MOVING UP

[Machine Translation] Even music is spice. Dedicated to those of you who cannot live on earth. Last summer, renowned arranger and keyboardist Kan Inoue, who has added color to the Japanese music scene, and Hideo Yamaki, a drummer of unrivaled caliber, flew to Real World Studios in England. They were joined there by bassist John Giblin, who is known for his work with Kate Bush, Brand X, Jeff Beck, and others. The seven songs produced there are a complex mix of improvisation and construction with a tangy, spicy progressive sound. ("Harissa" in the group name is the name of a red pepper spice. ) The mixing engineer is Chad Blake, a world-renowned engineer who has worked with Peter Gabriel, Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Los Lobos, and many others, and who won his second Grammy this year for Suzanne Vega's new album. Chad Blake, a world-renowned engineer who has worked with such artists as Lil' Croix and Los Lobos, and who won his second Grammy this year for his work on Suzanne Vega's new album! This is a sound from a foreign land by a major figure in the Japanese music scene.

音楽だってスパイスだ。地上に住めないあなたに捧ぐ。昨年の夏、日本の音楽シーンに彩を添える名アレンジャー&キーボーディストの井上鑑と、もはや他の追従を許さぬ最高峰ドラマー山木秀夫がイギリスのリアル・ワールドスタジオに飛んだ。現地で合流したのはケイト・ブッシュやブランドX、ジェフ・ベックなどとの共演で知られるベーシスト、ジョン・ギブリン。そこで産み落とされた全7曲は即興性と構築性が複雑に交錯するピリッとスパイスの効いたプログレッシブサウンド。(グループ名のHARISSAとは赤唐辛子系のスパイスの名称。) また、ミキシングエンジニアにはピーター・ガブリエル、エルビス・コステロ、シェリル・クロウ、ロス・ロボス等々を手がけ、今年スザンヌ・ベガの新作で2度目のグラミー賞に輝いた世界的エンジニア、チャド・ブレイク! 色彩感にあふれ、時に霧に煙るロンドンをも思わせる見事なブリティッシュサウンドにまとめ上げた。日本音楽シーンの重鎮が異国の地から放つサウンドに要注目!!