Starting Over

[Machine Translation] This album is a memorial to RYOMA, who passed away suddenly, and the first step of a "new start" with a new member NOBBY, and is a must-listen item for their fans, reflecting their "past" and "future"! Three new songs, "APOLOGIES", a punk number that leaves a strong impression with RYOMA's guitar riffs, "PRESSURE", a UK dub/new wave song with dub effects and complex rhythms, and "STARTING OVER", one of the catchiest ska tunes on the album, are also featured on this album. The three new songs, "PRESSURE", one of the catchiest ska tunes on the album, and "STARTING OVER", one of the catchiest ska tunes on the album, clearly show that the pursuit of an original sound that combines ska, 2-tone/punk, new wave, reggae and dub will never end. In the latter half of the album, KOJI SHIONO ( Rude Bones / Dubjuana Midnight System ) has dub mixed the three songs, and the aggressiveness and core of each song shines through in an alternative dubwise way.

今作は急逝したギタリストRYOMAの"追悼作"であり、新メンバーのNOBBYを迎えた"新たな出発"の第一歩という、彼らの"これまで"と"これから"の思いが込められたファン必聴アイテム!! RYOMAの刻むギターリフが鮮烈な印象を残すパンク・ナンバー"APOLOGIES"、ダブ・エフェクトと複雑なリズムが絡み合うUK ダブ/ ニューウェイヴな"PRESSURE"、そして作中屈指にキャッチーなスカ・チューン"STARTING OVER"の新曲3曲は、今作でもスカ、2-TONE/パンク、ニューウェイヴとレゲエ、ダブを融合させたオリジナリティ溢れるサウンドの追求は終わらないことを高らかに告げる。そして、後半ではその3曲にKOJI SHIONO (Rude Bones / Dubjuana Midnight System)の手でダブ・ミックスが施され、オルタナティヴなダブワイズによってそれぞれの曲が持つ攻撃性や核の部分がひときわ輝く仕上がりとなっている。