■ New song "Enishi Arite" will be released on 2/2 (Wed.)!Lyric video is also released!
Chitose Hajime celebrates the 2022th anniversary of his shocking debut at "Wadatsumi no Ki" on February 2, 6.
Prior to the debut anniversary, the new song "Enishi Arite" was released on February 2nd!
The Amami Oshima Nature Conservation Council Secretariat conveys the charm of Amami Oshima when Amami Oshima, the hometown of Chitose Hajime and still the base of life, was registered as a World Natural Heritage Site in July last year. CM song for the PR movie "Life, Bare. Amami Oshima" produced for this purpose.The collaboration between Chitose Hajime's singing voice and the video showing the biodiversity of Amami Oshima, which was recognized by the world, became a hot topic.It is a song where you can feel the wind of Amami while thinking about various "enishi" such as her hometown, family, nature, and being wrapped in a singing voice that sways like a wave.
Furthermore, the rich nature of Amami Oshima The lyric video of this song has been completed!In addition to the images of the rich nature of Amami Oshima, the appearance of Chitose Hajime singing at the beach of the island became a lyrical work. Please enjoy it along with the music.
Chitose Hajime's single "Enishi Arite"
("Life, bare. Amami Oshima" CM song)
Lyrics: HUSSY_R Composition / Arrangement: Hideharu Mori
■ "Tokotowa ~ Amami Selection Album ~" to commemorate the 20th anniversary of indie debut will be released on August 8th!
From the first original album released before the major debut to "Kotonoha", the representative songs "Wadatsumi no Ki" and "Kataritsuguru" to Amami Shima-uta, a collection of songs that you can feel the Amami breeze from your 20-year music career. The release of the selection album has been decided.
The title "Tokotowa" (= everlasting) is an old word that means "forever unchanged".You can feel the breath of the island not only from Chitose Hajime's singing voice and a variety of songs, but also from the natural scenery of Amami Oshima studded with artwork (some of the photographs taken by Chitose Hajime himself are also used). The wish is that the nature and culture that have been passed down from ancient times will continue forever, without changing.
Amami Oshima is expected to be registered as a "World Natural Heritage Site", and while its charm is attracting a lot of attention from home and abroad, you can enjoy the singing voice of Chitose Hajime, a musician who is responsible for the unique music culture nurtured in close contact with the rich nature. It is a work.
<Track>
1. Wadatsumi tree
2. Nameless bird
3. Kotonoha
4. Ryugu messenger
5. March
6. Hikaru / Kagara
7. Passing on
8. Kubanu leaf section
9. Goyunnya Kanabushi with Kosuke Naka
10. Honen Bushi with Folk Song Crusader's
11. Wadatsumi no Ki (Chitose Hajime featuring The SKA FLAMES)
[CD purchaser benefits]
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Augusta HAND x HAND (Winter Gift Box) encore acceptance decision!
Invite everyone to the online talk event "Augusta HAND x HAND Special Remote Meeting" as a bonus for purchasers!
Augusta HAND x HAND (Winter Gift Box) encore acceptance decision!
For those who purchase Augusta HAND x HAND (Winter Gift Box) as a UNIVERSAL MUSIC STORE exclusive privilege, the artist belonging to Office Augusta will be held from 2021:6 to 15:00 (scheduled) on Saturday, February 16, 00. Invite everyone to the online talk event "Augusta HAND x HAND Special Remote Meeting"!
Please note that sales will end as soon as the planned quantity is reached, even during the sales period.
[Augusta HAND x HAND (Winter Gift Box) encore reception overview]
Sales start: Sunday, December 2020, 12 13:17
End of sale: Sunday, December 2020, 12 20:12
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[Overview of online talk event "Augusta HAND x HAND Special Remote Meeting"]
■ Date and time: Saturday, February 2021, 6 15: 00-16: 00 (planned)
■ Artists scheduled to participate: Kyoko, Masayoshi Yamazaki, Chitose Hajime, Motohiro Hata, Yu Sakai
■ How to participate: Everyone who purchased Augusta HAND x HAND (Winter Gift Box) can participate.
■ Details: In early January 2021, we will notify you to the email address registered with UNIVERSAL MUSIC STORE, so please check the details on UNIVERSAL MUSIC STORE My Page.
* "Augusta HAND x HAND Special Remote Meeting" will be held at the zoom webinar.
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In addition, the organizer will not be held responsible for any damages caused by these events.
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* Please note that the simultaneous release "Augusta HAND x HAND" (UMCA-10077) is not eligible for the benefits.
"Augusta HAND x HAND", lead song "Singing Love" is now available and MV is released! In addition, 3 songs will be released in advance !!
Yuji Ohno x Shintaro Tokita (Sukima Switch) x Fukumimi "Singing Love" pre-delivery start!And the MV has been lifted !!
Pre-delivery of 3 songs from "Augusta HAND x HAND" has been decided!
12/2 (Wed) Seiya Matsumuro x Masayoshi Yamazaki "Compliance of two people"
12/4 (Fri) FAITH x DedachiKenta "Unbreakable"
12/9 (Wed) Chitose Hajime x Yu Sakai "KAMA KULA"
"Augusta HAND x HAND" songs will be on air for the first time in Japan!
■ Chitose Hajime x Yu Sakai / KAMA KULA
11/30 (Mon) 12: 00-15: 30 FM NORTH WAVE "GO GO RADIO"
Collaboration Album "Augusta HAND x HAND" will be released on December 12th (Wednesday)!
Winter 2020 Gift from Office Augusta
～ Hands and hands that connect the future together ～
In addition to the regular edition, which contains a total of 9 new songs collaborated by artists belonging to Office Augusta, the limited edition "Augusta HAND x HAND -Winter Gift Box-" will be released.
In "Augusta HAND x HAND -Winter Gift Box-", in addition to "Augusta HAND x HAND", a selection album "Augusta HEART x HEART" (Augusta HEART x HEART), in which each artist selected one song under the theme of "heart connection" ( How to read: Augusta Heart by Heart), Blu-ray "Augusta and New Normal", which was broadcast on TV from August to September 2020 and contains all four episodes of the documentary program that delivers the artist's present, recording document photo, collaboration A 8-page documentary book with messages to artists, a special gift TV program named after "HAND", etc. will be delivered in Gift Box specifications.
[Product information]
Limited Edition "Augusta HAND x HAND -Winter Gift Box-" (2CD + BD)
PDCA-1909 ¥ 10,000 (excluding tax) https://store.universal-music.co.jp/product/pdca1909/
予約受付期間：2020年10月30日18:00～2020年11月27日23:59
[Contents]
■ Collaboration Album "Augusta HAND x HAND" (common to regular edition and limited edition)
1. Yuji Ohno x Shintaro Tokita (Sukima Switch) x Fukumi / Singing Love
2. Seiya Matsumuro x Masayoshi Yamazaki / Compliance of 2 people
3. Chitose Hajime x Yu Sakai / KAMA KULA
4. Yuko Araki (MI-GU) × Sadayoshi Okamoto (COIL) / Kanai Aishiteru
5. Yohei Hamabata x Seiya Matsumuro / Rewrite
6. FAITH × DedachiKenta / Unbreakable
7. Tomoyuki Nagasawa x Yosuke Sato x Takahiro Shibata (Wasureranneyo) / Wooden song
8. Kyoko x Yuji Ohno / Fire Treasure
9. Motohiro Hata x Sukima Switch / Winter is just around the corner!
All 9 songs
■ Selection Album "Augusta HEART x HEART" (Limited Edition only)
A selection album selected by each artist with the desire to connect with each other, to deliver to you now, and to meet you.
1. Kyoko / Dear Me
XNUMX. Masayoshi Yamazaki / Eyes On You
XNUMX. COIL / I want you to be here
XNUMX. mi-gu / Please help me because I can't do it alone
XNUMX. Chitose Hajime / Thanks [CD first recording]
XNUMX. Sukima Switch / Miraika
XNUMX. Tomoyuki Nagasawa / Untitled
XNUMX. Motohiro Hata / Rainsongs
21. Yu Sakai / XNUMXst Grace
10. Don't forget / I want to please
11. Yohei Hamabata / One of my curries in the world (playing talk) [CD first recording]
12. Seiya Matsumuro / Hajimarino Kane
13. FAITH / Memory of You
14. DedachiKenta / Where We Started [CD first recording]
■ Blu-ray "Augusta and New Normal" (Limited Edition only)
Completely recorded all 2020 episodes of the document program "Augusta and New Normal" that delivered the artist's present, which was broadcast on TV from August to September 8!
A documentary show closely related to the activities of the artists belonging to Office Augusta during the Corona era, and how they will attend the Augusta camp that will be held online in September.
# 1 Sukima Switch Augusta and New Normal
# 2 Yu Sakai Augusta and New Normal
# 3 Masayoshi Yamazaki Augusta and New Normal
# 4 Motohiro Hata Augusta and New Normal
(Navigator Kyoko)
■ Documentary Book (Limited Edition only)
A total of 52 pages of recording document photos, messages to collaborative artists, etc. are posted.
■ Special Gift (Limited Edition only)
"HAND x HAND gloves"
The HAND x HAND gloves in the box are mittens and unisex size.The red string that connects both hands has a length of XNUMX m, which is considered to be the distance of social distance, and can be removed according to the purpose.
■ Genuta (Hajimeuta) -Motochitose Amami Shima-uta Collection-
A mini-album containing 7 songs, including the Amami Oshima Shimauta song.
Former Chitose sings and sings the record of the "Amami Shima Uta" that has been passed down since ancient times.
Motouta (Hajimeuta) -Motochitose Amami Shima-uta Collection-
2018 year 11month 14 Date released
UMCA-10062 ¥2,000 (tax included)
【recorded music】
M1. Asaba with Kousuke Naka
M2. Kurudando clause with Kosuke Naka
M3. Kubanu leaf node
M4. Nagamobushi
M5. Tosha with Kosuke Naka
M6. Go to Junya Kanabushi with Kosuke Naka
M7. Chinese New Year with Folk Song Crusaders
"Gen Uta ~Gen Chitose Amami Shima Uta Collection~" Official Interview
Is it good to say return to origin?For the first time since Chitose Hajime made her major debut, she created an album that sang only Shima-uta from Amami Oshima.Of course, she has been active as a master of Shima-uta, which has been praised as a genius girl in the local Amami since she was a teenager, and has won numerous awards at competitions.However, in general, the impression of the 10 debut hit "Wadatsumi no Ki" and many outstanding pop works after that is strong, and I get the impression that I dared to keep a distance from Shima-uta.
“I didn't try to avoid it, I wanted to make it all the time. However, if I wanted to do it, I wanted to record it after a certain age, so I was able to sing with a voice in my late 30s. I’m really happy.”
As she says, this work is a collection of works that simply conveys the original charm of Shima-uta.And, the seven songs recorded are all the masterpieces that you will surely pass when learning Amami's Shima-uta, and it is also a song that Chitose Hajime himself has been singing in his daily life.
"<Asahana-bushi> is a song that is indispensable for the beginning of the feast, and <Kurudan-bushi> is a so-called hit song that everyone wants to sing when people gather. Setsu> is a standard song that you can learn even in kindergarten, and these songs are indispensable for making Shimau albums, while <Kubanu Habushi> is always when your brother next door is in the evening. I remember singing on the side of the porch, and Riki Nakano, who I admired, was singing in a big competition for “Nagamo Bushi”, and I listened to the sound of the sound source worn out. , I was able to reflect it in this recording”
I would like you to check the lyrics and their meanings for each song, but I have the impression that they are all singing songs that express Amami's nature and people's feelings.And what is characteristic is that Kousuke Atari participates in 7 out of 4 songs, at the same time as the minimal composition, which is mostly shamisen and singing.There is also an episode that he started singing Shima-uta longing for the appearance of Chitose Hajime singing, and the two of them are also developing activities in a unit called "Gifts".
"I feel that the singing song I've heard these days is quite different from what I've heard. I wonder if I've listened to more life-oriented singing songs, not good or bad. Naka-kun has a very close feeling for the singing song around that, so the shamisen fits perfectly and I asked for it naturally.”
Of course, the main voice is Chitose Hajime, but the interaction with Kousuke Atari and the musical accompaniment are very effective, and each song has a deep taste.You can also feel that a unique groove is created by the intersection of the two shamisen.
“Originally, many original albums had a lot of sound that I hadn't made, but this time there are gaps that I can not understand. That kind of gap happens, and I think it's cool because it gives a life-based atmosphere again. I wanted to keep that atmosphere in this album.”
And only "Honen Bushi", which was included at the end, has a different coat color than the others, and is a co-starring song with the folk song Crusader's.They have become a big topic by expressing authentic folk songs with reggae and Latin rhythms, but here too, it is a unique song that boldly incorporates the rhythm of Colombian cumbia.
"I've played with Deep Forest and played a lot of different genres, and it's all a testimony to my music. So I think there's nothing to do, but this time Since it's a sima song, I sang it according to the basics. I think that they were able to express their folk songs well, and that they were able to collaborate more easily than expected.
Amami's Shima-uta seems to be similar to Okinawan folk songs, but the scale uses the Japanese scale instead of the Okinawan scale.In addition, folk songs sung using falsetto (falsetto) are extremely rare not only in other areas of Japan but also in the world.Furthermore, "shima" in Shima-uta means territory for each area such as villages and villages, and even if the song is the same, the singing style and words are often different, and the lyrics are newly added by oral tradition. The feature is that it keeps changing.If you listen to this work, you will be able to feel the fun of Shima-uta, which is peculiar to Amami.
"At the same time I wanted to convey the charm of Shimauta that I've listened to so far, I think I was able to look back on my past and bring out the goodness of my voice now. , I want to sing simauta in various places again."
Text: Hitoshi Kurimoto
■Genuta Yugen ~Gen Chitose Amami Shima Uta Remix~
In the midst of its 2002th anniversary since the blockbuster of "Wadatsumi no Ki" in 16, and the singer's activities are in full swing, the new album "Genbaku-Chitose Chitose" from the collection of "Amami Shimauta" which is the origin of his song "Amami Shima Uta Collection" was released in November last year. A former Chitose, who had been active as a sima song singer in his hometown of Amami Oshima since he was a teenager, said that he wanted to leave a sima song singing with his current voice While receiving it, a project to enter a new phase, which is also called "reconstruction of Amami Shima Uta", will start. The REMIX distribution release by an up-and-coming artist who has brought out the unknown potential and charm of this album song has been decided.
Participating artists are closely related to Chitose, including Ryuichi Sakamoto who is one of Japan's leading musicians, and Shintaro Sakamoto, who has expanded his activities domestically and internationally with his own stance after the dissolution of the Yurayura Empire. Ras G, the pioneer of the dope beat based on, the genius Tim Hecker who is building a new world of ambient music in collaboration with different genres, a new Japanese talent Chihei Hatakeyama highly regarded from abroad, born in Vienna. A lineup of innovative artists of each genre, such as genius performer/producer Dorian Concept.
Also, the jacket is designed by Mitsuo Shindo, as in “Genuta-Genchitose Amami Shima Uta Collection”, and works by Japanese painter Kazumura Tanaka are used.
A new song created by the fusion of different genres The music of the mystery that invites you to another world is born here.
"Shimauta" new album "Hatsuuta-Hajime Chitose Amami Shimautashu-" will show a new look with remix of up-and-coming artists. The release of an analog record complete with half-monthly distributed music has been decided!
Page A
Asahana Remixed by Shintaro Sakamoto
Kubanu Leaf Section REMIXED BY Ras G
Kurudando clause REMIXED BY Chihei Hatakeyama
Side B
Nagamobushi REMIXED BY Tim Hecker
Happy New Year REMIXED BY Dorian Concept
Crossing REMIXED BY Ryuichi Sakamoto
Price: ¥3500 + (tax)
Release date: December 12
Scheduled to be released at record shops nationwide
Publisher: Au(g)tunes
Product number: ATS-65
33 1/3RPM
