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[Machine Translation] From the self-liner notes of Jun Kajiwara. I am pleased to announce the release of my first solo album from Brand New Music. Last year I celebrated 25 years in music, and I feel that I have finally found my feet on the ground. It was during this time that I lost my important musical comrades who I had worked with for many years, and when I could no longer hold back the feeling that my footing was shaky, it was my fellow musicians who helped me make the decision to work as a trio. I wanted to formulate my own music with them, and this was the beginning of this album. At the same time, it was also a confirmation and reflection of myself as an extension of what I had built through friendly competition, especially with Yoshiyuki Asano. As I proceeded with the production with these thoughts in mind, I decided to complete the album as a two-disc set, with one disc containing mainly acoustic guitar tracks, many of which are songs that make me face my inner self, and another disc containing mainly electric guitar tracks, many of which are songs that release energy to the outside world. The name of the album is [ INSIDE ]. The disc named [ INSIDE ] has an acoustic guitar sound, and many of the songs were created by my own multiple recordings, so I actually had to face myself as I recorded them. The disc named [ OUTSIDE ] is an electric guitar sound, and I played around with it as much as I could, enjoying the chemical reactions of the sound as if I was playing live with my dear musical friends. I am truly grateful that I was able to create such a meaningful album at this time in my life while having fun, and that everyone is able to listen to it. I hope you will also enjoy it and keep it as your favorite listening disc. Participating musicians : Sadao Watanabe, Masato Honda, Hisashi Numazawa, Toshiyuki Mori, Keiji Matsumoto, Hideki Matsubara, Michiaki Tanaka, Bakabon Suzuki, Tomoo Tsurutani, Naoki Watanabe, and others

梶原順セルフライナーノーツより。この度、Brand New Music から自身初のソロアルバムをリリースすることになりました。昨年音楽生活25年を迎え、ようやく地に足が着いてきたように思います。そんな時期に長年共に進んで来た大切な音楽の同志を失うということが続き、僕の足もとがぐらつく感触を抑えられなくなった時に、トリオでの活動を決断させてくれたのはやはり同志のミュージシャンのみなさんでした。彼らと自分の音楽を形にしてみたい、というのがこのアルバム制作の発端でした。と同時に、特に浅野祥之さんと切磋琢磨して築いて来たものの延長線上にいる自分を確認し、見つめることにもなりました。それらの想いを持って制作を進めるうちに、自分の内面と向かい合うような楽曲が多いアコースティックギター中心のものと、外に向かってエネルギーを放出するような楽曲の多いエレクトリックギター中心のものをそれぞれ別のディスクに収めた2枚組として完成させることに至りました。[ INSIDE ]と名付けたディスクはアコースティックギターサウンドで、僕一人の多重録音でその音世界を作ったものが多く、実際に自分自身と向き合いながらレコーディングを進めることになりました。[ OUTSIDE ]と名付けたディスクはエレクトリックギターサウンドで、僕の大切な音楽仲間たちとライブでの演奏のように音の化学反応を楽しみながら思い切り気持ち良く弾きまくりました。僕の人生においてこの時期に、このような意義のあるアルバムを楽しみながら創ることができ、皆さんに聴いていただけることを心から感謝します。どうか皆さんにも楽しんでいただいて、愛聴盤として手元においていただけますように…。参加ミュージシャン : 渡辺貞夫、本田雅人、沼澤尚、森俊之、松本圭司、松原秀樹田中倫明、バカボン鈴木、鶴谷智生、渡辺直樹、他