Natsukashii Tsuki wa Atarashii Tsuki: Coupling & Remix Works
| Natsukashii Tsuki wa Atarashii Tsuki: Coupling & Remix Works | ||||
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| Released | August 5, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2008–2015 | |||
| Length | 125:12 | |||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Victor Entertainment | |||
| Producer | Sakanaction | |||
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Natsukashii Tsuki wa Atarashii Tsuki: Coupling & Remix Works (懐かしい月は新しい月 ～Coupling & Remix works～, "A Nostalgic Moon Is a New Moon") (Japanese pronunciation: [natsɯ̥kaɕiꜜː tsɯ̥kiꜜ wa ataɾaɕiꜜː tsɯ̥kiꜜ])) is a compilation album by Japanese band Sakanaction, featuring B-sides, remixes and rarities released throughout their career. It was released on August 5, 2015 through Victor Entertainment.[1]
The collection features three discs of material: Tsuki no Namigata: Coupling & Unreleased Works (月の波形 ～Coupling & Unreleased works～, "Ripples of the Moon"), a compilation of all of the B-sides featured on the band's 10 physically released singles between 2008 and 2014 and unreleased material, Tsuki no Hen'yō: Remix Works (月の変容 ～Remix works～, "The Changing of the Moon"), a compilation of the band's remixes including several new works and a visual disc, Tsuki no Keshiki: Documentary of "Go to the Future (2006 Ver.)" & Music Videos (月の景色 ～Documentary of "GO TO THE FUTURE（2006 ver.）" & MUSIC VIDEOS～, "A View of the Moon").
Background and development
[edit]In early January 2015 the band's bassist Ami Kusakari announced her pregnancy, which caused the band to halt all of their live concerts until October.[2] This led to several re-releases by the band: Sakanaction's album discography was released in a lossless digital format on March 18,[3] followed by CD and LP record re-releases of their first three studio albums Go to the Future, Night Fishing and Shin-shiro on March 25.[4] Originally the band had planned on releasing a new studio album in late March, but instead re-released these album to fulfill contractual obligations.[5]
Apart from the previously released material, the album features several alternate takes of songs arranged by individual members: "Night Fishing Is Good" by guitarist Motoharu Iwadera, "Music" by drummer Keiichi Ejima and "Identity" by bassist Ami Kusakari.[6] Four unpublished remixes are present on the album's Tsuki no Hen'yō disc, including an electronic remix of "Yoru no Odoriko" by Agraph, a remix of "Sayonara wa Emotion" by Qrion, and a new version of "Light Dance" by Yoshinori Sunahara, who had previously remixed the song in 2011 for the band's "Bach no Senritsu o Yoru ni Kiita Sei Desu" single.[6] Tsuki no Namigata features a track called "Go to the Future (2006 Ver.)", a live acoustic recording of the song with only vocalist Ichiro Yamaguchi and guitarist Iwadera, in the style that they had performed the song in 2006 when Sakanaction had been only a two-member group. Recording footage of this live performance is also included on the album's visual disc.[6]
The album's visual disc features new music videos for the songs "Holy Dance", "Years" and "Slow Motion", as well as the video for "Eureka", set to a demo take of the song, "Eureka (Minimal Demo)".[6] The video for "Holy Dance" was directed by Yamaguchi personally.[6]
Promotion and release
[edit]A remix of the band's song "Good-Bye" was used as the theme song for the NHK documentary special Next World: Watashi-tachi no Mirai (NEXT WORLD 私たちの未来, "Our Future") in January and February 2015, which was first compiled on Natsukashii Tsuki wa Atarashii Tsuki.[6][7] LP record reissues of the band's studio albums Kikuuiki, Documentaly and Sakanaction were released simultaneously on the same day as Natsukashii Tsuki wa Atarashii Tsuki: Coupling & Remix Works.[6] Tsuki no Namigata: Coupling & Unreleased Works and Tsuki no Hen'yō: Remix Works were released as digital downloads on the same day as the album's physical release, however compiled as two separate albums.[8][9]
After Kusakari gave birth to a boy in June, the band made the announcement that they planned to perform a 24-date tour across Japan, Sakanaquarium 2015-2016.[10] The tour began at the Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center in Sapporo on October 2, and featured dates at the Osaka-jō Hall, the Nippon Budokan and Yamaguchi's hometown of Otaru, Hokkaido.
On July 15, the music video for "Years" was uploaded to YouTube, directed by filmmaker Tomokazu Yamada.[11] This was followed by "Slow Motion" on July 18, a video shot onto 8 mm film and directed by photographer Yoshiyuki Okuyama,[12] and Yamaguchi's self-directed video for "Holy Dance" on July 23.[13] "Holy Dance" was promoted on radio stations across Japan, managing to reach number 62 on the Billboard Radio Songs chart.[14]
Critical reception
[edit]Yuichi Hirayama of EMTG gave the album a positive review. He had been eagerly awaiting "Good-Bye (Next World Remix)" ever since its use in the NHK documentary in January, and felt that the remix was "impressive" and tied in well with the documentary's technological focus.[15] He felt that the B-sides compiled on Tsuki no Namigata were what the band wanted to express musically, free from the restraints of commercial considerations that a single's A side needs. He felt that the B-sides expressed "individuality", and that many of the songs had enough "power" to be released as singles in their own right, citing "Holy Dance" as an example.[15] Hirayama felt that the remix disc expressed the importance of "revealing another face to songs".[15]
Track listing
[edit]All lyrics are written by Ichiro Yamaguchi
| No. | Title | Music | Originating release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Holy Dance" (ホーリーダンス Hōrī Dansu) | Yamaguchi | "Identity" (2010) | 5:14 |
| 2. | "Ame (A)" ("Rain (A)") | Yamaguchi | "Sen to Rei" (2008) | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Multiple Exposure" | Yamaguchi | "Yoru no Odoriko" (2012) | 5:20 |
| 4. | "Years" | Yamaguchi | "Bach no Senritsu o Yoru ni Kiita Sei Desu." (2011) | 4:22 |
| 5. | "Eiga (Conté 2012/11/16 17:24)" (映画(コンテ 2012/11/16 17:24), "Film") | Yamaguchi | "Music" (2013) | 5:07 |
| 6. | "Slow Motion" (スローモーション Surō Mōshon) | Yamaguchi | "Rookie" (2011) | 5:19 |
| 7. | "Modokashii Hibi" (もどかしい日々, "Irritating Days") | Yamaguchi | "Sen to Rei" (2008) | 5:04 |
| 8. | "Spoon to Ase" (スプーンと汗, "Spoon and Sweat") | Yamaguchi | "Aruku Around" (2010) | 3:19 |
| 9. | "Neptunus" (ネプトゥーヌス Neputūnusu) | Yamaguchi | "Boku to Hana" (2012) | 6:05 |
| 10. | "Montage" | Sakanaction | "Rookie" (2011) | 6:14 |
| 11. | "Night Fishing Is Good (Iw_Remix)" (ナイトフィッシングイズグッド Naito Fisshingu Izu Guddo) | Yamaguchi | 6:03 | |
| 12. | "Music (Ej_Remix)" (ミュージック Myūjikku) | Yamaguchi | 5:21 | |
| 13. | "Identity (Ks_Remix)" (アイデンティティ Aidentiti) | Yamaguchi | 5:23 | |
| 14. | "Go to the Future (2006 Ver.)" | Yamaguchi | 3:35 | |
| Total length: | 69:58 | |||
All tracks are written by Ichiro Yamaguchi
| No. | Title | Originating release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Good-Bye (Next World Remix)" (グッドバイ Guddobai) | 5:34 | |
| 2. | "Ame (B) (Sakanatribe x ATM Version)" | "Sayonara wa Emotion" / "Hasu no Hana" (2014) | 8:11 |
| 3. | "Rookie (Takkyu Ishino Remix)" (ルーキー Rūkī) | "Boku to Hana" (2012) | 6:47 |
| 4. | "Mikazuki Sunset (FPM Everlust Mix)" (三日月サンセット, "Crescent Moon Sunset") | Remixion (2008) | 6:07 |
| 5. | "Light Dance YSST Remix 2015 (Remixed by Yoshinori Sunahara)" (ライトダンス Raito Dansu) | 4:14 | |
| 6. | "Eiga (Aoki Takamasa Remix)" | "Good-Bye" / "Eureka" (2014) | 5:02 |
| 7. | "Sample (Cosmic Version)" (サンプル Sanpuru) | Remixion (2008) | 8:14 |
| 8. | "Sayonara wa Emotion (Qrion Remix)" (さよならはエモーション, "Goodbyes Are Emotion") | 3:57 | |
| 9. | "Yes No (Aoki Takamasa Remix)" | "Identity" (2010) | 4:21 |
| 10. | "Yoru no Odoriko (Agraph Remix)" (夜の踊り子, "The Dancer of the Night") | 5:51 | |
| 11. | "Music (Cornelius Remix)" | "Sayonara wa Emotion" / "Hasu no Hana" (2014) | 5:46 |
| 12. | "Native Dancer (Rei Harakami Heppoko Re-Arrange)" (ネイティブダンサー(rei harakami へっぽこ re-arrange), "Rei Harakami's Amateur Re-Arrangement") | "Aruku Around" (2010) | 6:09 |
| Total length: | 55:13 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Documentary of "Go to the Future (2006 Ver.)"" | 24:52 |
| 2. | "Go to the Future (2006 Ver.)" | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Years" | 4:23 |
| 4. | "Slow Motion" | 5:27 |
| 5. | "Holy Dance" | 5:23 |
| 6. | "Eureka (Minimal Demo)" (ユリイカ Yurīka) | 5:37 |
| Total length: | 49:20 | |
Personnel
[edit]Personnel details were sourced from Natsukashii Tsuki wa Atarashii Tsuki: Coupling & Remix Works's liner notes booklet.[16]
Sakanaction
- All members – arrangement (disc 1 #1-14, disc 2 #1-2), music (disc 1 #10, disc 2 #2), production (disc 1 #1-#13, disc 2 #1-2)
- Keiichi Ejima – drums
- Motoharu Iwadera – guitar, arrangement (disc 1 #14)
- Ami Kusakari – bass guitar
- Emi Okazaki – keyboards
- Ichiro Yamaguchi – vocals, guitar, lyrics, music (disc 1 #1-9, #11-14, disc 2), arrangement (disc 1 #14)
Personnel and imagery
- Agraph – remixing (disc 2 #10)
- Aoki Takamasa – arrangement (disc 2 #2), production (disc 2 #2), mixing (disc 2 #2), musical support (disc 2 #1), remixing (disc 2 #6, #9)
- Cornelius – remixing (disc 2 #11)
- Daisuke Endo – A&R director
- FPM (Tomoyuki Tanaka) – remixing (disc 2 #4), post-production (disc 2 #4)
- Rei Harakami – re-arrangement (disc 2 #12)
- Takkyu Ishino – remixing (disc 2 #3)
- Minoru Iwabuchi – executive producer (Victor Entertainment)
- Ted Jensen – mastering (disc 1)
- Kamikene –art direction, designing
- Hayato Kumaki – manager (Hip Land Music Corporation)
- Kuniyuki – remixing (disc 2 #7)
- Toyoaki Mishima – recording, programming, mixing (disc 2 #11)
- Tatsuya Nomura – executive producer (Hip Land Music Corporation)
- Qrion – remixing (disc 2 #8)
- Masaki Sakamoto – post-mixing treatment (disc 2 #12)
- Kana Sekiguchi – manager (Hip Land Music Corporation)
- Yoshinori Sunahara – mastering (disc 2), remixing (disc 2 #5)
- Bin Tajima – executive producer (Hip Land Music Corporation)
- Ayaka Toki – recording, mixing (disc 2 #1)
- Yuzuru Tomita – post-production (disc 2 #4)
- Masashi Uramoto – recording, mixing (disc 1 #1-#10, disc 2 #2)
- Takashi Watanabe – mixing (disc 2 #3-4)
- Daichi Yuhara – musical support and assistance (disc 2 #1-2)
Charts
[edit]| Charts (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japan Billboard Japan Hot Albums[17] | 2 |
| Japan Oricon daily albums[18] | 2 |
| Japan Oricon weekly albums[19] | 5 |
Sales
[edit]| Chart | Amount |
|---|---|
| Oricon physical sales[20] | 34,000 |
Release history
[edit]| Region | Date | Format | Distributing Label | Catalogue codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | August 5, 2015[6] | 2CD, 2CD/DVD, 2CD/Blu-ray, digital download | Victor Entertainment | VICL-64337~8, VIZL-813, VIZL-814 |
| August 22, 2015[21] | rental CD | VICL-64337~8 | ||
| South Korea | September 2, 2015[22] | digital download | J-Box Entertainment | — |
| Taiwan | September 18, 2015[23] | CD | Rock Records | GUT2498.4 |
References
[edit]- ^ "【CD】懐かしい月は新しい月 ～Coupling&Remix works～ ［2CD+DVD］＜初回限定盤＞" (in Japanese). Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- ^ "サカナクション草刈愛美が妊娠、ライブ活動は秋以降" (in Japanese). Natalie. January 3, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ^ "GO TO THE FUTURE" (in Japanese). Onkyo & Pioneer Innovations Corporation. March 18, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
- ^ "サカナクション、アナログ＆ハイレゾ配信企画始動" (in Japanese). Natalie. February 10, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ^ Ichiro Yamaguchi (February 12, 2015). "サカナクション初期3作品の再発、アナログ盤リリース" (in Japanese). Tokyo FM. Archived from the original on February 24, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "サカナクション"月"のコンセプト作にメンバーREMIX＆山口一郎初監督MV" (in Japanese). Natalie. July 3, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- ^ "サカナクション、NHKスペシャル『NEXT WORLD 私たちの未来』の放送直前Ust配信決定". Rockin' On Japan (in Japanese). January 2, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- ^ "月の波形 ~Coupling & Unreleased works~" (in Japanese). Apple. August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
- ^ "月の変容 ~Remix works~" (in Japanese). Apple. August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
- ^ "サカナクション草刈愛美ママに！バンドは10月から10万人ツアーへ" (in Japanese). Natalie. June 12, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- ^ "サカナクション「years」が4年の歳月を経て映像化" (in Japanese). Natalie. July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
- ^ "サカナクション、新MVで美女と怪物による架空のテレビ番組お届け" (in Japanese). Natalie. July 18, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "サカナクション山口一郎初監督「ホーリーダンス」MV公開" (in Japanese). Natalie. July 23, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
- ^ "Japan Billboard Radio Songs". Billboard (in Japanese). August 12, 2015. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- ^ a b c Yuichi Hirayama. "レビュー" (in Japanese). EMTG. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- ^ Natsukashii Tsuki wa Atarashii Tsuki: Coupling & Remix Works (Media notes) (in Japanese). Sakanaction. Tokyo, Japan: Victor Entertainment. 2015.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Japan Billboard Hot Albums". Billboard (in Japanese). August 10, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- ^ "デイリー CDアルバムランキング 2015年08月04日付" [Daily CD album rankings (2015.08.04)] (in Japanese). Oricon. August 5, 2015. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
- ^ "懐かしい月は新しい月 ～Coupling&Remix works～". Oricon. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
- ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
- ^ "懐かしい月は新しい月 ～Coupling＆Remix works～" (in Japanese). Tsutaya. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- ^ "懐かしい月は新しい月 ~ Coupling & Remix Works ~" (in Korean). Bugs. 2 September 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ^ "sakanaction 魚韻 /懷念之月是新月~Coupling&Remix works~(2CD)" (in Chinese). Books.com.tw. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
