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東京を拠点に活動するアーティスト44(ヨシ)が、3rdシングル「JUST DANCE」のリミックス作品『JUST DANCE (Remixes)』をリリース。
原曲「JUST DANCE」は、「渋谷のクラブで夜を明かす人々」をテーマに制作された一曲。
重低音とアルコールが混ざり合い、理性よりも先に身体が動き出す──そんなクラブ特有の高揚感を、ストレートな言葉とエネルギッシュなサウンドで表現している。
本作では、その“ただ踊る”という衝動的な体験を軸に、4人のアーティストがそれぞれの解釈で再構築。
クラブミュージックの多様な側面を横断しながら、原曲の持つ熱量を新たな形へと拡張している。
プロデュースは原曲に続きNUU$HIが担当。
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Remixers
djm episode
イギリス出身のミステリアスなアーティスト。
歪んだシンセや独特のグルーヴ感で、原曲をよりダークで没入感のあるトラックへと変換。
齊藤楽人
44と共に「HOW TO FIGHT」をリリースするシンガー。
DTMスキルを活かし、ボーカル感覚とトラックメイクの両面からアプローチした、バランスの取れたリミックスを展開。
ACKERMAN
heavenz gate crew所属。アニソンリミックスなども手がけるプロデューサー。
キャッチーさとエネルギーを兼ね備えたアレンジで、フロアに直結する仕上がりとなっている。
Masayoshi Iimori
trekkertrax crew所属。ラッパーへのトラック提供でも知られるプロデューサー。
重厚なベースと洗練されたサウンドデザインで、楽曲をクラブ仕様へと昇華させている。
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本作『JUST DANCE (Remixes)』は、riddim、jersey club、EDMといったクラブミュージックを好むリスナーはもちろん、海外リスナーにもアプローチする作品となっている。
単なるリミックスにとどまらず、1曲の持つ可能性を多角的に提示するコレクションだ。
44 / Yoshi is a singer and illustrator from Hirosaki City in Aomori Japan. As a child she began taking piano lessons at her mothers suggestion. This experience later led her to join the school brass band in junior high and high school where she played percussion. During this time she also started listening to late night radio programs and developed an interest in rock and J pop. At the same time she loved drawing. Influenced by her father she grew up watching 1980s anime manga and films. She was also inspired by online creative communities such as Vocaloid culture on Nico Nico Douga. At university she studied in an art education program to obtain a teaching license in fine arts. While belonging to a design focused seminar she began seriously pursuing a career as an illustrator. She started sharing illustrations on social media often featuring girls and nosebleeds as recurring themes and became actively involved in online art communities. During this period she also joined a light music club performing in various roles from drums to vocals. After graduating she held a solo exhibition titled Arrive to Revive at a gallery inside her hometowns train station. The exhibition centered on her graduation works three large F60 size canvases depicting girls with nosebleeds along with original drawings for sale. Around 40 pieces were sold during the exhibition. In 2019 she moved to Tokyo. She initially attempted to form a band in the city but the plan was halted due to the COVID 19 pandemic. During this time she focused on illustration work and became responsible for the main character design and various illustrations for Ani an app that introduces anime and manga content to international audiences. Despite this her passion for music continued to grow. She is now mainly creating original music with composer NUU$HI. Following her first single path of my life which reflects her feelings when she first moved to Tokyo she released flashback to the summer an emotional track inspired by memories of summer and JUST DANCE a bass house influenced single. She continues to release energetic tracks while also writing lyrics for projects such as Tokyo Dennou.