INDEX
DEAN’s first best album “Stars of the Lid”
DEAN: When you look up at the starry sky, there are many constellations, each with its own story. It would be perfect for my best album, as it has the lyrics and stories of each song, including new ones, scattered throughout.
DEAN: The album production started with the idea of the Ptolemaic theory instead of the Heliocentrism. Just as there were people in the past who believed fiction to be truth, fictional stories have their romance and beauty. Some people spent their lives for their truth while others pursued the real truth. And truths had such significant influence, sharpness, and severity enough for people to lose their lives.
As an artist, my role is to create fictional entertainment to take part in society. I aimed to bring them together for the best album and Budokan artwork to embody the beauty of fiction and the sharpness of truth connected like a Möbius strip.
DEAN: I couldn’t choose all the songs to put into the best album as some songs were fans’ requests, which made me realize there were some unexpected bindings. But it felt like the bindings were like a puzzle. Even with the constraints, if I could write new songs to make up for the missing parts, it would be possible to keep the Möbius strip concept.
