CD Album

Requiem

Nahoko Kakiage

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Release Date November 14, 2018
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Catalog No.DAKKAKI-1014
JAN/ISBN 4582308075059
Product Type CD
Number of Discs 1

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[Machine Translation] Heretical and elegant, foreign and nostalgic, Tomoko Shogami has been using intense and elegant multiple recordings of female voices in her eccentric operas, and this is her third solo work, Requiem. This time, too, she uses magnificent strings in all the pieces, with thick chorus work like Arvo Part, Gregorian chants, statements, and Bulgarian voices, and has a classical depth like Barber's "Adagio for Strings". The rhythm tracks are also mixed with dark electro elements like Portishead and Arca, demonstrating their unorthodox nature. The aesthetic lyrics in Japanese, with Japanese subtitles, make the album seem like a black-and-white movie or science fiction, a trip to a foreign land. The first song, "Happily Ever After," is interesting because it is taken from the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew. (The following is an excerpt from Yoshinori Otomo's commentary.) Tomoko Shogami is a rare artist who can create an unconcious beauty. Speaking of other artists with such talent, I can only think of Prince and David Bowie, both of whom are deceased. PROFILE Alchemist of Sound Recently, she has often collaborated with writers such as Hiroshi Matsui and Taku Iwasaki as a vocalist, but she was "the one who doesn't sing" when she was in Eccentric Opera. From her solo work "BAROQUE", she became a one-woman massive attack artist who does all the work including vocals. At the same time, she produced the a cappella group "Ensemble Planeta" and gave concerts in Germany, Italy, Hong Kong, Taiwan, the United States, and many other countries. She has been highly acclaimed by MORRIE and has many followers in the visual kei scene. She is also the author of Sansara, the theme song of "The Nonfiction," which has been sung by many artists. Pioneer of classical crossover. He is also a pioneer of classical crossover, and is constantly releasing his ambient improvised electronica "Quiet Diary".

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Requiem / 書上奈朋子(Nahoko Kakiage)

異端でいてエレガント、異郷でいて懐かしいエキセントリックオペラの時から強烈でエレガントな女声多重録音を駆使していた書上奈朋子のソロとなって3作目の「Requiem」。今回もアルヴォ・ペルトやグレゴリアンチャント、声明やブルガリアンヴォイスのような分厚いコーラスワークを軸に全曲壮大なストリングスが使われ、バーバーの「弦楽の為のアダージョ」のようなクラシカルな奥行きを持つ。リズムトラックではポーティスヘッドやArcaのようなダークなエレクトロな要素も混在し異端ぶりを発揮。そして日本語の耽美な歌詞は日本語字幕で見るモノクロ映画ともSFとも思え異郷へトリップさせられる。一曲目「幸いなるかな」はマタイ伝福音書5章から言葉を得ていて興味深い。(以下大伴良則解説より抜粋)書上奈朋子はやはりアンコンシャス・ビューティを創り出せる稀有なアーティスト。他にこんな才能を持つアーティストといえばーーー僕はいずれも故人であるプリンスとデビット・ボウイしか思い浮かべることができない。■PROFILE音の錬金術師ここのところ作家の松井寛や岩崎琢などにボーカリストとしてコラボレーションすることが多かった書上奈朋子はエキセントリックオペラ時代は「歌わない方」だった。ソロ作「BAROQUE」よりボーカル含む全ての作業を一人でこなす一人マッシブアタック状態となる。同時にアカペラグループ「アンサンブル・プラネタ」のプロデュースをはじめ、ドイツ、イタリア、香港、台湾、アメリカ等多くの国でコンサートをこなす。その女声ながら変幻自在のコーラスワークはスタジオジブリやCMで使われる事が多く話題に。MORRIE氏絶賛によりビジュアル系にも信者が多い。数多くのアーティストが歌い続けている「ザ・ノンフィクション」テーマ曲サンサーラの作者でもある。クラシカルクロスオーバーの先駆者。アンビエントな即興エレクトロニカ「Quiet Diary」を随時発表中

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    Tracklisting

    1
    幸いなるかな / 書上奈朋子(Nahoko Kakiage)
    2
    ある晴れた日に(Senyokô 「Madama Butterfly II 」香水CM曲) / 書上奈朋子(Nahoko Kakiage)
    3
    何を残して / 書上奈朋子(Nahoko Kakiage)
    4
    あたたかな日 / 書上奈朋子(Nahoko Kakiage)
    5
    KO-YA / 書上奈朋子(Nahoko Kakiage)
    6
    SATELNA / 書上奈朋子(Nahoko Kakiage)
    7
    Daydream / 書上奈朋子(Nahoko Kakiage)

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