Atlas [CD+DVD]

[Machine Translation] The posthumous work of Gen Ueda, former member of Lepiche and creator of Chitose's "Wadatsumi no Ki"! After his death on March 9, 2008, his family was sorting through his belongings and discovered a hard disk containing songs for a solo album. Based on these songs, Gen Ueda's old acquaintances gathered together and produced this miraculous album in his absence! Atlas" is a term Gen Ueda used to refer to the world inside his own brain. The album also includes a song with the same name. Originally, "Atlas" was the name of the god who supports the earth in Greek mythology, and later became a term for a map. The album contains 15 songs in total. The jacket features the last artist photo before his death. The DVD contains over 100 minutes of Gen Ueda's live performance of 17 songs. The DVD includes his solo live performance of "Wadatsumi no Ki (The Wadatsumi Tree)," which became a big hit, as well as his self-cover. The DVD includes "Far East Christmas" at Blue Jay Way, Harajuku (December 23, 2006), "PIANO to DUB" at Kodaiji Temple, Kyoto (June 24, 2007), "Wadatsumi no Ki" (December 23, 2006), and "Wadatsumi no Ki" (December 23, 2007).

元レピッシュのメンバーであり、元ちとせ「ワダツミの木」の生みの親、上田現の遺作! 2008年3月9日に亡くなった後に遺族が遺品を整理していた所、ハードディスクが発見され、そこにソロアルバム用の楽曲が収録されていた。それを元に上田現の旧知のミュージシャンが結集し、本人不在の中制作した奇跡のアルバム! 「Atlas (アトラス)」とは・・・上田現が自分自身の脳内世界を呼ぶときに使っていた言葉。アルバムにも同名の曲を収録。元々、「Atlas」とはギリシャ神話で地球を支える神の名であり、後には地図のことを指す言葉になった。 全15曲収録。ジャケットは生前最後となったアーティスト写真を使用。 DVDは100分を超える、上田現、17曲の渾身のライブ映像を収録!! 大ヒット曲となった「ワダツミの木」のセルフカバーも含む、ソロライブを中心に収録。「極東クリスマス」＠原宿・Blue Jay Way(2006年12月23日)、「PIANO to DUB」＠京都・高台寺(2007年6月24日)