Compared to the past, there seem to be more powerful songs.
Nishimoto:I never get tired of listening to sheep literature music. Moeka's back voice is amazing. Her voice is so wonderful that it sounds as if it is just barely coming out or not. When I saw her live, I thought it was really cool.
Salt Mound:It's a little different when it's a live performance. I want the soundtrack to be something that can be listened to over and over again. I make the songs and stuff, but live performances are done with passion. My recent problem is that I put too much work into my CDs, and people tell me that my live performances are better. I'm wondering if I should make sound recordings with more passion.
I think it's great to create a soundtrack that can be listened to forever.
Salt Mound:I wondered which was better. If you go with passion, it will leave a lasting impression, won't it?
Nishimoto:Of course it is better to do it live. You get to see them live, and I think that moment is very important. I also listened to your new album.
Salt Mound:How was it?
Nishimoto:It was really cool, and I was already hooked from the introduction of the first song.
When did you start making "our hope"?
Salt Mound:There are songs that I have been working on for about two years. There are also songs that I wrote in November of last year, while looking at the whole picture. I have moved now, but the place where I was living at the time was quite a strange place, and my life there had an influence on this work.
Because we were so close to the city center, the rooms were small and dark, and when I opened the window, I could hear a cigarette shop next door with very loud music. Sometimes passersby were noisy at night.
Before that, I was in my hometown, where there was a lot of greenery and I kept meditating every day. That is how "POWERS" was born. I was in a different environment, living in a place where I could see the reality of the city, and although it was painful, I began to wonder what peace of mind and security meant. I was in pain, but I started to think about what peace and security meant. This song was born out of that.
Nishimoto:Compared to the past, I think there are more powerful songs.
Salt Mound:Maybe I've become a little tougher (laughs). (laughs) But now that we have moved again, it may be a different atmosphere this time.
What are the highlights of "our hope"?
Salt Mound:This time, we held a training camp with the members. In the past, arrangements were decided in the studio, but this time we discussed and created the arrangements at the camp. For example, there is a song called "Kudaranai," in which the guitarist plays the same riff for the entire song, and only the bass and drums are used to develop the song. We discussed how to develop the riff together, and we paid attention to every detail, so I would be happy if you could sense that.
Nishimoto:I'd love to see it in analog form. Sheep literature analogs are so rare that I buy them on Mercury and the like. The price of the "1999" tape has gone up a lot, hasn't it?
Salt Mound:I'm sorry about that. I should have made a lot more.
Nishimoto:However, I really like the fact that you are making analog and cassette tapes. There are also tour goods that can only be purchased at the concert venue. Fans are touched by that kind of thing.
