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CD Album

UNDER THE WILLOW -ICHIGO-

Kazutake Takeuchi

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US$ 10.13
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Release Date December 03, 2008
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Catalog No.DAKFNSRK-9
JAN/ISBN 4948722365938
Product Type CD
Number of Discs 1

Description

[Machine Translation] Kazutake Takeuchi, keyboardist/producer of A Hundred Birds and SUIKA, released his first solo album "UNDER THE WILLOW -panda" in January 2008, which is his first HIPHOP instrumental album with a wurlitzer (electric piano) sound. The second album "UNDER THE WILLOW -ICHIGO" is already here, following the much talked-about HIPHOP instrumental album "UNDER THE WILLOW -panda" released in January 2008. The album is even more soulful than its predecessor, with piano, Wurlitzer, and Rose (a 70's electric piano) bouncing around freely as if they were singing and rapping over the tracks, creating memorable melodies. The analog synth sounds intertwine with the piano, the falsetto-laden chorus work, and the use of vocoders throughout the album, creating a further sublimation of the 70s sound in the present day. Track 1, which opens the album, is a catchy new SOUL/HIPHOP with Wurlitzer's ever-changing solo and scratchy chorus. Track 2 is based on Rufus & Chaka Khan's secret song "What am I missing? The 70s-inspired track 3 features ALI-KICK, the brains behind Romancrew, on vocoder and chorus, based on the drums of drummer/percussionist Yuko Takahashi, who also plays in the HIPHOP band SUIKA. The piano ballad track 4 is a beautifully melodic female vocal song written by Takeuchi and covered by Daigo Kobayashi, a close friend of Takeuchi's. The second half features ALI-KICK on vocoder and chorus. The second half of the album opens with track 5, which features an electric piano and analog synthesizer intertwined with the latest HIPHOP beat produced by ALI-KICK, followed by track 6, which has a strong HIPHOP flavor with a pleasant piano melody centered on soul samples and chorus, and track 7, which features a beautiful piano playing over an inorganic rhythm machine beat. The album closes with track 7, a jazzy and unexpected piano track over an inorganic rhythm machine beat, and track 8, a lyrical track built on a simple AKAI sampler that intertwines beats, piano, and rhodes. With 8 lovely piano instrumentals, "UNDER THE WILLOW-ICHIGO" is not only for black music and HIPHOP maniacs, but a masterpiece for all music fans' ears and hearts!

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Description in Japanese

UNDER THE WILLOW -ICHIGO- / タケウチカズタケ

A Hundred BirdsやSUIKAのキーボーディスト/プロデューサー、タケウチカズタケが初のソロ作品として、ウーリッツァー(エレピ)サウンドを軸に制作、2008年1月にリリースし話題となったHIPHOPインストアルバム「UNDER THE WILLOW -panda」に続く第2弾「UNDER THE WILLOW -ICHIGO」が早くも登場!前作にも増してソウルフルなトラックの上を、ピアノやウーリッツァー、ローズ(70年代のエレピ)が歌いラップするよう自在に跳ね回り、印象に残るメロディを奏でている。また今作ではピアノに絡みつくアナログシンセ・サウンド、ファルセットまじりのコーラスワーク、随所にボコーダーを起用、70sサウンドの現在における更なる昇華系を作り上げている。冒頭を飾るtrack1は、ウーリッツァーによる変幻自在なソロとスクラッチ・サビがキャッチーな新感覚SOUL/HIPHOP。続くtrack2はRufus&Chaka Khanの秘曲"What am I missing?"をモチーフにローズピアノが伸びやかに踊り、フロア対応に仕上がっている。70sテイストたっぷりなtrack3はHIPHOPバンド「SUIKA」で共に活動するドラマー/パーカッショニスト高橋結子のドラムをベースに、「Romancrew」の頭脳、ALI-KICKをボコーダーとコーラスでフィーチャリン Oしている。珠玉のピアノバラードtrack4は、タケウチが書き下ろしの美メロ女性ボーカル曲を、盟友小林大吾のビートに乗せ、軽く口ずさむ様にセルフカバー。後半はALI-KICKプロデュースの最新HIPHOPビートにエレピとアナログシンセサイザーが絡むtrack5で幕を開け、ソウルサンプルとコーラスを中心にピアノが心地よいメロディを奏でるHIPHOP色の強いtrack6、無機質なリズムマシンのビート上を、美しいピアノがジャジーで意外な展開を見せるtrack7、そしてシンプルなAKAIサンプラーで構築されたビートとピアノ、ローズが絡み合う叙情的なtrack8でアルバムは幕を閉じる。愛すべきピアノ・インストゥルメンタル8篇が詰まった"UNDER THE WILLOW-ICHIGO"は決してブラックミュージックやHIPHOPマニアだけのものではなく、すべての音楽ファンの耳と心に染み入る傑作だ!

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    Tracklisting

    1
    Barbara Rh. / タケウチカズタケ
    2
    Natalie Po. / タケウチカズタケ
    3
    Dan Re. Feat. ALI-KICK / タケウチカズタケ
    4
    sounds like a love song / タケウチカズタケ
    5
    Eva Me. / タケウチカズタケ
    6
    Megan Fo. / タケウチカズタケ
    7
    Renee Fr. / タケウチカズタケ
    8
    Sofia Mi. / タケウチカズタケ

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