Where It Begins Again

A return to the origin after 25 years - a full circle completed with AI.
Where It Begins Again is the debut album by KANENARi.

The album features 11 original tracks, written during the artist's teens through his thirties, and reimagined using modern AI technology to finally reach their intended form. These songs represent the foundation of KANENARi's songwriting - now completed and released as a cohesive work for the first time.

Most of the tracks were originally written nearly 25 years ago by someone who simply loved making music. At the time, he had no instrumental skills, limited technical ability, and no path to turn those ideas into finished releases. Still, the honest lyrics and straightforward melodies continued to support the artist through the years, quietly shaping his life and perspective.

In Where It Begins Again, those long-shelved songs are reconstructed with the help of AI vocals and sound generation. Rather than replacing human creativity, AI serves as a creative partner - enabling vocal expression and genre flexibility that were once out of reach. Rooted in pop music, the album freely moves across EDM, rock, reggae, jazz, and R&B, finally bringing the sonic world originally imagined decades ago into reality.

The lead track, "Yori mo Uta (More Than Skill, Just a Song)", embodies the core philosophy of the album:
Not technique, not correctness - but turning honest feelings into song.

This album is dedicated to former music-loving kids now in their 30s and 40s, and to everyone who still believes there are things that can only be expressed through music.