RYUDOUTAI

We are human beings, and before we are human beings, we are animals.
And before we are animals, we are "fluid".

The word "fluid" is the theme of this album.
It is not in the sense of physics, but more like the meaning of "change".
Changing times are "fluid" because the people living in the present are changing.
This album became a hymn about "mankind".

The first song, "Input And Output," is a song of support for the change from child to adult, and for facing what one has to face at the same time.
You inputting what someone else has created, and outputting it in one's own way.
I hope that the output will be a cheer for someone else.

The second song, "Monsters," depicts the theme of the need to change the definition of the power of numbers.
We live in an age where we are surrounded by numbers, and numbers have come to represent strength.
However, there is always something bigger than the visible numbers, something that cannot be measured by the numbers alone.
I made this song with the hope that the world would change so that its power would overturn the power of numbers.

The third song, "Hypnoteque," was created with the theme of things that do not change in reverse.
There are various sound effects in this song.
The sound of a fax machine, the sound of a telephone, the sound of a time signal. They all sound a bit old-fashioned.
Some of you may be hearing these sounds for the first time.
Every time you hear these sounds somewhere in the real world, you will be reminded of this song.
If that happens, you have been caught up in hypnosis.
But people's feelings change. I look forward to seeing how this song will change.

The fourth song, "21st Century Schizoid Parade," is a dark fantasy in which demons bring back to life those who cannot stand change and even give up on life.
The young man who cannot cope with change and commits suicide is brought back to life by a group of demons.
That made me chuckle, but that's okay.
I want life to be more than a short tragedy, but a great comedy.

The fifth song, "In Dust Real Disco (Waltz.ver)," is a remake of a song I wrote a long time ago.
I think there are even people who see beauty in garbage.
That's more attractive.

The sixth song, "No. 9," is about the happiness that sadness brings and the changes it brings.
I believe that the positives that negativity produces are the strongest.
If a person who experiences sadness and pain and thinks he or she is cursed can finally have happiness and freedom, the value will always be greater than that of a happy person.

The seventh song, "We Are Online," has the theme of the importance of being connected.
We want to make a big difference in the world.
I want to change the world, but I can't do it alone. You can't change the world in solitude.
That's why I want to connect with someone.
To connect with someone away from solitude is a change that seems small but is very big.

The eighth song, "Human Rase Creation Test," is about how to create the future.
We are creators.
All creators create the future.
I hope that at the end of time, at the end of the human race, the ideas of the creators will survive.

The jacket picture was painted in analog.
I think the result is appropriate for the theme of this work, which is about change.

I wonder how the feelings I had when I first listened to this album will change in the future.
I hope that you will make your changes with this album.