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En.

fetjuel — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:42:56 +0000

documentary

includes performances at Yomiuri Land in September 2012 and at none to cat studio

Ana no Naka (Acoustic sound)
Chicago (Band sound)
Hanare Banare (Acoustic sound)
Long Song (none to cat)
Surround (none to cat)
Lullabye Sarabai (Acoustic sound)
id (Acoustic sound)
no one really cares (Acoustic sound)
Vital Sign (Band sound)
Ahoj！ (Band sound)
tiny pride (Acoustic sound)
KANADE Dance (Band sound)
Rough & Laugh (Band sound)
Folklore (Acoustic sound)
Aru Kodou (Band sound)

LOVER ALBUM 2

fetjuel — Wed, 22 May 2013 03:55:23 +0000

cover album

Yobigoe (originally by Kuuki Koudan)
GOLDWRAP (originally by e.s.t. [Esbjörn Svensson Trio])
NOTHING BRINGS ME DOWN (originally by Emiliana Torrini)
U&I (originally by Houkago Teatime
The Postman (originally by The american analog set)
DESIRE -Jounetsu- (originally by Nakamori Akina)
Joutai no Highway (originally by TOKYO No.1 SOUL SET)
Lady Madonna (originally by The Beatles)
O Caroline (originally by MATCHING MOLE)
Giyaman (originally by Nanao Tavito)
Nanimo Iwanaide (Kako to Katsumi version, originally by The Happenings Four)
Kumo no Ibiki (originally by HUSKING BEE)
Shiawase Negau Kanata kara (originally by Izumi Kanata)
I’M GETTING READY (originally by Michael Kiwanuka)
FOUR IN THE MORNING (originally by LITTLE CREATURES)

Niconico Events; Lover Album 2 previews

fetjuel — Tue, 07 May 2013 04:11:24 +0000

Another big update at the official Clammbon site today. There are to be two special Clammbon events on the video site Niconico Douga!

On May 18, 21:00-25:00 Japan time (got to love that Japanese time notation) will be the Yomiuri Land concert from 2010 and the Kokugikan show from 2011, followed by the debut of the music video for “Shiawase Negau Kanata kara”, directed by Yukisada Isao.

On May 21, 20:00-23:00 will be a live performance and talk show! It sounds like it is going to be a pretty special program so if you can make it, be sure to tune in! The whole live show system seems quite complex, though, with reserved “seating” and priority given to premium members. I will probably buy a premium account so I can re-watch the event for a week and hopefully find a way to record it, but posting it for you would be very much against the rules. Perhaps Clammbon will decide to sell the video in some other form, like other musicians have done with their Niconico shows.

Lastly, 44-second previews of every song on Lover Album 2 are now available in two archaic formats at the Columbia Clammbon page. The Windows Media samples do seem to work fine if you paste their addresses into VLC’s “Open Network” command.

Columbia page updated!

fetjuel — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 04:03:21 +0000

Columbia has updated their Clammbon page with info on Lover Album 2 and En, including cover art. Yes, the art for Lover Album 2 is just as brilliant as its predecessor, sure to make your friends do a double-take at its artistry. The page also includes a video of the acoustic version of “tiny pride” with a string section, certain to give you chills. You can also check out a randomly-selected segment of “Shiawase Negau Kanata kara”. Huzzah!!

Lover Album 2 tracklist; En trailer!!

fetjuel — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:41:53 +0000

If you want to be happy enough to weep all day, watch the En trailer:

The Lover Album 2 track list is out. If you like the band’s Soft Machine cover, there’s a version of “O Caroline” by Matching Mole, Robert Wyatt’s post-Softs project. There’s a song from Kako to Katsumi, a duo comprised of Mito’s parents. And there’s even a cover of a song by Houkago Teatime, the fictional band in the anime K-On.

New cover album and documentary film!

fetjuel — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 05:13:28 +0000

Aha, the record that Clammbon recently finished recording is LOVER ALBUM 2, another cover album in the tradition of their first in 2006. The track list has yet to be released. Not an album of brand-new Clammbon songs, but after the charm of the first Lover Album it’s hard to complain!

The other major announcement is of En, a documentary film about the band’s two big shows at Yomiuri Land last year. It includes footage from the studio in Kobuchizawa, rehearsals, and of course both the acoustic and electric sets. Perhaps I’ll provide subtitles like I did for tayu tau.

Both items go on sale May 22.

(Also, concert dates for this year’s tour are going up; fingers crossed that I’ll be able to make it to one!)

Keep up with Mito during 9th album recording

fetjuel — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:13:58 +0000

I believe this is the first Clammbon album to be recorded since the band joined Twitter. Mito has been posting some lovely photos from Kobuchizawa and none to cat studio.

Sooo,Quiet

fetjuel — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 08:41:16 +0000

Probably the Clammbon song with the most lyrics. Haunting to translate. I wonder who it is about; some lines suggest an estranged family member.

Japanese	Karaoke	English
声　仕草　輪郭互いの距離　それぞれの生活やわらかい空気太陽がぐるりとループする周期⋯	koe shigusa rinkaku tagai no kyori sorezore no seikatsu yawarakai kuuki taiyou ga gururi to ruupu suru shuuki	Voice, action, silhouette Distance from each other, separate ways of life Gentle air The cycle that the sun loops around and around…
去年と代わり映えしない夏の日暑さに紛れ君からの便り「遊びに来ませんか？」と一言メッセージはたったそれだけの事夏バテ気味でボンヤリ頭ハガキの余白スペース眺めながらさて⋯どうしたものかとダイアリーめくり振り返る過去絡み合った記憶　灯をともす関係紐解く　君とボク付かず離れず　近くて遠く忘れかけてた面影届く戸惑いながら握る受話器ごしに感じる静かな君の暮らし「やあ久しぶり」とドラマ動きだすボクは会いに行きます	kyonen to kawaribae shinai natsu no hi atsusa ni magire kimi kara no tayori asobi ni kimasen ka to hitokoto messeeji wa tatta sore dake no koto natsubate kimi de bonyari atama hagaki no yohaku supeesu nagamenagara sate doushita mono ka to daiarii mekuri furikaeru kako karamiatta kioku hi wo tomosu kankei himotoku kimi to boku tsukazu hanarezu chikakute tooku wasurekaketeta omokage todoku tomadoinagara nigiru juwaki goshi ni kanjiru shizuka na kimi no kurashi yaa hisashiburi to dorama ugokidasu boku wa ai ni yukimasu	A summer day no better than last year’s A request from you, beaten by the heat “Won’t you come visit?”, that one phrase Is all the message said Lightheaded and confused by summer fatigue Staring at the blank space on a postcard Well then… what to do Flipping through the diary, looking back at the past Entangled memories, relations glowing like flame Unraveling, you and me Not attaching and not detaching, close yet far The forgotten visage arrives Through the receiver, gripped in surprise Feeling your quiet life With a “hey, it’s been a while”, the drama begins I’m going to see you
会いに行きます	ai ni yukimasu	I’m going to see you
どうやらお互い見知り自慢他人以上で友達未満ボクは少しだけ君に似てる君の鼓動がボクに響いてく見ない聞かない話さない心の静寂を守る戦い遠くにいながら届くテレパシー喋らなくても募るシンパシーそして今またあなたと語り合い少しだけ多めに many 知りたい飛び乗る列車　膨らむ期待窓ごしにバイバイと走り去る時代ゴールは近い　研ぎ澄ませ嗅覚鼻の奥から目頭誘発込み上げる涙こらえる週末会いに行きます	dou yara otagai mishiri jiman tanin ijou de tomodachi miman boku wa sukoshi dake kimi ni niteru kimi no kodou ga boku ni hibiiteku minai kikanai hanasanai kokoro no seijaku wo mamoru tatakai tooku ni inagara todoku terepashii shaberanakute mo tsunoru shinpashii soshite ima mata anata to katariai sukoshi dake oome ni meni shiritai tobinoru ressha fukuramu kitai madogoshi ni baibai to hashirisaru jidai gooru wa chikai togisumasu chuukaku hana no oku kara megashira yuuhatsu komiageru namida koraeru shuumatsu ai ni yukimasu	Proud to have somehow recognized one another More than strangers, not quite friends I resemble you just a bit Your pulse echoes in me Not seeing, not hearing, not speaking The battle to protect the quiet of your heart Telepathy that connects though from far away Sympathy that intensifies without talking And now I am again conversing with you Wanting to know just a few more, many more things Jumping on the train, the swelling anticipation Waving goodbye through the window as that age runs away The goal is near, sharpen that sense of smell Influence from deep in the nose to the corner of the eye A weekend of holding back the welling-up tears I’m going to see you
きみのなかにあるクワイエット　クワイエットそうクワイエットぼくのなかにあるクワイエット　クワイエットそうクワイエット	kimi no naka ni aru kuwaietto kuwaietto sou kuwaietto boku no naka ni aru kuwaietto kuwaietto sou kuwaietto	Inside of you Quiet, quiet Yes, quiet Inside of me Quiet, quiet Yes, quiet
声　仕草　輪郭互いの距離　それぞれの生活やわらかい空気太陽がぐるりとループする周期	koe shigusa rinkaku tagai no kyori sorezore no seikatsu yawarakai kuuki taiyou ga gururi to ruupu suru shuuki	Voice, action, silhouette Distance from each other, separate ways of life Gentle air The cycle that the sun loops around and around
思い出す声　仕草　輪郭互いの距離　それぞれの生活やわらかい空気太陽がぐるりとループする周期	omoidasu koe shigusa rinkaku tagai no kyori sorezore no seikatsu yawarakai kuuki taiyou ga gururi to ruupu suru shuuki	I remember Voice, action, silhouette Distance from each other, separate ways of life Gentle air The cycle that the sun loops around and around
山深く　脈々　線路続く柔らかい空気がボクを包む進む列車のリズムに合わせウトウトと居眠りする幸せ読みかけの文庫本　ウイスキーの小瓶琥珀揺れる人生の貯金半世紀分すり減らすスニーカー薄目ごし生きてくスリーパー鈍行列車　各駅停車探し求める生き方のテーマ目を覚ますたびデジャヴ繰り返す記憶と今が時間すり替える誰も居ないカラッポ無人駅向かい合わせの固いベンチ席君の声が聴こえますもうすぐ　会いに行きます	yama fukaku myakumyaku senro tsudzuku yawarakai kuuki ga boku wo tsutsumu susumu ressha no rizumu ni awase utouto to inemuri suru shiawase yomikake no bunkobon uisukii no kobin kohaku yureru jinsei no chokin hanseikibun suriherasu suniikaa usume goshi ikiteku suriipaa donkouressha kakuekiteisha sagashimotomeru ikikata no teema me wo samasu tabi dejavu kurikaesu kioku to ima ga jikan surikaeru daremo inai karappo mujineki mukaiawase no katai benchiseki kimi no koe ga kikoemasu mou sugu ai ni yukimasu	Deep in the mountains, continuously, the railroad continues The gentle air envelops me To the rhythm of the proceeding train I doze off, napping happily The paperback I started reading, a little bottle of whisky Swaying jade, a life savings Sneakers worn down by a half century A sleeper living through narrowed eyes A slow train, a local train Searching for a theme by which to live Upon awakening, another déjà vu Memory and the present switch places A vacant, unmanned station, nobody around The hard benches facing one another I can hear your voice Soon, I’m going to see you
きみのなかにあるクワイエット　クワイエットそうクワイエットぼくのなかにあるクワイエット　クワイエットそうクワイエット	kimi no naka ni aru kuwaietto kuwaietto sou kuwaietto boku no naka ni aru kuwaietto kuwaietto sou kuwaietto	Inside of you Quiet, quiet Yes, quiet Inside of me Quiet, quiet Yes, quiet
君の声が聴こえます⋯ もうすぐ　会いに行きます⋯	kimi no koe ga kikoemasu mou sugu ai ni yukimasu	I can hear your voice Soon, I’m going to see you

Clammbon in the studio for their next album!!

fetjuel — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 04:01:57 +0000

Wooooooooo!! Confirmed by Mito on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/micromicrophone/status/299354468598833153

https://twitter.com/micromicrophone/status/299354849286447105

“Where Shall We Play?” 2013

fetjuel — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 05:11:37 +0000

As has become their tradition, Clammbon announced their “Where Shall We Play?” Tour for 2013. Fans are invited to suggest venues that the band should consider, and anything goes: “even your own house, as long as it’ll hold 200-300 people!”

I’m tempted to ask them to come to Seattle, but it seems like I should be able to take on the burden of organizing the logistics of such a thing myself before casually suggesting it!