2008/08/14＊Takuro
It’s already been four days since Summer Sonic.
Thank you to everyone who watched us play at Makuhari. You weren’t hurt or stricken by summer exhaustion, yes? I see. Let’s be careful.
As to what 9mm’s doing today, we’re visiting graves. I’m visiting the graves of the Taki family, Taki the graves of the Nakamura family, Kazuhiko the graves of the Kamijo family, Kamijo the graves of the Sugawara family. We shuffled it like that. Everyone’s ancestors will be confused!
Yes. What we really did is get out of bed early at 5 to start off on our commute towards a certain sand dune. As to what we’re going to do there, we’re using Pro Tools to touch up the vocals we recorded. I suspect there’s some among you who don’t know what Pro Tools is so just to explain it briefly, it’s a software for audio editing. You can use it to chop up songs, put them back together and edit things to the smallest detail that the human ear can’t even hear. We’ll be working with it to the point that everyone’s just going “That’s enough already, stop it. No one’s going to pay that much attention, they’ll never know. Let’s go back.” (or rather, that’s only the beginning). It’s going to be audio editing with everyone completely on edge. We’ll be doing micro-scale work in completely barren surroundings with absolutely nothing around us. I’m getting dizzy just thinking about it. Which is to be expected as it’s mid-summer.
Okay, fine. In reality we’re going to shoot a video for “Living Dying Message”. The director is the same Mr. Shimada who also did the videos for Termination! It’s also true that we’re going to a sand dune. I’ll upload a picture as proof later.
With that, let’s all be in high spirits today! We’ll be sleeping inside the bus until our arrival! Good night!
2008/08/09＊Takuro
「Summer Sonic Osaka!」
Thanks for coming to see us! It’s nice how it got a little cooler in the evening. I think I heard it thundering before 9mm went on but I’m not sure if it really did. Those of you attending tomorrow as well, be careful of heartstroke and such, and go see Death Cab For Cutie in my stead, please～.
We’ll do our best tomorrow, too!!
Wait for us, Tokyo!!
※ Pictured here is the fire ladder at the veranda of our dressing room. Take note of what it says in the bottom right¹. What awesome naming sense.
¹ Could be translated as something like “it’ll save your life“.
2008/08/08＊Takuro
「Summer Sonic」
We’ve arrived at Osaka.
We spent yesterday rehearsing.
We’ll do our best～!
We’re the main act, you see!
2008/08/06＊Takuro
In the middle of mastering!
Everyone’s fighting like champs!
Sitting on the sofa are Taki, Kazuhiko and Kamijo. In the white shirt is director S.
2008/08/03＊Takuro
Thanks to everyone who came to the Lake first thing in the morning!! I think we played a good one today. Our shows at summer festivals have only just begun, so we’ll give ’em all we’ve got.
There’s been an announcement on the album and a variety of things, so check out the website for details～.
Right now we’re at Taki’s parents’ house.
Cheers!!
※ Pictured here are straw sandals knitted by Taki’s grandma. We received them as presents.
2008/07/26＊Takuro
Long time no see. This is Takuro.
I turned 25 on July 25th.
This is so～～～～ late already though!
Everyone who congratulated me!!
Thank you!!!!
I received lots of presents, too.
To everyone who sent me some, thank you very much.
I’ll use them with care.
I’ll live to my fullest until 26. Thanks.
Now then,
9mm has finished their recording work!!
From hereon, we’ll be immersed in festival shows.
Right now we’re at Hiroshima.
We’re playing SET STOCK08 tomorrow!!
Let’s do this～!!
2008/07/18＊Takuro
「No plans to have these on sale (sorry)」
We’re rehearsing in preparation for NANO-MUGEN FES.
We also got our new picks today! The colors are different for all three of us. Pictured here are mine (black) and Taki’s (blue). I’m happy! I’ll do my best with rehearsal!
2008/06/26＊Takuro
The opening night of Nipponia Nippon has ended safely! Everyone from Nagoya, thank you! It’s raining heavily right now after the show… please be careful not to catch a cold or such.
We’ll be back～!
2008/06/25＊Takuro
「Nipponia Nippon」
Our tour with Rin Toshite Shigure is finally starting tomorrow!!
Can’t wait! See you there, everyone!
