2011/01/17＊Staff
From Japan
9mm Parabellum Bullet
Go into recording!!
It’ll be a long journey but
We’ll do our best to make a good production for you
Everyone, please wait and look forward to what we come up with.
2011/01/13＊Takuro
「Recording information」
As recording starts next week, I’m busy with preparations: I’ll have to write the lyrics to more than 10 songs. I’m just taking it easy even though I’m running out of time. Working hard while taking it easy. For those 10+ tracks, I have to write the lyrics while also doing the guitar parts, remembering the songs, matching them all together with the band… writing that down now, the situation looks to be pretty grim if I’m not prepared.
The album we’re making now (release date TBA!) will be our 4th. As we’ve made it to this point, there’s something I’ve gradually learned. I’ve realized I need to try and take it easy and relax, especially when I should be in a serious, frantic work mode. If I don’t, both my spirit and body stiffen up completely and I stop relying on the others in the group. I’m in a band — I’m not alone. If I’m busy occupied with my own pain, I won’t be able to notice if the others are suffering. That’s why I have to take it easy. Occasionally, someone will get angry. Understandable. There are times when someone will go too far about something trivial and stupid. Can’t be helped. What’s important is how you take it from there. I suggest the following. As you know, our society’s all about taking exams and tests and bachelor’s degree thesises. For adults, it’s, umm, the year-end tax adjustments. On top of that to make matters even worse, it’s chillingly cold throughout Japan. Let’s all take it easy together, and after we’ve completed the album in our relaxed fashion, please listen to it. I’d guess that by then it’ll surely be warm outside, so much so that I can’t even imagine it now.
Well then. We’ll do our best～ (while taking it easy)
2011/01/01＊Takuro
「Happy New Year」
Happy New Year. 9mm just played its annual nonsense live at Akasaka BLITZ a while back. We always strive to put on the best show we can, but we’ve decided before to make this the one day of the year when we just let loose and let alcohol and the festive New Year mood take over. For me, I was a little worried about my throat but as we got started, it was like… how should I put it? Like, withholding that bit of force as I sang, I found that it instead brought out a very good result. Seeing as the whole year’s plans are made on New Year’s Day… I think I’d like to make that my goal of of the year: to find more ways to best make use of my body in the live setting. Now then, the 2010’s have really begun. I wonder what some of the events that make the headlines in 2011 will be. It’d be nice if 9mm’s music and performances were amongst them. There’s endless confusion in the world today, but I do believe it’s slowly getting better — even if that’s not always how things seem. All the friends I made until last year, all the new people I’ll meet this year, and of course every one of our audience, let’s all have fun together this year. Please give us your support in 2011 as well.
