Gutevolk - 太陽のシャンデリア
Country: JapanLabel: Rallye Records
Released: 21 July 2010
Genre: Electronica / Downtempo / Folk
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About “Gutevolk”
Gutevolk is the solo project of Hirono Nishiyama.
In 1999, she released her first album YuraYura Yureru under her own name for Nobukazu Takemura’s label, childisc. Following the releases of a 12-inch EP and a mini album on the label, she contributed to compilation albums for the label. Her artistic collaboration with Nobukazu Takemura includes a vocal participation in some of his albums.
When Art Lindsay, Jim O’Rourke and YO LA TENGO toured in Japan, she performed together with them as a vocalist of the childisc band.
Her first album under the solo project name, Gutevolk, is The Humming of Tiny People released on the label daisyworld owned by Haruomi Hosono (ex-YMO) in 2002. Suomi, her second one, was recorded with a band, a first challenge for her, and released by noble on August 4, 2003. The mini album titled twinkle was released on the New York-based label Happy on January 2005.
Besides her extensive solo works and soundtracks for film and commercials, she has collaborated with the likes of Wechsel Garland (a.k.a Wunder), masakatsu takagi and KAMA AINA. On the live end, she performs locally as well as globally in countries such as Germany, France and Spain.
Information of “太陽のシャンデリア” (Japanese)
随分前にお知らせしたようなしてないようなGutevolkさんのニューアルバムですが、この度7月21日に発売が決定しました。ご本人のブログを見ると『出来は市場最高さ。字が違うけど直さないけど』という誤字脱字上等な最高傑作になるようです。今日アルバムの8曲を聴きましたが、確かにこれは試乗最高です。こっちも字が違うけど、もう直さないほどに素晴らしいです。やればできる子、尻を叩けば頑張る子、それがGutevolkです。非常にグーテらしいアルバムであると同時に、全く新しいグーテでもあるアルバムといった感じでしょうか。過度に期待していただいて全然結構、もう余裕余裕、片腹痛いわケンシロウつー感じです。だって彼女は元スケバン刑事だかんね(ウソ)。ツアーもやるかんね。
Tracklisting:
1 Pupa
2 Picnic
3 Illuminations
4 Conrnflakes Joyride
5 Compass
6 Garland Garland
7 Song Bird
8 Magic
9 Taiyou No Uta
10 Hinagiku
11 Wonder Eden
