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[CD single review] Perfume 'love the world/Edge'
To be frank, when I listened to Perfume's new song 'love the world' from its preview few weeks ago, I just thought, 'Polyrhythm reloaded', and I wasn't intrigued so much and thought I might not buy this single.
However, just days before, when I listened to leaked preview of its coupling, 'edge' days before, I was excited, and felt the exactly same emotion when I listened to 'the electro world' 2 years ago. It was like, “Isn't this the masterpiece of perfume of all?”, and I'd been waiting to listen to this song from CD quality audio.
And now, today on July 8th, finally, the day has come!!
(track list)
1. love the world
2. edge
3. love the world -original instrumental-
4. edge -extended mix-
(*limited edition includes music video of love the world'
Well, to tell the my rating for 'edge' first, it is 10.0 kote.
MANKOTE dayon!!
This is a really awesome song. Our man in Shibuya Roppongi, Nakata Yasutaka made it again.
It becomes a redundant explanation, but I have to repeat. One of the greatness of this most talented Japanese music producer is, he doesn't separate idol pop and other works.
It is very contrary to other music producers working in idol pops. Even if he or she was an actually a famous music producer, when the producer produces the songs for idols, strangely, they think of the customers who listen to the song and change their original style. Weird chorus for chants, ,bizarre rhythm intermezzo for wotagei.
I have to admit, my hero before Yasutaka, a man initials J.N, who used to be a producer of an idol group and became one of representative Japanese song writer for the works from the famous artist which belongs to the same agency as the idol group(*1), was this type.
However, Yasutaka doesn't set any barriers to separate his own world (capsule, MEG, etc) and idol pop group(Perfume). According to some interviews with him, he intentionally doesn't care about what kind of people are listening to the music, and is enjoying the situation created by the collision of music and the audience.
(*1) In a nutshell, the producer of 'Lovers Again' from EXILE.
(spoiler & long entry warning)
However, just days before, when I listened to leaked preview of its coupling, 'edge' days before, I was excited, and felt the exactly same emotion when I listened to 'the electro world' 2 years ago. It was like, “Isn't this the masterpiece of perfume of all?”, and I'd been waiting to listen to this song from CD quality audio.
And now, today on July 8th, finally, the day has come!!
 |
(track list)
1. love the world
2. edge
3. love the world -original instrumental-
4. edge -extended mix-
(*limited edition includes music video of love the world'
 |
Well, to tell the my rating for 'edge' first, it is 10.0 kote.
MANKOTE dayon!!
This is a really awesome song. Our man in Shibuya Roppongi, Nakata Yasutaka made it again.
It becomes a redundant explanation, but I have to repeat. One of the greatness of this most talented Japanese music producer is, he doesn't separate idol pop and other works.
It is very contrary to other music producers working in idol pops. Even if he or she was an actually a famous music producer, when the producer produces the songs for idols, strangely, they think of the customers who listen to the song and change their original style. Weird chorus for chants, ,bizarre rhythm intermezzo for wotagei.
I have to admit, my hero before Yasutaka, a man initials J.N, who used to be a producer of an idol group and became one of representative Japanese song writer for the works from the famous artist which belongs to the same agency as the idol group(*1), was this type.
However, Yasutaka doesn't set any barriers to separate his own world (capsule, MEG, etc) and idol pop group(Perfume). According to some interviews with him, he intentionally doesn't care about what kind of people are listening to the music, and is enjoying the situation created by the collision of music and the audience.
(*1) In a nutshell, the producer of 'Lovers Again' from EXILE.
(spoiler & long entry warning)
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Thanks for the review, I'm really looking forward to hearing this one.
Oh, and I might have a contender for the longest idol song ever: Satoukibi Batake by Aya Matsuura. It was a remake included on the Hello Project "Folk Songs 2" album. Its length: 9 minutes, 48 seconds. Great song though.
Thanks for reading this long review, and
>Satoukibi Batake by Aya Matsuura
>9 minutes, 48 seconds
Oh, really?? I think it's a cover(because the one from Folk songs, and there is a famous song of the same title), but it must be the longest record of the song sung by idols, anyway.
Ｉ've been so busy by G8 summit and now reading this entry in my office at Sapporo.
I'm also really really waiting for 9th of July!
Thank you so much for detailed review of " edge". It made me so excited and I cannot wait to buy this masterpiece!
Okay!
Here comes the relief for me!
Now, I'm going to buy!
I wish you didn't expect too much on 'edge' and won't be disappointed lol. It's goood single for Perfume & Yasutaka fans anyway , though.
Sorry for my previous comment…I was getting so high because of lack of sleep.
I listened to “love the world” and “edge”. After that, I understood what youmeant.
In my opinion,“love the world”has a subtle good taste like 80's synthesizer sound which is often used in Duran Duran's one （to tell the truth, I recalled “REFLEX”）. Its melody line is also pop as same as “ceramic girl”.
“edge”is…, like “GAME”, the song which is very difficult for listeners to approach in the biginning of listening. However, as if Yastaka intently made frequent use of phrases （Gradually you like it, and long for it）”, its verse tricks us into whispering unconsciously.
Certainly, edge is more closer to Game than puppy love, musically. electro house arranged for pop song.
I wish I could have enough power and youth to go to Perufme's live again. Both of these songs must be good for a live, especially the one held at a small live house.