Nemuru Mae

[Machine Translation] In 2004, Kotaka made his major label debut with the single "White Voice" as the vocal guitarist of LUNKHEAD. With a sound that is made up of technical guitar phrases and unique undulating bass lines, Kotaka's voice, sometimes warm and sometimes cutting, established their presence as a guitar rock band from early on. In 2012, he released his first solo work. This album is completely produced by Serg, with all instruments played by Odaka alone, and he also handled the recording, programming, and mixing of ( 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, and 11 ). In addition to eight new songs, three of LUNKHEAD's best-known songs from the early days, "White Voice," "Body Temperature," and "March," are included as self-covers, all recorded by Odaka himself, just like in a live performance. The album is a diverse work that is filled to overflowing with the light and darkness of the current Yoshitaro Odaka, which was made possible by his insistence on being alone, and the lyrical world and voice that are even more stripped down to Odaka's own inner world than before, and the way they are captured without embellishment.

2004年、LUNKHEADのボーカルギターとしてシングル「白い声」にてメジャーデビュー。技巧的なギターフレーズと独特のうねるベースラインで作り上げられたサウンドに、時に暖かく、時に切り裂くような小高の声は早くからギターロックバンドとしての存在感を確立してきた。そして2012年、初のソロ作品をリリースする。全ての楽器を小高一人で演奏し、(1,3,5,8,10,11)においてはレコーディング、プログラミング、ミックスまでも小高本人が1人で手掛けた完全セルグプロデュースアルバム。新曲8曲に加え、LUNKHEADのセルフカバーとして初期の代表曲「白い声」、「体温」、「三月」の3曲をライブさながらの弾き語り一発録りの形で収録。一人にこだわったからこそ成し得た、従来よりもさらに小高自身の内面を削り取った詞世界と声、それを飾ることなく切り取った、今の小高芳太朗の光と闇が溢れんばかりに詰まった多彩な作品が完成した。