Ryu

[Machine Translation] Fender presision bass and song. Just a little noise. The first "solo" album by TOKO, who has been active in the Nagoya rock scene, was produced by three people: TOKO, Yoshikazu Tanaka DABO, a sound engineer who has supported the underground rock scene in Nagoya, and Yukio Sato, the producer of the famous album "Yuretsuzushinu" by Niwarirei. The album contains five songs, including one from the Knockouts era (co-written with NORI). There are many albums by bassist leaders, but this is probably the only one that is completely narrated by a bassist. It is a charming gem that contains beautiful songs, carefully crafted, and with little sound. It will be a shock to ears that have been exposed to a lot of music filled with material. The addition of Yukio Sato's guitar on M4 is also spot-on. This is a problem piece, and this is a good one.

フェンダープレジションベースと歌。ほんの少しの雑音。名古屋のロックシーンで精彩を放ってきたTOKOの初の、文字通りの「ソロ」アルバム。TOKOと、名古屋のアンダーグラウンドロック界を支えてきたサウンドエンジニア田中DABO芳和、に割礼の名盤『ゆれつづける』のプロデューサー佐藤幸雄の3人で作られた。Knockouts時代の曲 (NORIとの共作)も含む5曲入り。ベーシストのリーダーアルバムは数々あれど、ここまで完全に弾き語りで作られた作品は類を見ないのではないだろうか。佳い歌が、丁寧に、仕上げられていて、音の少なさが放つ美しさが収められた魅力的な逸品になっている。素材が充満した音楽ばかりに接している耳には衝撃的だろう。なのに、ただのロック。M4に加えられた佐藤幸雄のギターも的確だ。問題作でもあり、これで良いんだ、の一枚。