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[6th Release of 30 Consecutive Singles Project] Recorded outdoors at night at Matsukawaura Fishing Port in Soma, Fukushima. A gem of a message song that gently and powerfully pushes the back of a loved one heading for a new world.

"Tooru Kobayashi" is a singer-songwriter and bassist who travels all over Japan based in his self-made mini-truck house (mobile house). As the 6th single of his ambitious project to release 30 consecutive singles, he digitally releases "Tabidatsu Anatahe" (To You Who Embark on a Journey). This masterpiece has moved many listeners to tears during his live tours and its studio-quality release has been long-awaited.

The overwhelming presence and realistic atmosphere of a one-take live recording echoing through the Matsukawaura Fishing Port at night
The highlight of this song lies in its unconventional recording style. The outdoor recording was carried out at the fishing port of "Matsukawaura" located in Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture, in a one-of-a-kind location: a quiet wharf at night.
It is a completely one-take live recording featuring the deep low-end of the custom-made acoustic bass "Bagui" and Tooru Kobayashi's gentle vocals, which is his true signature style. It clearly captures even the "real atmosphere of the night port" that could only be born at that very moment, such as the rustling of the night wind blowing through and the faint sound of waves in the distance. When you close your eyes, it invites listeners into an organic soundscape with an overwhelming presence, as if you were listening to his singing voice right in front of you on the dark pier.

To those who spread their wings from a world too narrow to a new sky: A ballad where sadness and steadfast love intersect
"Tabidatsu Anatahe" is a medium ballad that depicts the loneliness, conflict, and boundless love surrounding those who have decided to take a step forward into a freer sky because their current world was too narrow for them.
The chorus phrase, "So that it reaches you, so that you can walk even in the dark," is repeated like a prayer, followed by the powerful vow, "With more love than the love you gave me, I sing again today." These words provide deep respect and warm salvation to all those who leave their familiar daily routines for an unknown new land, or those who try to carve out their own paths in loneliness.
Please receive this brilliant message song that lights a ray of hope in the hearts of listeners and gently pushes them forward, while embracing the bittersweetness of farewell and departure.