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Three musicians, TOMC, Gimgigam, and MON/KU, who have been rapidly gaining attention in recent years, have miraculously collaborated. The result is an unexpected, ultra-aggressive rock/post-punk tune.

Each of the three musicians is active in a variety of genres such as beat, ambient, city pop, and experimental, and they have created a buzz both in Japan and abroad.
For this album, TOMC was in charge of conception, artwork, rhythm/bass tracks, and chorus, while Gimgigam layered solid post-punk-inspired guitars, and MON/KU added florid, incendiary vocals and edits to the final product.

The result is an "atypical rock anthem" unlike any of the three musicians. This is a killer tune recommended not only to fans of 80's/2000's post-punk, but also to listeners drawn to recent bands like Molchat Doma and Måneskin.

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  • TOMC

    TOMC is a beat and ambient producer whose works have been released on acclaimed labels such as Inner Ocean Records (Canada), Insert Records (Sweden), and Kankyō Records, Local Visions, and Kakubarhythm (Japan). His 2023 album True Life was praised as 'a Nujabes for the 2020s' and was selected as one of the Best Albums of the Year by international music outlet Small Albums. In recent years, he has joined the legendary Japanese experimental collective Taj Mahal Travellers (now STONE MUSIC), touring with them in India. At the same time, his wide-ranging activities -- providing a monthly DJ mix for J-WAVE, engaging in dialogues with artists such as Tetsuya Komuro and tofubeats, and performing at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai -- have drawn attention for transcending the boundaries between mainstream and underground. Beyond his music, TOMC is also active as a writer. His recent book J-POP no Ongaku-teki Bouken (The Musical Adventures of J-POP) explores Japanese pop music from a unique, groove-oriented perspective.

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  • Gimgigam

    東京在住の音楽プロデューサー。16歳の時、父親に勧められて聴いたLed Zeppelinに影響を受けギターを始める。高校時代から作曲を始め、バンド活動に勤しむがバンドの解散を機にソロでの活動を開始。ファンク、ハウス、民族音楽、ロック、R&B、レゲエなど様々なジャンルを取り入れており、2021年11月にサウンドプロデュースを手掛けた Tina Moon「Chicken Street」は各方面で評価されるなど、今非常に注目を集めている。

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  • MON/KU

    2018年12月より作曲活動を開始。翌年1月に初制作の楽曲 “ S I N K “ をSoundCloudにて公開。同時期、似た経緯で突如インターネット上に現れた 浦上・ケビン・ファミリー（現 浦上・想起）、松木美定らと共に界隈のポップス好きの間で話題となる。音楽経歴なし・楽器は全く弾けず、イメージのみで作曲し、DAWにて楽曲を制作する。カテゴライズ不能な彼の楽曲は、強いて言うなら、Electronic MusicをフォーマットとしたExperimentalなAvant Pop、Dark Popと言えるであろう。影響を受けたアーチストとして、RADIOHEAD、björk、James Blake、Sigur Rós、Bon Iver、Mogwai などを挙げている。

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