Mari Hamada releases "INCLINATION IV"!! First launched in 1994, the "INCLINATION" series is an important collection personally compiled and produced by Mari Hamada, reflecting on each stage of her career. The fourth installment, "INCLINATION IV," revisits the decade from her 30th to 40th anniversary from her current perspective. This two-disc album includes three new songs and nine previously unreleased live recordings. Disc 7 "Celadon": Features selections from "Mission" (2016), "Gracia" (2018), and "Soar" (2023), along with three brand-new songs. Centered on her studio work, this disc showcases the evolution of Mari Hamada's recent creative output and her current artistic expression. The three new songs feature an all-star lineup of world-class musicians: Guitar: Chris Broderick, Michael Romeo, Takasaki Akira. Bass: BOH, Philip Bynoe. Keyboards: Derek Sherinian. Drums: Harasawa Hideki, Marco Minnemann. The booklet, themed around the tranquil blue-green color "Celadon," includes photos documenting the changing recording environment, including sessions with overseas musicians and work in her home studio. Disc 8 "Carmine": Contains live recordings from 2014 through 2023. Nine of the thirteen tracks are being released in audio format for the first time. This live audio selection centers on previously unreleased performances from "The 40th Anniversary Tour "Soar"" at Tokyo Garden Theater in 2023. It also includes recordings from "billboard classics Mari Hamada Premium Symphonic Concert 2016" with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, "Rin" from the May 29, 2016 "Mari Hamada Tour 2016 "Mission"" performance at Tokyo International Forum Hall A, which had previously only been broadcast on WOWOW, "Stay Gold" featuring Takasaki Akira (LOUDNESS), and "Sparks" featuring Billy Sheehan (MR.BIG), among other recordings representing each era of her live performances. This is her first live audio album in 41 years since "MAGICAL MYSTERY "MARI" Mari Hamada LIVE '85." The booklet, themed around the deep crimson color "Carmine," primarily features live photographs from 2014 through 2023.