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The Calm and Balance Found in Life as a Band
This album is incredibly stimulating with its spatial sound and unpredictable progressions. It feels like it really challenges the listener’s act of listening. It strikes me as your most thought-provoking album yet. Was that intentional?
Motomura: I’d say that awareness was definitely there during the mixing. It’s not about boldly posing questions—it’s more of a playful little trick. I hope listeners think, “What is this strange feeling?” It’s a subtle kind of question, but it’s definitely there. How about you, Itaru?
Uchimura: A question… hmm. I think the act of doing something interesting is the ultimate question. Even if it can’t be expressed as a message, the very act of freely creating a work together carries its own kind of inquiry. Making something intangible and sharing it with listeners—that in itself is remarkable.
Motomura: Exactly. Being in a band may be inefficient in today’s world, but the older I get, the more I value it. There’s something exciting about forming a community and creating something together. I’m not sure if we’re fully showing that, but I hope more people try it.
Uchimura: That’s what connects to ideas of peace and love.
Motomura: For me, the sense of peace and order has definitely come from being in a band. People describe it differently, but a band creates a kind of closeness that’s different from friends, family, or romantic partners. Back in school, I couldn’t have imagined relationships like this — it’s like discovering, “Wow, this kind of connection exists!” That’s the experience a band provides.
Uchimura: It’s fascinating. Music itself doesn’t have a physical form, yet being able to create it together is the real magic of being in a band.
