Benchi time

[Machine Translation] This is the first album by Atsushi Kanaya, the leader of "Pipi & Cotto," which included "Keme" and "Keiko Maruyama," both of whom were members of ELEC Records in the 1970s. The title "Benchi time" refers to the second fermentation of bread. The liner of the album is by Takaaki Fujioka, formerly of Marichanz, now of Fujioka-Fujimaki, also of ELEC Records. -The following is an excerpt from the album "Finally, it appears. What exactly is the appeal of Atsushi Kanaya? Many people have said that his music has "a taste for singing," "his voice is sad," "his melodies are natural," and so on, but what they all have in common is that they "can't be put into words," can they? - He has somehow arrived at a place where he could never reach, no matter whether he sold a million records or gathered 50,000 people. That's exactly what "Blowin' in the Wind" was all about.

70年代、エレックレコードに在籍していた「ケメ」「丸山圭子」もメンバーだった「ピピ&コット」のリーダー「金谷あつし」のファーストアルバム。タイトル「Benchi time」は、パンの第二次醗酵のこと。アルバムのライナーは、同じくエレックレコードの元「まりちゃんず」、今は「藤岡・藤巻」の藤岡孝章。-やっと現れた-より抜粋。「金谷あつし」の魅力って、いったい何だろう?多くのひとが、彼の音楽を評して曰く、「歌に味がある」「声が切ない」、「メロディーが自然体だ」等を口にするが、必ず共通している言い方は、「言葉では言えない」ってことなんじゃないだろうか?～ミリオン売ろうが、5万人集めようが、至れない場所に彼は、いつの間にか辿り着いたのだ。それこそ「風に吹かれて」いただけなのに。