Cassette Gadget 1 (1983~1985) Front Cover

Cassette Gadget 1 (1983~1985)

Iwashita Keisuke Sardine

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"Cassette Gadget 1," released in 2025, is a series of digitalized recordings originally stored on cassette tapes, and this release is an expanded version of that series.
The four songs I painstakingly recorded in 1983 outside of business hours at the music store where I worked part-time (which I titled "Walking Tempo") had degraded sound quality, and I considered giving up on releasing them, but I decided to accept them as a record nonetheless.
The four tracks in the middle of the album were recorded in 1984 in an apartment in Daizawa, Setagaya Ward. In the glamorous Shimokitazawa area, I continued to create music while tormented by loneliness. As proof of this, the tape label is titled "Heartbreak all over the World."
The last four tracks were recorded in 1985. The harsh, digital sound quality reflects the trends of the time.
Going back further, the first two tracks are first appearances. They were recorded in 1982 when I returned to Kumamoto, using a single take of piano and vocals.
Many people will probably find these 14 songs difficult to listen to. The lyrics are immature, the performance is full of mistakes, and the pitch is questionable. I myself don't find them particularly pleasant to listen to. However, I believe they are indispensable material when discussing my own musical history.

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  • Iwashita Keisuke Sardine

    My name is Iwashita Keisuke, also known as Sardine. Over the 20 years from 1983 to 2003, there are about 170 songs that I recorded using multitrack recording by myself. From 2024 to 2025, I have been releasing albums that compile these songs in chronological order. Then, in 2026, I plan to release several best-of albums based on the significance of the songs and listeners' preferences. Sardine's music is diverse. It ranges from accessible pop to socially conscious message songs, from progressive constructions to punk subversiveness. I'm a formidable pianist, a mad synthesizer player, a halting guitarist, a tone-reading bassist, a loose percussionist, and a clumsy singer-songwriter with solo multi-choruses. All of these parts are integrated into one persona. A mixture of romance, cold-heartedness and passion, depicting incoherent anxiety and yearning for something unattainable, this is an oldie but an evergreen. Please listen to Sardine's expressive music.

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