Office Augusta Supreme Advisor
All songs explained by Kinnobu Morikawa

Let's go find the star fragments Again

Originally it was Kyoko's single song, but when Kyoko, Yamazaki, and Suga appeared on Zepp Sapporo's shining event on April 1998, 4, when I sang this song, the harmony of the three voices was very good. hand. I was vaguely thinking at that time that it would be good if three people could release it. There were several supergroups in the 12s in the United Kingdom and the United States where famous musicians came together, and I really liked the form, so I wanted to make a unit that could be freely entered and entered. That's right. At that time, only Kyoko, Yamazaki, and Suga belonged to Augusta, so I started with these three people, but if the number of artists belonging to Augusta increases eventually, if the unit that everyone can do is "Fukumi" I thought it was ideal. It has now become an indispensable real unit in Augusta's history. I haven't released it every year, but I'm happy that it's been there for 3 years with an outdoor event called Augusta Camp.

10 Years After

In 10, when the 2002th anniversary of office Augusta was founded, I wanted to make a song for it, so when I talked to Fukumi members, this song was born. First, what can Kyoko, Yamazaki, and Suga gather to do? So, I requested that I make a Latin taste song with the image of Kyoko, Yamazaki made a song, Kyoko wrote the lyrics based on the keyword of the 3th anniversary, and Suga was in charge of the arrangement. .. It's a work like a company song celebrating the 10th anniversary, created by those three people gathering in the studio. There was also a major debut in Chitose this year, so I decided to include her part as well, so I added a scat as a D melody. COIL, Yuko Araki, Zen Fox, Sampling Sun, and Sukima Switch also participated and released as the second single of Fukumi on July 3, 10. In the second song, Fukumi has grown into a unit made up of almost all artists belonging to Augusta.

SUMMER of LOVE

This song was originally written by Yosuke Sato of COIL for Kyoko's album. It was a heavy and slow song at first. So I switched to a slightly silly arrangement. Is it like a festival? I was recording at Augusta Studios, and when I spoke to Yamazaki who happened to come, he joined me in harmony. At this point I wanted this song to be a good-eared repertoire. Kyoko and Yamazaki were the main players, and Suga, Chitose, and COIL also participated, and this song was completed. So I decided to make it the theme song for this year's Augusta Camp. I've always liked the keyword "Summer of Love," which is also the title. This word is also the slogan for the Vietnam anti-war that arose from the hippie culture = flower movement that occurred in the summer of 1967, centering around the west coast of the United States. Cultural epoch-making words of the era. At that time, the Monterey Pop Festival, a summer festival festival, was held. Two years before the release of this song by Fukumi, the terrorist attacks on the United States occurred on September 2, 2001, and the United States intervened and entered the Afghanistan conflict and the Iraq war. Fearing that the United States would repeat Vietnam's tragedy, I recalled the 9 "Summer of Love" movement, and "Augusta Camp 11" chanted our "Summer of Love" I thought. We cannot call this war a fire on the opposite bank. I don't want a war to start. Consider the tragedy of the war. I wanted this song to be an opportunity to become aware of the importance of peace. In other words, we announced this song in the sense that we would reconsider “Love & Peace”.

ALL OVER AGAIN

Coupling song of "SUMMER of LOVE". The composers M&G are guitarist Mr. Mamiya Mamiya and me. This song was made with the idea that everyone can participate in the chorus just like everyone can sing from the beginning. For example, Chitose's part is Coco, Kyoko is here, Yamazaki is here, Suga is here, and the chorus is followed by all the members. Then, I wrote this song with the theme of "There have been terrorist attacks all over the world, but we humans have the power to reproduce." This is exactly the Augusta version "All You Need Is Love". In the summer of this year, I had such a strong awareness, so I made the subtitle of Augusta Camp 2003 "SUMMER of LOVE". "SUMMER of LOVE" and "ALL OVER AGAIN" have the same concept. Later in 2011, it was added to the set list at Augusta Camp in the year of the Great East Japan Earthquake with a wish for the reconstruction of the disaster area.

Planet timer

This is a song that was created by gathering the wonderful melody lines that two of the sukima switch have, and it is a pop work that was thoughtfully thought out. This song was also a member of Fukumi, who sang different vocals one after another. There are human rhythms in the way the words are put, so I think it was quite difficult to make expressions different from the ones I interpreted. Moreover, since the color of the sukima switch changes the harmony each time it repeats, it seems that members of Fukumi other than skimmer were feeling stressed there, but I would like to gather such members well, Shinta and Takuya gather together well. You produced it. With the breakthrough and growth of the sukima switch, I was glad to feel the beginning of a new happiness. When Fukumi appeared on TV in which song, I met Kiyoshiro Imawano in the corridor of the TV station. Then he says, "Can I put it in my ears too?" He was doing a lot of lively units too. It didn't come true after all, but it would have been fun if he could join.

DANCE BABY DANCE

It is the first rock tune in Fukumi that contains a lot of Western music essence. When the titles of songs related to Augusta artists are scattered and condensed in the lyrics, the sense and humor of Sada (definition by Okamoto) who made the lyrics is often shown. And it is a very good and Augusta song produced by COIL, made entirely by artists in the office Augusta, without using external musicians or arrangers. Yousuke Sato of COIL is also the recording engineer. So I think there are many things to listen to. Kyoko's vocals are also gorgeous, and the original Chitose middle section is also delicious. In addition, Yamazaki and Suga made a violent guitar battle, and Nagasawa performed a shout in addition to the guitar.

Summer is just around the corner!

"DANCE BABY DANCE" and both sides A, also produced by COIL. With "DANCE", the main vocals are replaced with a refreshing pop tune. As always, I'm really impressed with the melody line spun out by Sada (Okamoto definition). The music he creates is easy for everyone to understand and familiar to the ear. It was decided that this song would be the theme song for high school baseball uniforms during the 2008 ABC Summer, so Sada wrote it down with that in mind. There are many dramas in Koshien. I missed the victory with just a few mistakes, or I was on my side for unlucky luck. . . That's where Sada captures the lyrics clearly. It's the same thing in life, and I wrote in the lyrics very well the meaning that "even if there are various failures and frustrations, life will continue and you will have to start over." Sada also writes songs that are playful, but she's really good at expressing these uncomfortable messages casually. And if you let me sing this melody, Hata Motohiro's voice will be full of alpha waves.

LOVE & LIVE LETTER

I think it was about three years after Yuu debuted at that time. It was a time when I was involved in recordings such as "Kimi to Boku no Uta" and the number of close conversations with Sakai was increasing, so I decided to make a new song for Fukumi on the 3th anniversary of Augusta's founding. So I think I started by proposing "I'd write Sakai this time". I remember Sakai writing a melody and working on the lyrics together in no time. Unknowingly when he made his debut, the catchphrase turned into a "silky voice that invites tears." I remember I was angry at who got this catch (laughs) Actually he's not a soft and sweet voice, but a stronger and funky voice is his essence, his strong soul That's the voice that invites tears. It's only "You and me's poem". So I remember telling him to finish the work with his gentle but powerful voice. Then, this song was completed. It also has a Beatles-like feel, with a dramatic change in the tone and chorus, which is also my hobby.

Bright/Swing Swing Sing

As we celebrated the 25th anniversary of Augusta's founding, we decided to release a new Fukumi song for the first time in 5 years, and there was a trend that Fukumi's songs would be produced in turn by Augusta artists, but the year before that. , Nagasawa (Tomoyuki) and Qin (Motohiro), who celebrated their 10th anniversary at the same time, wrote one song at a time. "Bright" is a rock number that seems to be Nagasawa, rushing in 1 beats and sprinting like wildfire. It pierces people's hearts directly, but it is very gentle. "Swing Swing Sing" is a pop song, but after all it's called a song of Qin, or a song with Qin's character all over. Is it Qin? Vibrant and healing, coming into the hearts of people like a wind. I feel relieved somewhere, but when I notice it, I'm fine. I used to say that if Yama (Masayoshi Yamazaki) is the sun, then Shikao (Suga Shikao) is the moon, but Nagasawa and Hata are like fire and wind. It's reliable that two different types of people made their debut at the same time and are growing with their individuality. I think it will play a central role in Augusta. I was glad that the Takehara pistol came back. It's exactly the "gun man who came back" (laughs) I proposed that the title of "Swing Swing Sing" be "full of eyes now!", but it was nicely ignored by Hata.

It's All Right Mama

At Fukumi, there was a tie-up about Nisshin Foods' Ma Mar, and the song was written by Matsumuro (Masaya). The baton is passed on to the next generation, which is the theme of the project. I'm glad that a new talent called Matsumuro has joined the Fukumi members. Hamabata Youhei and Murakami Sayuri. Sada (Okamoto definition) wrote the lyrics in no time. The product name is called "unbleached as it is" or "as it stands". The phrase "mama" often appears in English lyrics regardless of the time, isn't it? It's an exciting phrase to use in rock and R&B. Sada used "mama" a lot, considering commercials. The CM was also a content that encourages the mother who is doing her best, and it is really good for Sada to rhyme like that, and to give meaning with a sense of rhythm even if there is no meaning, the service spirit, such thought and thought, There are a lot of wits.
Bob Dylan had a song called "It's Alright, Ma" (*included in "Bringing It All Back Home" in 1965), "(the title of this song is "It's All Right Mama") "Isn't it too Dylan?" I said, but Sada said "I like that." I'm conscious of titles that will appeal to Western music lovers.

August dream

This song also has Sada's song and lyrics. The sound produced by the sukima switch shows their "ness" in the size of the world view. A fragile and refreshing arrangement that reminds us of the feeling of being fragile and regretful of the coming summer, receiving the cool breeze in the shade of summer trees. Summer is the brightest, and when one year is compared to life, it can be compared to the time when it is at its peak. The beginning of summer is lively and sparkling, and the end of summer is quietly filled with sorrow. Of course the seasons come around every year, but when I realize that summer is too busy, I feel like I should have passed the summer of my life, but I still feel like I can't leave this season. .. So I felt like I was reminded of the passage of time from this song, "Summer comes so many times as usual, but you're not forever." Is this my memorial song? When I asked Sada, he said he made it for my funeral funeral (laughs). That black place is also sad.
But if you take it as the theme of Augusta Camp, it has a positive interpretation. The performers, guests, and many people gather to hold a midsummer dream-like banquet, and at the end the fireworks rise and everyone returns to reality. Now, let's go back to the city, I feel like my dream is over, but next year's summer will come and I'll see you again next year at Augusta Camp. "The dream I had in my dream was a dream that awakened from the dream, isn't it a dream, isn't it?" However, the same summer as this year will not come anymore, this moment is only once, so next summer will only come once. You are the only one at that moment. In other words, it also includes the message "Let's live hard now".