PYRAMID4

[Machine Translation] Seven years after their last original album "PYRAMID3", Akira Jimbo (Dr), Hirotaka Izumi (Pf), and Yuji Toriyama (Gt) have reunited! The new album features 11 songs in total, including new songs written by each member for PYRAMID, as well as covers of songs that have influenced familiar members, and re-arrangements of songs that they have tried. Continuing from the previous album, Taro Hakase (Vn) will participate as a guest. The album also features collaborations with a new generation of young artists, including Hanah Spring, a talented vocalist; Mika Arisaka, a singer who was featured in Toriyama's solo work and the "Women's Liberation" compilation on the Super Paw label; and mabanua, a drummer, producer, and singer who is also active in multiple fields. The album was mastered by a UK engineer. This year marks the 15th anniversary of the formation of the O!kay Boys, and the three adults have returned to their school days as band mates to combine their individual energies and create a new album of music that is as fresh as the 70's. This year, on the 15th anniversary of the formation of O!kay Boys, the three adults returned to their school days as band mates and combined their individual energies to create an album with the "feelings of those days" of the 70s! Now that they have matured as musicians and have become seasoned veterans, they are now ready to release the album to the world!

前オリジナルアルバム『PYRAMID3』から7年、神保彰(Dr)、和泉宏隆(Pf)、鳥山雄司(Gt)のメンバー3人が再集結! それぞれがPYRAMIDのために書き下ろした新曲は勿論、お馴染みのメンバーが影響を受けた楽曲のカバー、再アレンジへの挑戦等、全11曲が完成! 前作に引き続き葉加瀬太郎(Vn)がゲスト参加。他にも実力派ヴォーカリストHanah Spring、鳥山ソロ作品、Super Pawレーベル作のコンピレーション『Women's Liberation』でもスポットが当てられたシンガー有坂美香、ドラマー、プロデューサー、シンガーとしてもマルチに活躍するmabanuaら若い新世代ともコラボレーション。マスタリングにはUKのエンジニアでグラミー受賞歴もあるTim Youngを迎え、ワールドワイドにもコラボした、未だ進化を続けるアラウンド・シックスティー・バンド。O!kay Boys結成から15周年を迎えた今年、3人の大人がまた学生時代のバンド仲間に戻り、個々のエネルギーをぶつけ合い、70年代の「あの頃の気持ち」でアルバムを作り上げた! そしてそれぞれがミュージシャンとして成熟し、ベテランとなった「今」、世に放つ!