

足早に歩く 街は灰色
凍える息と 立てる襟元
知らんぷりだけが 了解済みで
誰も笑わないし 誰も泣かない
響く音だけが 割れて砕ける
目の前のビルが 崩れ落ちる日
憎らしいほどに 昼はまぶしくて
よろける足元 今にも躓きそう
きみの希望は吊り下げられて
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なにも見えなくて 手探りのまま
無数の道を 探しあぐねる
とてもさびしくて やりきれない
けれども時間は 過ぎてゆくだけ
幻想の上にそびえる街は
目も眩まんほど 輝いている
それでもきみは 迷うことなく
壊れそうな地面に その足をかけた
きみの希望は吊り下げられて
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- Lyricist
Iwashita Keisuke Sardine
- Composer
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- Producer
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- Recording Engineer
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- Drums
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- Synthesizer
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- Vocals
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- Background Vocals
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- Piano
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Listen to Everlasting flowers illusions by Iwashita Keisuke Sardine
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- 1
Suspended Ocean
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- 2
Long distance shore (Prototype)
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- 3
In the backseat
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- 4
Ecstasy
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- 5
Scarlet Sails
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Everlasting flowers illusions
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- 7
Stargazer Boy
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- 8
December rainy day
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- 9
Central station
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- 10
Glider
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- 11
Safety night
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- 12
Heartbreak all over the world
Iwashita Keisuke Sardine
I began making multiple recordings in 1983 when I started working as a temporary employee at the Players Inn Music Store in Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. The manager, Mr. Minamiyama, kindly allowed me to use the store freely after it closed to learn how to handle the instruments. I recorded some of the pieces I did back then and included them in this album.
I did not save the data on a CD-R, so I bought a TEAC cassette deck the other day and tried to play back the tapes. The first six tracks recorded at a music store in 1983 (I named them "Walking Tempo") were particularly difficult to listen to, and I wondered whether I should release them, but I decided to release them as a record.
The latter six tracks were recorded in 1984 at an apartment in Daizawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo. Although he lived in the gorgeous Shimokita area, he was unable to form a solidarity with anyone and continued to make music while suffering from loneliness. The label of the tape was titled "Heartbreak all over the world."
Many people will find these sound sources difficult to hear. The lyrics are immature, the instrumental performance is full of mistakes, and the pitch of the song is questionable. I myself don't find it very pleasant to listen to. However, these 12 songs are indispensable materials when talking about Keisuke Iwashita's musical history.
Artist Profile
Iwashita Keisuke Sardine
My name is Iwashita Keisuke, also known as Sardine. Over the 19 years from 1983 to 2002, I recorded about 150 songs that I recorded over multiple tracks by myself. I compiled these into eight albums and released them one after another in 2024. In 2025, instead of the anthology released the previous year, I will release an album that has been re-edited in chronological order. The first release was "Windsor Knot," a compilation of songs created between 1989 and 1995, released on January 25th. In February, I will release two titles from the "Cassette Gadget" series, which contain recordings made on cassette tapes between 1983 and 1984. It's an oldie but evergreen song that depicts a mixture of romanticism, cold-heartedness, and passion, as well as incoherent anxiety and longing for something that cannot be reached. Please listen to the variety of Sardine's songs.
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