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CD Album

A Safe Place To Be Wild [SHM-CD]

Jordan Rakei

3000yen
(3300yen Tax incl. in Japan)
US$ 18.95
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Release Date February 19, 2027
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Product Details

Catalog No.UCCM-1281
JAN/ISBN 4988031906866
Product Type CD SHM-CD
Number of Discs 1
Label/DistributorUNIVERSAL MUSIC

SHM-CD discs are fully compatible with standard CD players.

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Jordan Rakei is a Grammy-nominated multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and producer, and one of the leading figures on the current UK scene. He has collaborated with artists including Common, Tom Misch, Lizzy McAlpine, and FKJ, and his talent has been praised by both Sam Smith and Gilles Peterson. In 2024 he released his major-label debut album "The Loop," and in Japan his collaboration track "Celebrate" with STUTS also became a major talking point. His Japan tour, performed as a double bill, was also a great success. This release is his new album, arriving two years after that one. The recording process was carried out without setting any particular rules, with an emphasis on freedom, experimentation, and being unguarded. It was recorded at Abbey Road Studios and at his home studio, where he first made around 50 demos at Abbey Road, then refined them at his home studio to bring them to their final form, ultimately recording 20 songs over two weeks. Of these, the 14 tracks included on the album turn out to be, even by Jordan's own account, a remarkably varied showcase of sound, including "Bomb," with strings reminiscent of John Barry, "Enemies," which evokes an homage to 1970s soul and funk, the dark electronica of "Mirror," recalling Bjork and Autechre, and "Pub," with a simple, catchy melody that feels just right. As he himself put it, "I was finally able to express my true self," and the album is one where he has distilled his own unvarnished self into music. Jordan commented on the album, "Before, I felt pressure to live up to expectations and reviews. But now, with a child born and the dream of a Royal Albert Hall show come true, I have a new goal. This is the start of chapter two of my career. I can now reflect every side of myself in my songs without worrying about fear or what other people think. I have been able to get back to how I felt at 13, just enjoying making beats alone in my room. I do not care anymore what people think. And I hope that through this album, listeners will feel all kinds of emotions, because I am singing about my family, the people I love, and my own anxieties. Life carries a lot of intensity, but I feel like all of it is connected through my own experience." *Since this product goes on sale on a Friday, delivery will be on or after the release date.

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Description in Japanese

ア・セーフ・プレイス・トゥ・ビー・ワイルド [SHM-CD] / ジョーダン・ラカイ

グラミー賞ノミネート経験を持つマルチ奏者/シンガー・ソングライター/プロデューサーで、現代のUKシーンを代表する1人でもあるジョーダン・ラカイ。これまでにコモンやトム・ミッシュ、リジー・マカルパイン、FKJなどとも共演しており、サム・スミスやジャイルス・ピーターソンもその才能を絶賛。2024年にはメジャー・デビュー作『ザ・ループ』をリリースし、日本ではSTUTSとのコラボ曲「セレブレート」も大きな話題に。ダブル・ビルによる来日公演も盛況を博した。本作は、そんな彼による2年振りとなるニュー・アルバム。制作作業には特にルールを設けず、自由・実験性・そして飾らなさを重視して進められたとのこと。録音はアビイ・ロード・スタジオと自宅スタジオで行われ、まずはアビイ・ロード・スタジオで50曲ほどのデモを作り、自宅スタジオで練り上げながら完成形へと仕上げ、最終的には20曲が2週間でレコーディングされた。その中からアルバムに収録された14曲は、ジョン・バリーを彷彿とさせるストリングスが印象的な「ボム」、1970年代のソウルやファンクへのオマージュを感じさせる「エネミーズ」、ビョークやオウテカなどを思わせるダークなエレクトロニカ「ミラー」、シンプルでキャッチーなメロディが心地よい「パブ」など、ジョーダン自身も驚くほど多彩なサウンドとなっていて、「本当の自分をそのまま表現できた」と本人が語っている通り、自身のありのままを音楽へ昇華させた内容となっている。本作について、ジョーダンは「以前は、評価や期待に応えなければというプレッシャーがあった。でも子どもが生まれ、ロイヤル・アルバート・ホール公演という夢も実現した今、新しい目標ができたんだ。これはキャリア第2章の始まり。恐れや他人の評価を気にせず、自分のあらゆる側面を楽曲に反映できるようになった。13歳の頃、自室で純粋に音楽を楽しみながらビートを作っていた感覚に戻れたんだ。もう、人がどう思うかは気にしていないよ。そしてこのアルバムを通して、リスナーにはいろいろな感情を感じてもらえたら嬉しい。家族や愛する人、自分自身の不安について歌っているからね。人生の激しさも含め、さまざまな感情があるけれど、そのすべてが自分の経験によってひとつにつながっているんだ」とコメントしている。※本商品は金曜販売開始商品のため、商品のお届けは発売日当日以降になります。

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    Tracklisting

    1
    エデン
    2
    プロミス
    3
    ウッド・ヤ・マインド
    4
    エネミーズ
    5
    グレイス
    6
    パラダイス
    7
    ゲームス
    8
    フロム・ジ・アウトサイド
    9
    ミラー
    10
    ゴー
    11
    アイム・アウト
    12
    イフ・アイ
    13
    パブ
    14
    ウィスパーズ・イン・ザ・ウィンド

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