Second Royal Vol.4 - Winter Issue -

[Machine Translation] Urgent release of "V.A./SECOND ROYAL" compilation series! Second Royal Records presents the fourth volume of the "V.A./SECOND ROYAL" compilation series! In addition to new songs by artists belonging to the label such as HALFBY, HANDSOMEBOY TECHNIQUE, and RUFUS, it also includes a Christmas song cover by Hideki Kaji, the debut of hot newcomers TINY BIT ASSOCIATES, and some great songs by overseas artists who have almost never been introduced in Japan. In addition to the Christmas song covers by Mr. Kaji Hideki, the debut of the hot new Tiny Bit Associates, and some great songs by foreign artists who are almost unknown in Japan. The new project will be released in four parts: spring, summer, fall, and winter. ), this time focusing on the theme of "winter" in the "WINTER ISSUE. This time, the theme is "WINTER ISSUE". The spirit of the original style from Kyoto has been kept intact, and the album is packed with genre-less pop sounds to be released to the world! All of the songs are new and have never been released on CD before in Japan! HALFBY has released the Christmas version of their children's breakbeat "HALFBEAT" from their major label debut album "SIDE FARMERS" for the first time on CD, and HANDSOMEBOY TECHNIQUE has released their second album "TERRESTRIAL TONE" which will be released in February next year. HANDSOMEBOY TECHNIQUE will release another version of a song from their second album "TERRESTRIAL TONE CLUSTER" in February next year, and their mini album "POCKET FULL OF NOTHING" released in October received a strong push from BEAT CRUSADERS HIDAKA and FRONTIER BACKYARD TANOUE. RUFUS, which has been receiving rave reviews from all quarters, covers the smash hit Norwegian band NICE LITTLE PENGUINS' "FLYING," which was a smash hit in the 1990s. TINY BIT ASSOCIATES, a new unit formed by 80KIDZ member JUN, who got his big break this year, will provide their debut song. As a special guest, Hideki Kaji, who released his new album "LOLLIPOP" and whose song "Sweet Lover", the theme song of the movie "Detroit Metal City", was a big hit, will perform a song from Crepuscule's masterpiece compilation "GHOSTS OF CHRISTMAS PAST". Kaji Hideki, who also released "GHOSTS OF CHRISTMAS PAST", covers Aztec Camera's Christmas song "HOT CLUB OF CHRIST", which was included in Crepuscule's classic compilation "GHOSTS OF CHRISTMAS PAST. In addition, new songs by SAINAS and KATE, which are scheduled to be released independently next year, will be included in this year's festival.

■緊急発売決定!!セカンド・ロイヤル・レコーズが贈るコンピレーション・シリーズ「V.A./SECOND ROYAL」の第4弾!!HALFBY、HANDSOMEBOY TECHNIQUE、RUFUSなどレーベル所属アーティストの新曲に加えて、カジヒデキさんによるクリスマス・ソング・カバー、大注目の新人TINY BIT ASSOCIATESのデビュー音源、さらに日本ではほぼ未紹介の海外アーティストによる素晴らしい楽曲も収録。季節ごと(春夏秋冬で計4部作の予定!)に展開する新企画コンピ、今作はテーマを『冬』に絞った「WINTER ISSUE」です。京都発、オリジナル・スタイルの精神はそのまま、世界へも発信するジャンルレスなポップ・サウンドをこれでもかと詰め込みました!!■全てが新曲・国内初CD化!!HALFBYはメジャー・デビュー・アルバム『SIDE FARMERS』に収録されたチルドレン・ブレイクビーツ「HALFBEAT」のクリスマス・バージョンを初CD化。HANDSOMEBOY TECHNIQUEは、来年2月に発売が決定した超傑作セカンド・アルバム『TERRESTRIAL TONE CLUSTER』収録曲の別ヴァージョンを一足先にお届け。10月にリリースしたミニ・アルバム『POCKET FULL OF NOTHING』がBEAT CRUSADERSヒダカさん、FRONTIER BACKYARD田上さんからの強力プッシュを頂くなど、各方面から絶賛されたRUFUSは、90年代スマッシュヒットしたノルウェーのバンドNICE LITTLE PENGUINS「FLYING」をカバー。今年大ブレイクを遂げた80KIDZのメンバーJUNによる新ユニットTINY BIT ASSOCIATESは、これが初音源となるデビュー曲を提供。そしてスペシャル・ゲストとして映画『デトロイト・メタル・シティ』主題歌「甘い恋人」が大ヒット、ニューアルバム『LOLLIPOP』もリリースした大先輩カジヒデキさんが、クレプスキュールの名作コンピ『GHOSTS OF CHRISTMAS PAST』に収録されたアズテック・カメラのクリスマス・ソング「HOT CLUB OF CHRIST」をカバー。また来年単独リリースが予定されているSAINAS、KATEの新曲など、充実の国内勢はもちろん、前回同様に海外勢も参加