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Waters

Albem

I think it’s only way

To to be a harmless shade

So I can no longer hurt you

As I always did

Think you were once a worm

And then I was a bird

So many different attempts

That ends same

“we’ve tried so hard

Dear children”

They say

“we tried so hard

Over and over again...”

We’ll rather choose to sleep

Deep in the warm finale

Til we decay and melt down

I think it’s only way

To to be a harmless shade

So I can no longer hurt you

As I always did

Think you were once a worm

And then I was a bird

So many different attempts

That ends same

“we’ve tried so hard

Dear children”

They say

“we tried so hard

Over and over again...”

We’ll rather choose to sleep

Deep in the warm finale

Til we decay and melt down

In the water

In the water

ふやけた肌の奥に

たゆたうheat and beat

Only vapor

答えないままの僕を

溶かして

飲み込んだ quantum wave

In the water

砕けた泡の中に

残したメッセージ

Sinking deeper

“時には思い出してね”

In the end

You can only hear the waves

In the water

ふやけた肌の奥に

たゆたうheat and beat

Only vapor

答えないままの僕を

溶かして

飲み込んだ quantum wave

In the water

砕けた泡の中に

残したメッセージ

Sinking deeper

“時には思い出してね”

  • Lyricist

    nozakimugai

  • Composer

    nozakimugai

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    Albem

The theme of this work is "mimicry and parasitism". The aim was to impersonate and parasitize various objects such as existing pop music, vaporwave, shoegaze, and film music, and to generate something monstrous out of them. The result is a clearer and more poignant realization of the hyperactive and fractured song structures and layers of nostalgia and malevolent parody found in the previous work, "do you recognize me?"
Ableton Live was used for production, which involved a seamless process from demo production to recording and mixing. The members' recorded material and takes were retroactively edited and looped, and multiple edits were made until the impersonal nature of each piece of material was lost. The completed pieces were then further cut and reconnected.
As references, the project includes vaporwave tracks by death's dynamic shroud, catsystemcorp and Macintosh Plus, electronic music such as Arca and OPN, hip-hop tracks of Kanye West, shoegaze, J-pop, film music and others. J-Pop, film music, etc. were referenced (references are available as a playlist).

Artist Profile

  • Albem

    A four-piece band consisting of nozakimugai (vocals), Shuhei Miyazaki (guitar), Tomonori Sato (bass), and Naru Furusawa (drums). Formed by college classmates, they are active in Tokyo. Starting in 2025, they have expanded to a six-piece lineup, adding a saxophonist and a dub mixer for their productions and performances. Initially aiming for a post-rock and post-punk sound, they gradually shifted toward electro. Having gone through those phases, they now pursue a style centered on beats and groove, along with a free-form sound. nozakimugai (vocals) is also active as a composer. He has composed film scores for works such as *The Most Harmless, Yet Too Aggressive* (directed by Ere Nakada, 2022), *As the Clouds Drift* (directed by Yang Liping, 2024), and *Yinhe* (directed by Haruto Kijima, 2026). In April 2026, they releases the EP *Bones*.

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