TITLE: 电式羊考二〇二二 – Think about electric sheep, 2022
ARTIST: Shu Akimoto
CAT NO: MSMI-02
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: Feb 1st 2022
ORIGINAL FORMAT: cassette
TRACKLISTING
1. 二〇二二
2. 新世紀環球
3. 休日浪漫
4. 电影都市夜行
5. 銀行燈
6. 銀行燈（八式）
©︎Shu Akimoto
℗Salvaged Tapes/LIGHT COURT under digital license from Shu Akimoto
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The 5th EP, released during the Lunar New Year, presents a unique take on C-Pop as an antithesis to “pop songs with relatable lyrics.” It deliberately excludes the meaning of words, instead focusing on the playful sounds of pronunciation, employing Hanamogera (gibberish) Chinese as its medium.
Rooted in a concept of a “virtual Asia,” the EP reinterprets Hanamogera (gibberish), a playful nonsense language popularized by Akira Sakata and Kazuyoshi Morita, through the lens of a third-generation follower of Yosuke Yamashita’s musical lineage.
Featuring Yo Irie and rapper Naoya Koike, the EP pairs nostalgic simplicity in its tracks with an experimental element: “ordinary people singing Hanamogera (gibberish) in local accents.” For this, Ning Jiayu from Liaoning Province, an individual with no prior musical experience, performs a duet, adding an authentic yet unconventional layer to the work.
「歌詞に共感できるポップス」をアンチテーゼとし、言葉の意味の排除、発音の面白さをハナモゲラ中国語に託したC-Pop、5th-EPは春節にリリースされた。仮想亜細亜を基礎に、坂田明、森田一義の御家芸であるハナモゲラを、山下洋輔一派の孫弟子がまた別の形で昇華させた。
昔懐かしさを感じさせるシンプルなトラックに入江陽、ラッパーとして小池直也をft。今作の実験的要素として「一般人が現地発音で歌うハナモゲラ」を掲げ、音楽的活動無経験の寧嘉宇（from遼寧省）がデュエットを務める。