Lyric
I think
SHIN KOKAWA, SOUUN
微動だにしない山積みの灰皿
過ぎてしまった時の亡骸
ドアは一度も開かないまま
夜と境目の無い朝
手垢の着いた話題の会話や
あり余るほどのノイズの波から
逃げるように心ここにあらず
さっきからそんな有り様
これは何かの在処を探す旅だが
闇から見える光のよう
きっと終着駅に答えは無く
あるとすれば辿り着くまでの間さ
いっそ目も耳も塞いだら
過去も未来も今で蓋したら
不確かなものの掴み方
"俺自身"その全ての使い方
上り坂と同じ数の下り坂
浮き沈み繰り返す絶え間無く
この白紙の裏に暮らしがある
開く 相方不在の鍵穴
向き合った時の長さが愛なら
俺を一番愛してるのは
誰か明らか 自ずと浮かび上がる
常に鏡の向かい側
今さら変わりはしない身の丈
深い夜の長い基礎固め
十把一絡げもこの道の糧
色褪せも味だと言い聞かせる
幾度となく吹き抜ける四季の風
飲み込んで消化する言い逃れ
今日の景色は今日で見納め
また明日 血と汗 飯の種
生活 社会的ステータス
薬指に契約 定着 この先の計画
無数の選択 命の顛末
清濁併せ持つ日々の制作
人生が下書き 未だに見習い
曰く 神は細部に宿る
夜毎 目を瞬き 向き合うしかない
MCの愛はライムに宿る
- Lyricist
SOUUN
- Composer
SHIN KOKAWA
- Co-Producer
SHIN KOKAWA, SOUUN
- Recording Engineer
Noriyuki Inoue
- Mixing Engineer
Noriyuki Inoue
- Mastering Engineer
Noriyuki Inoue
- Drums
SHIN KOKAWA
- Synthesizer
SHIN KOKAWA
- Rap
SOUUN
- Sampled Artist
Shun Ishiwaka
Listen to I think by SHIN KOKAWA, SOUUN
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I think
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White-hot
SHIN KOKAWA, SOUUN
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White-hot (Instrumental version)
SHIN KOKAWA, SOUUN
A collaborative EP by drummer Shin Kokawa and SOUUN, a Kyoto-based MC.
SOUUN is affiliated with ZERO-Gravity and WE BUILT THIS CITY. Active since around 2007, he stands apart through his well-regarded rhyming skills and lyrics drawn from a sensibility honed in the Kyoto underground. At the ULTIMATE MC BATTLE, he represented Kyoto five times, finishing runner-up in 2019 and finally claiming his long-sought first championship in 2020.
"I think" and "White-hot" three tracks (one an instrumental version) in which the groove of Shin Kokawa's live drumming and SOUUN's words meet head-on.
"I think" is a striking track built from the drums of a song Kokawa co-created with Shun Ishiwaka on his first album, remastered and reconstructed for this release. Over Kokawa's drum beat, the lyrics steadily catch fire.
The ninth chapter of Shin Kokawa's 13-week consecutive release project a record of the chemistry that emerges as Kokawa's rhythm meets thirteen different artists.
Artist Profile
SHIN KOKAWA
In his pursuit of live drum expression, improvisational artist SHIN KOKAWA resonates with Japanese spirituality, including indigenous nature worship and the sublime concepts of Zen. He internalizes a diverse range of genres: free jazz, spiritual jazz, world music, ambient, and hardcore. By infusing the primitive, powerful, and beautiful sounds of his instruments with the raw intuition of the moment, he creates soundscapes that depict the vastness of the universe. Making his major debut as a founding member of the instrumental band jizue (founded in 2006), Kokawa has performed at numerous large-scale festivals in Japan and abroad, including the FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL. Since embarking on a solo career in 2019, he has released his 1st album 'ANIMA' (2020) and a 2nd album 'touch the sub conscious' (2024), which features collaborations with renowned artists such as Seiichi Yamamoto, Shing02, and Shun Ishiwaka. He is also an active member of the Kyoto-based experimental band kott, with whom he performed at FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL 2023. In 2026, he launched '13 ARTIST X 3 WORKS,' an ambitious project featuring collaborations with 13 different artists and 39 tracks to be released consecutively every week.
SHIN KOKAWAの他のリリース
SOUUN
Born on New Year's Day, 1988, in the easternmost part of Kyoto. An MC affiliated with ZERO-Gravity and WE BUILT THIS CITY. He began his career around 2007. Renowned from the beginning for his exceptional rhyming skills, his lyrics are spun from a sensibility cultivated by directly absorbing the ethos of the Kyoto underground scene. This unique foundation allows his words to stand out brilliantly, refusing to blend in with the crowd. Furthermore, in the "ULTIMATE MC BATTLE" hosted by Libra Records, he has represented Kyoto five times (2012, 2015, 2019, 2020, and 2021). In the national tournament, he reached the Top 4 twice, finished as the runner-up in 2019, and finally secured his long-awaited first championship title in 2020.
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