The Blue Musk-Oxe

[Machine Translation] OLDE WORLDE ( Olde Worlde ) is a solo unit of Sohei Numata, a singer-songwriter with a highly penetrating voice that exudes a neutral and innocent purity, and a highly free melody and Western-style sound that impresses with its diverse talents. /Brad Wood (Smashing Pumpkins, Pete Yorn, Ben Lee, Sunny Day Real Estate, Tortoise, Liz Phair, etc.) liked OLDE WORLDE's sound and recorded and mixed the album at his studio in Los Angeles. The mastering was done by Greg Calle. Mastering was done by Greg Calvi. This album has been brushed up in every aspect musically, and is a masterpiece that you will want to listen to over and over again. The artwork, all drawn by the artist himself, further accentuates the world view of the work. The preceding song "Thinking About You" was used as a commercial song for NTT Docomo's "Docomo Welcome Campaign" from last fall, and the song and the impression of his voice made people think, "Who would have thought a Japanese man sings this song? The song became a topic of conversation because of the song and the impression of the voice.

OLDE WORLDE(オールディ ワールディ)は、中性的で無垢な純粋さを醸し出す浸透度の高い声、多彩な才能を感じる自由度の高いメロディと洋楽的サウンドが印象的なシンガーソングライター・沼田壮平によるソロユニット。2年半振りとなる 3rd album は、プロデューサー/ブラッド・ウッド(Smashing Pumpkins、Pete Yorn、Ben Lee、Sunny Day Real Estate、Tortoise、Liz Phair他)がOLDE WORLDEの音源を気に入り、ロサンゼルスの彼のスタジオでレコーディング/ミックスが行われた。マスタリングはグレッグ・カルビが手掛けた。今作は、音楽的にあらゆる面でブラッシュアップされ、何度も繰り返し聞きたくなる快然たる傑作に仕上がっている。またアートワークは、すべて本人が描いたもので、作品の世界観をより一層際立たせます。先行曲「Thinking About You」は昨年の秋より、NTTドコモの「ドコモウェルカムキャンペーン」篇のCMソングとして使用され、曲と声の印象から”日本人の男性が歌っているとは!”と話題になった曲。