Neon no Mori

[Machine Translation] This is the third album by Nagoya-based Mirrorballs, their first in about two years. With their psychedelic and stoic sound and unique, fragile and sad female voice, which could be called "Morita Doji of the 21st century," this unit has gained enthusiastic fans in the underground scene, but their last album, "Souseiki," and their 40-stop tour throughout Japan have multiplied addicts in the live house scene, and since then they have been sought out by live houses nationwide. In May last year, they performed at the Hattori Ryokuchi Open-Air Concert Hall in Osaka with the Yurayura Teikoku, Oshiri Penpens, Mariko Goto (Midori), and others, and in the fall with Yoshio Hayakawa and Masahide Sakuma. This is a release that we are very excited about. This album is a masterpiece that has lost its underground color in a good sense, and its fragile and sad worldview has been sublimated into a more pop-oriented sound with the dynamism of a band sound. The Mirrorballs are the most likely band to take the vacant seat after the breakup of Yimmering Empire. It has been four years since the release of their first album "Spica" in December 2006, and this is a commemorative masterpiece from this ultra-talented unit that has been active in the underground world at its own pace before finally taking off into the overground scene. After the release, they will go on a grueling tour from north to south across the country, just like the previous album! As with the previous album, the mastering was done by Soichiro Nakamura of Peace Music, who also handles the work of Yimmering Empire, and the unique worldview of the Mirrorballs has been beautifully produced.

名古屋を拠点に活動するミラーボールズ、約2年振りの3rdアルバム。「21世紀の森田童子」とも言うべき儚くも切ない独特すぎる女性Voとサイケデリックかつ、ストイックなサウンドで、アンダーグラウンド・シーンでは熱狂的なファンを獲得しているユニットですが、前作アルバム「創世記」での全国40箇所のツアー等でライヴハウス・シーンで中毒患者を増殖させ、それ以降、全国のライヴハウスから引っ張りだこ状態になり、昨年5月には大阪 服部緑地野外音楽堂で、ゆらゆら帝国やオシリペンペンズ、後藤まりこ(ミドリ)等と共演を果たし、秋には早川義夫+佐久間正英との共演を果たす等精力的なライヴ活動を展開する中、満を持してのリリースとなります。 今作は従来のアンダーグラウンド色が良い意味で薄まり、儚くも切ない世界観がよりPOPに昇華され、バンドサウンドのダイナミズムも感じさせる傑作。ゆらゆら帝国解散後、その空いた座席に座る可能性が最も高い存在と言えるは間違いなくミラーボールズであろう。北脇恵子のボーカルの説得力はとにかく類稀なるものがございます。2006年12月の1stアルバム「スピカ」をリリースしてから約4年、地下世界でマイペースで活動してきた超実力派ユニットが遂にオーバーグラウンドシーンに飛び立つことになる記念すべき名盤であります。リリース後、前作同様全国を北から南まで過酷なツアーも敢行予定!マスタリングは前作同様、ゆらゆら帝国を手掛けるピースミュージックの中村宗一郎氏が担当し、ミラーボールズの持つ独特の世界観を見事に演出しております。