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At the beginning of this year, I discovered the sound sources I had recorded in the past and released 7 albums and 1 single as Iwashita Keisuke Sardine. I had planned not to release the rest, but from among the songs that were not selected, I wanted to present the ones that I thought were worth introducing.
When I recorded this song, "Memories of Summer", I sketched it out with the intention of arranging it properly someday, but I realized that "someday" would never come, so I decided to release it as soon as possible before I forget. It depends on what you do.
I don't have much time left. I would like to do my best to make it available for anyone to listen to at any time.
My name is Iwashita Keisuke, also known as Sardine. Over the 20 years from 1983 to 2003, I have recorded about 200 songs by myself. I compiled these into eight albums and released them one by one in 2024. In 2025, instead of an anthology, I will release an album edited in chronological order. 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.