Calypso Express [Limited Release]

[Machine Translation] Catchy melodies and tropical rhythms. CaSSETTE CON-LOS, the best calypso/Latin band in Japan. Finally, their first full-length album in 13 years has been released! The album was recorded and mixed by Naoyuki Uchida, one of Japan's leading recording and live dub engineers, in a studio converted from an abandoned elementary school. The result is a superb recording that maximizes the appeal of the sound space and resonance created by the raw band ensemble's unique composition. The band's music is a "grill" of sparrow, chitina, Latin, and African tunes, from prewar calypso, which the leader, Wada Mambo, has always loved, to sparrow, chitina, Latin, and African tunes, with the preceding single "Let's Watch a Movie," the humorous "Frank Sinatra" (if Sinatra sang calypso), and "The Last One Gone Before Me" (for those who have already gone before me). The album includes 11 songs, including "memories" dedicated to "those who have gone before us," and "a-ha," a calypso song that is sure to be a hit at live shows. This is a masterpiece that surpasses the expectations of fans who have been waiting for it for a long time.

キャッチーなメロディとトロピカルのリズム。国内随一のカリプソ/ラテン・バンド、CaSSETTE CON-LOS。約13年ぶりのフル・アルバムが遂にリリース! 今作は録音とミックスに、日本を代表するレコーディング&ライヴ・ダブ・エンジニアの内田直之氏を迎え、廃小学校を改装したスタジオにて気合の一発録りを敢行。独特な編成による生々しいバンド・アンサンブルが作り出す音の空間や響きの魅力が、最大限に引き出された最高の仕上がりとなっている。リーダーのワダマンボが愛して止まない戦前カリプソから、スパロウにキチナー、ラテンやアフリカンを"グリル"さながらに調理し、先行シングル「映画でも観よう」、"もしシナトラがカリプソを歌ったら"というユーモアが効いた「フランク・シナトラ」や、"一足先にいってしまったヤツら"に捧ぐ「memories」、ライヴではどテッパンの"呑めや歌えや踊るカリプソ"「a-ha」など全11曲収録。長らく待ちわびてたファンの期待を上回る最高傑作が完成。