We are pleased to announce the cassette release of the latest live recordings of Japanese power electronics LINEKRAFT, September 18, 2022 in Nagoya and October 29, 2022 in Tokyo.
If power electronics is defined as having distorted electronic sounds, clear song structure, and lyrics, then power electronics is almost non-existent in Japan.
LINEKRAFT is one of the few who do exist, and in order to show our utmost respect for his sincere attitude toward music and lyrics, and the challenge of power electronics in Japanese, we have recorded this live analog recording with the strongest lineup of Sony Cassette Denske TC-D5M and Sony Super Metal Master. The recording was perfectly duplicated on a Nakamichi ZX-7.
After seeing the live performance in Nagoya in September, we were convinced that it had to be released by the end of the year 2022, so we have recorded it in its entirety along with the live performance in Tokyo in October, which was recorded in a different arrangement.
The artwork features a photo of S21 Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Cambodia taken 13 years ago. The design is completed by the overlapping of three layers: a photo of S21 on the outside of the cassette case, a live photo on the tracing paper, and the LINEKRAFT symbol on the Japanese paper jacket. The design is completed by overlapping the three layers.
パワーエレクトロニクスを歪んだ電子音と、明確な曲構成、そして歌詞があることと定義するなら、日本にはパワーエレクトロニクスはほとんど存在していません。
その数少ない存在がLINEKRAFTであり、彼の音楽と歌詞に対する真摯な姿勢と日本語によるパワーエレクトロニクスへの挑戦に対して、我々は最大限の敬意を表するためにSonyカセットデンスケ TC-D5MとSony Super Metal Masterの最強布陣でアナログ録音し、Nakamichi ZX-7で完璧に複製いたしました。
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