the guitar world upside down. I really hope so for the future of guitar, an instrument so groovy and potent. I am not sure why so many good guitarists come from Sweden. We’ve got nothing to do here, in the cold wintertime, than to stay inside and practice I guess, haha.
Q4: JOHN NORUM, KEE MARCELLO, などと共にドキュメンタリー映画 “AXEMAN OF SWEDEN” に参加していましたね。なぜスウェーデンから多くの才能に溢れるギタリストが輩出されるのでしょう?また若手で気に入っているギタリストはいますか?
Q5:I love your solo projects. But why do you create solo records? Is that your challenge for guitar and music?
【IA】: My solo records are important to me as it gives me a window to explore and come up with new music, music I have yet to hear out there. It is a true blessing to have someone like Steve Vai supporting you in this mission, to break new ground and discover various ways to approach the guitar. Thank God, Steve finds what I do important and I have total freedom to do what I want to do. I love going into my studio and create something out of total nothing.
Q5: ソロプロジェクトも素晴らしいですがなぜFKとは別にやる必要があるのでしょう。
【IA】: 僕のソロ作品は重要な意味を持っているんだ。新しい音楽を探索したり発見したりする為の窓的なものと言えるかもしれないね。STEVE VAI のような人が、ギターの新境地を色々なアプローチで開拓するというこのミッションをサポートしてくれるなんて本当に天恵としか思えないよ。神様ありがとう。スティーブは僕のやる事を重要だと認めてくれるし僕のやりたい事を完全に自由にやらせてくれる。僕はただスタジオに入って何もないところから製作するのが好きなんだ。
【FIVE ALBUMS: KEY TO IA】
FRANK ZAPPA: OVERNITE SENSATION
KISS: DESTROYER
MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA: THE INNER MOUNTING FLAME
THE TUBES: WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM LIVE
DEAN MARTIN (COMPILATION): I’M IN LOVE WITH YOU
【MESSAGE TO JAPAN】
Thank you for your stunning support over the years, dear Japanese friends out there. I hope to see as many of you as possible in December during my Caparison Clinic visit. Loads of more freaky music coming your way soon! Spread the word, take care and stay freaky.
親愛なる日本の友人達へ。長年に渡る変わらぬサポートをありがとう。12月にCAPARISON CLINICで訪れている間に出来るだけ多くの人と会えたらいいな。もっともっと多くの FREAKY MUSIC がもうすぐ君達の元に届くだろう!僕達の音楽をどんどん広めて欲しいな。体に気をつけて FREAKY でいよう!
全曲先行試聴させて頂きましたが前作“ANTHILL” の流れを汲んでさらに発展させたような素晴らしい作品になっていると思います。MESHUGGAH, GOJIRA, DEVIN TOWNSEND, TOOL, KING CRIMSON, DJENT・・・。そういったプログレッシブでインテリジェントなバンド達にエスニックな要素を加えたような音楽はコンセプト作という枠組みの中でさらにその唯一無二感を高めていますね。特に今回提供して頂いた曲はそのアルバム内でも一際輝きを放っていました。まるで読経のようなボーカルラインから東欧の民謡のようなヴァイオリンパートへ突入する様は圧巻でまさに和洋折衷メタル。ぜひ試聴してみて下さい!!
【ABOUT “THE UNKNOWN CITIZENS”】
The Unknown Citizens :
The Unknown Citizens is based on the poem by W.H. Auden, « the unknown citizens”. He relates the fates of three ordinary citizens. Auden writes « Were they free ? Were they happy ? The question is absurd ; if something was wrong, we would have known for sure ». The album takes a closer look at that question.
The Unknown Citizens is a three-parted concept album. Each part is very different from the two others and has its own atmosphere, its own intruments and its own sound shades. In the end, the sum of these three parts forms a whole.
Each life is composed of three tunes. They tell the three important stages of the life of the character.
First there is « the fighter », a WW1 french soldier. After he fought in the trenches then against his demons, he finally finds peace in the oblivion and in death.After war and destruction comes the generation of « the worker ». He dedicates his life to the rebuilding of the destroyed world and sacrifices his personal goals for the legacy he’s leaving to the next generation.
And finally there is « the dreamer » who was born in a « peaceful and comfortable » world. He’s less worried about material matters, but he has to be careful when he comes back down to earth …
There is this kind of fatality in each of these lives. The thread of their existence is mostly determined by the place and the day they were born.
For The Japanese’s Fans :
Why do we choice to present a song of the “Worker’s life”, to the Japanese auditors ? When we first thought about the worker, it remind us the Japanese people who have to rebuilt their country after world war 2. We also decide to make our next stop motion video clip based on “You Know You’re Trapped”, he will be finished around January 2015.
So we hope you’ll enjoy this song, and our new album !! We are very proud of it !! We never went to Japan but it’s a dream to do it one day !! Hope to see you soon, cheers from France !!
Grorr
VIDEO MESSAGE TO JAPAN FROM DEVESH DAYAL OF SKYHARBOR!!!
PRE-REVIEW : GUIDING LIGHTS BY SKYHARBOR
SKYHARBOR WILL RELEASE THEIR 2ND ALBUM “GUIDING LIGHTS” ON 11/10 !!
インドの新鋭、DJENT/PROG 界期待の星、SKYHARBOR が11/10 に待望の 2ND ALBUM “GUIDING LIGHTS” を BASICK RECORDS からリリースします。マネージメントのご厚意で発売に先駆けて全曲聴くことが出来ました。レヴューと ギタリスト/ソングライター、KESHV のコメントを掲載します。
【ABOUT “GUIDING LIGHTS”】
Guiding Lights offers 10 new tracks of exhilarating and heady progressive music, weaving a sonic tapestry of technically beautiful and imaginative melodies around crunchy metal riffs and sweeping, atmospheric vocals.
The album was funded by fans after a fast-paced and successful PledgeMusic campaign and has been mixed and mastered by legendary Australian producer Forrester Savell (Karnivool, Animals As Leaders, Dead Letter Circus).
“GUIDING LIGHTS” は爽快なプログロックの新曲が10曲収録されています。美しくテクニカルな音のタペストリーと創造性のあるメロディーがクランチーなメタルリフと押し寄せるアトモスフェリックなボーカルに共鳴しています。このアルバムは PLEDGEMUSIC CAMPAIGN をファンの方々によるファンドで成功させる事により製作されました。非常に早いペースで集まりましたね。ミックスとマスタリングはオーストラリアの伝説的プロデューサー、FORRESTER SAVELL (KARNIVOOL, ANIMALS AS LEADERS, DEAD LETTER CIRCUS) が手掛けていますよ。
“We are thrilled to announce that our second record is officially complete, and it is titled ‘Guiding Lights’. We have worked incredibly hard over the last two years on making this album the most spectacular effort we could create, and we thank our AMAZING fans for helping bring it to life and take it to the next level! We can’t wait for you to sink your teeth into it!”
全てが一段も二段も進化した作品。そう評価せざるを得ないでしょう。彼らのデビュー作、“BLIDING WHITE NOISE: ILLUSION & CHAOS” は MARTY FRIEDMAN (ex-MEGADETH), DANIEL TOMPKINS (TESSERACT), VISHAL J. SINGH (AMOGH SYMPHONY) といった錚々たるメンツをゲストに向かえ製作されましたがその事よりも作品の内容、質の高さで世界に驚きを持って迎えられました。LOG のクリス・アドラーをして”Right now, I am very much into a band called Skyharbor from India”(今、インドの SKYHARBOR ってバンドにクッソハマってるぜ)などと言わしめた訳ですから。
それから3年。DANIEL を正式メンバーに向かえ製作された本作は完全にアジアの音楽が世界レベルで戦える事を証明しています。まず KARNIVOOL やAAL, DLC などを手掛けたプロデューサー、FORRESTER SAVELL を起用した事により全体的に音の良さ、クリアさ、”圧”が際立っていますね。加えて、TESSERACT にも復帰しノリにノッているダニエルの歌唱には本当に目を見張るものがあります。彼らの目指す DJENT とアトモスフィアを融合させた POST-DJENT。その美しさを表現するのに彼以上の適任はいないでしょう。確かにガチガチの DJENT っぽさやスクリームはかなり減ったのでそこを求める向きには少々物足りないかも知れません。ただそこは僕達の PERIPHERY に任せれば良い訳で。SKYHARBOR は DEFTONES やTOOL の血を引く KARNIVOOL, DEAD LETTER CIRCUS といった新世代オルタナと SIGUR ROS やそれこそ日本が誇る MONO のような美しいポストロックの空気を目一杯吸い込んだ POST-DJENT 確立するべきだと思うし、このアルバムで確立したと言っても過言ではないと思います。
T5 HALOGEN, タイトル曲の長尺曲 T8 GUIDING LIGHTS を聴けば TESSERACT よりもさらにオーガニックなアトモスフィアを追求する彼らの挑戦が感じ取れると思います。だからと言ってキャッチーさが後退しているかというと全くそんな事はなくアルバム最後を飾る T10 THE CONSTANT などはこちらも10分近い大曲ですが DJENT の持つダイナミズム、ポストロックのアトモスフィア、プログロックの構成美、新世代オルタナのキャッチーさ全てを兼ね備えた DJEPICAL な曲に仕上がりました。T1 や先行公開された2曲も非常にキャッチーで新しいファン層を取り込む事に貢献するでしょう。T9 KAIKOMA で日本語のナレーションが使用されているのも嬉しいですね。SKYHARBOR が最早プロジェクトではなくタイトなバンドとなった事を証明する方向性のしっかり定まった傑作です。 THIS IS POST-DJENT!!
RATING 10/10
WAIT WITH LISTENING THEIR 1ST ALBUM
Guiding Lights follows on from the critically acclaimed 2011 debut ‘Blinding White Noise: Illusion & Chaos’ which won the band fans worldwide, including Lamb of God who handpicked the band to support them in India and saw the band picked to play at festivals across the globe including Euroblast, Techfest, Download, and Graspop and resulted in awards for Best Song, Best Album and Best Band at the Rolling Stone India Metal Awards.
突如現れたスーパーグループ。シベリアンメタルの体現者 PETER G. SHALLMIN がKING DIAMOND の MIKE WEAD, UNEVEN STRUCTURE の MATTHIEU ROMARIN, そして PRIMUS の TIM ALEXANDER という「えっ?どうやって集めたんですか?」なメンバーを集めてデビュー作 ‘ALL YOU WANT TO’ をリリースしました。各自所属バンドの音楽性とは少し異なったオルタナ方面の楽曲群ですが演奏には各々の個性が炸裂していて良いアルバムだと思います。どうやって集めたのか PETER G. SHALLMIN に話が聞けました。インタヴューです。どうぞ。
In this new release, Ummagma rise above the decay and mayhem encountered in that country to embrace diversity and beauty, while taking their music in new directions. ‘Kiev’ is not only the epicenter of massive civil unrest – it is the name of this release, and is ultimately a message of hope. The outcome shows that what is the end for one person may be the start for another. In ‘Kiev’, this Canadian-Ukrainian team celebrates their freedoms, exploring the root of today’s problems to create beauty in the face of hostility. Even more importantly, it shows that beauty can blossom even in the midst of ugliness. Despite heavy turmoil in Ukraine, Ummagma look forward to a brighter future for Eastern Europe.
This release is an impressive package featuring the original track ‘Kiev’ plus 9 remixes from 9 fantastic artists from as many countries, celebrating the splendour of the original composition in their own unique styles. One of these artists is Japanese producer Shintaro Haioka, who is one of just three Red Bull Music Academy artists from Japan, renowned for mixing traditional Japanese instrumentation, such as the koto, with electronic chill sounds. In the words of the Academy, which is now underway in Tokyo, “Haioka offers a distinctively Japanese take on modern electronic music, and one that rationalises the past with the future, and his nation with the world.”
今回のリリースは ‘KIEV’ のオリジナルトラックと様々な国の9人の素晴らしいアーティストがリミックスを行った ‘KIEV’ の9バージョンが収められています。それぞれが独自のスタイルでオリジナルの楽曲に輝きを与えています。その中に一人、日本人アーティストがいます。RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY に所属する日本人3人の中の一人、SHINTARO HAIOKA です。琴のような和楽器をミックスする事で有名ですね。アカデミーの言葉を引用すると、「HAIOKA は彼独特の過去と未来、日本と世界を結ぶようなモダンなエレクトロミュージックを創造している」という風に紹介されています。
Once again we have the fortune of working with a good record label and also the opportunity to introduce our music to you. For this, we are thankful. This release is a bit different than the Sounds of Sputnik release, which recently premiered here in Marunouchi Musik Magazine, because it’s just Ummagma, our duo, which was created and blossomed on the basis of love. We have been experiencing a very strange time in our lives due to the war in Ukraine, but it has united us even more and made us even more determined to make music – to create something beautiful – even if many people are looking in the other direction. This song ‘Kiev’ is a statement about everything wrong with our greedy society, but the song ends on a note filled with hope. Love, light and hope – that is what we wish – for everyone and, most immediately, for anyone taking the time to listen to this music. We also hope you will explore Shintaro Haioka’s music further, as we think he is brilliant! Domo arigatou gozaimasu!
幸運にも良いレーベルとめぐり合い、また皆さんに私たちの音楽を紹介する事が出来ました。本当に皆さんには感謝しています。今回のリリースは以前MMMで紹介した Sound of Sputnik (こちらの記事)とは少し異なっています。Ummagma というデュオで愛の音楽だからです。ウクライナの戦争によって私たちは人生でも最も奇妙な時を経験しています。ただそれによって私たちはより結束し、美しいものを作るという音楽への熱意を新たにしました。この’KIEV’ という曲は全てが間違っている私たちの貪欲な社会へのステイトメントです。ただ最後は希望で一杯の音で終わりますよ。皆さんへの愛、光、希望。それこそが私たちの望む物なのです。同時に Shintaro Haioka の音楽もぜひチェックして下さい。彼は本当に素晴らしいと思っているからです。どうもありがとうございます。
WORLD PREMIERE: FULL STREAM OF NE OBLIVISCARIS’S UPCOMING ALBUM “CITADEL”
SEASON OF MIST から11/7に発売される NE OBLIVISCARIS の新作 “CITADEL” の FULL STREAM です!!
傑作です。普段そういった形容詞は使用しないSoMさんが “AMAZING NEW ALBUM” と銘打って来た事からもこのアルバムの特異性が分かります。アルバム冒頭の組曲 ‘PAINTER OF THE TEMPEST‘ 、特に16分にも及ぶPARTⅡの完成度は圧巻です。前回公開した ‘PYRHIC’ も素晴らしい出来でしたが更にその上を行っている気がしました。クリーンパートの充実振りが前作からの確かな進化を感じさせますね。11/7、楽しみに待ちましょう!!尚、彼らのインタビューも到着次第掲載致します。乞うご期待です!
MARUNOUCHI MUZIK MAGAZINE PRESENTS WORLD PREMIERE OF NE OBLIVISCARIS
ヴァイオリンを含む6人編成、オーストラリアのプログレッシブブラック/デスメタルバンドNE OBLIVISCARIS。世界に驚きを持って迎えられたデビュー作にして名作’PORTAL OF I’に続く彼らの2ndアルバム’CITADEL’からアコースティックギターとヴァイオリンのデュエットが美しいREVERIES FROM THE STAIND GLASS WOMBを世界初公開です。
【ABOUT THIS SONG】
“We present to you ‘Painters Of The Tempest Part 3’…another piece of the 23 minute song that forms the centrepiece of our new album ‘Citadel’. This is the final part of the song and it follows straight after ‘Part 2, Movement 3: Curator’ that was the taste taste of our new album released online earlier this month. We definitely feel that ‘Painters Of The Tempest in its entirety is our most ambitious work to date and Part 3, featuring only acoustic guitar and violin and showcasing a completely different side to the band, is something we are particular proud of.”
今回聴いてもらうのはPAINTERS OF THE TEMPESTという大曲の第三部なんだ。僕らの新作CITADELの大部分を占める23分の曲の一部だよ。その大曲の最後のパートで今月の初めに公開した’Part 2, Movement 3: Curator’の直後に来る曲なんだ。PAINTERS OF THE TEMPESTは僕らの今までの作品の中で間違いなく完全に最も野心的だと感じているし、アコースティックギターとヴァイオリンだけをフューチャーして完全にバンドの違った一面を見せたPART3は特別誇りに思っているよ。
【MESSAGE FOR JAPAN】
Thank you Japan for your amazing support! We were lucky enough to play 3 shows in Japan last year, and it was a real highlight of our Asian tour. We can’t wait to get back over there and play some more shows in support of ‘Citadel’, which is out worldwide November 7. Thanks!