Aoi Sakana (Blue Fish) [Limited Release]

[Machine Translation] Yusa Nakano, who appeared in Wim Wenders' latest film "Perfect Days," is the first actress to be featured in "Magico," a music project featuring young actresses. This 7-inch single is a cover of the song "Blue Fish" from the 1972 album "Misora" by world-renowned singer-songwriter Yukiko Kananobu, which is also an insert song in "Perfect Days". The coupling track is a cover of "Moon River," a song that Nakano has been familiar with since she was a child, which was sung by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 film "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and has become a standard. Produced by Seiichi Yamamoto, a musician who has long been at the forefront of the Japanese alternative scene as one of the vanguards of avant-pop. Nakano's dignified voice and Yamamoto's sound-making create a miraculous chemical reaction. The song "Blue Fish," in which Nakano's voice shines amidst a subtly psychedelic sound, and the indescribably beautiful "Moon River," are also interesting to listen to because they were created by Seiichi Yamamoto. The cover art, using Nakano's photo taken by Naoko Kumagai, a photographer who has also worked on photo books of famous actresses, and the short video, also shot and edited by Kumagai, are also noteworthy!

ヴィム・ヴェンダース監督最新作『PERFECT DAYS』出演の中野有紗が、若手女優を起用した音楽プロジェクト"Magico"の第一弾として登場。『PERFECT DAYS』の挿入歌でもある、現在、世界的に注目を集めるシンガー・ソングライター、金延幸子の名盤『み空』 (1972年)所収の「青い魚」をカヴァー。7インチ・シングルとしてリリース! カップリングには、中野が幼い頃から親しんできたという、1961年公開の映画『ティファニーで朝食を』のなかで主演女優のオードリー・ヘプバーンが歌い、スタンダードとなっている名曲「ムーン・リバー」のカヴァーを収録。プロデュースは、アヴァン・ポップの最前衛の一人として、長く日本のオルタナティヴ・シーンの最前線で活躍する音楽家、山本精一が担当。凛とした中野の歌声と山本のサウンドメイクが奇跡的な化学反応を見せる。ほのかにサイケデリックなサウンドのなかで中野の歌声が映える「青い魚」はもちろん、名状しがたい美しさを湛えた「ムーン・リバー」は、山本精一が手がけたという点でも聞き物。著名女優の写真集なども手がけるフォトグラファー、熊谷直子が撮影した中野の写真を使用したカヴァー・アート、および、同じく熊谷の撮影・編集によるショート・ビデオにも注目!