ひきずって走ってく とりあえず速く
ひどくにがい果実の木 目印にしていた日々よ
日陰を嫌って 私は飛ぶ
橋桁に 乱反射 松明は燃える
まるで抜け目ない水のように
私はここでも同じとは言えない
二十日十日連日連夜
いつかその時を待っているわけでもない
しまいこんでた みてくれも いつかわからなくなって
日陰を嫌って 私は飛ぶ
- Lyricist
Sairi Ojima
- Composer
Sairi Ojima
Listen to Pedicure by Kumachan Seal
Streaming / Download
- 1
Graze
Kumachan Seal
- 2
Trap for Catching Wolf
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- 3
Radonamin
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Pedicure
Kumachan Seal
- 5
China Sandwich
Kumachan Seal
- 6
Late Summer
Kumachan Seal
- 7
Dapple Gray Horse
Kumachan Seal
- 8
Raw Oyster
Kumachan Seal
- 9
Build a Fire in a Canoe
Kumachan Seal
- 10
Soup
Kumachan Seal
- 11
Tinycell
Kumachan Seal
Kumachan Seal: solo project of Japanese vocalist/songwriter/producer Sairi Ojima, who has been playing in numerous indie bands, including Neco-Nemuru, since her teens. She began her solo career in 2013, and released her first cassette in 2017. This EM Records release is her first CD/LP album, with all compositions by Ojima, who co-produced the album. Each of the eleven songs reveals beguiling layers of detailed and surprising sounds, with Ojima's DIY sonic core embroidered by vibrant and colorful beats and guitar from EM artist Le Makeup and the quintessential ambient-pop synths and keyboards of fellow EM-er Takao. Le Makeup mixed ten of the eleven songs, with Takao mixing "China Sandwich". The heart of Ojima's musical identity is her clear, aqueous voice; apart from one instrumental, all the tracks here feature that mellifluous voice, but in an interesting twist, only half the songs have lyrics, with the remainder employing her wordless voice as melodic and textural elements. Although Kumachan Seal can be heard as a sort of bedroom pop filtered through ambient music and the new-age revival, listeners will note that the final two songs, "Atsumono" and "Tiny Cell", are respectively a slightly skewed four-on-the-floor track and a lightly skanking Doo-wop-flavored confection, slightly reminiscent of the UK's Brenda Ray.
This album, full of Ojima's calm and cool observation of the world, is available on CD, LP and Digital.
Artist Profile
Kumachan Seal
Born in 1987 in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. While in college, she was a member of Casio-Toruko-Onsen, Emerald Four and Lovely Snoopy Love. Joined Neco-Nemuru in 2017 as a keyboardist. Her solo project, Kumacha Seal, started in 2013. Releases: 2017 "Morning and Lunch" [Hoge Tapes] cassette tape 2020 "Bonfire Bonfire" ep at Bandcamp (digital) 2021 "Manimani" ep at Bandcamp (digital) 2023 "Bear Chan Seal" [EM Records] CD, LP, digital
EM Records