GiGinJapan Artwork of Japanese CDs (mostly) Billie Eilish / Tokyo 2022 / 2CDR / Uxbridge
Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan 26th August 2022
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Billie Eilish’s solo performance in Japan finally came true. An original recording that allows you to experience the whole story is now available.
The performance of “August 26, 2022: Ariake Arena” is imbued in this work. It is the thick audience recording. This visit to Japan is realized as part of the Asia tour. Three months before the actual performance, only one performance was announced in a hurry, but the tickets were sold out immediately. It showed the artist power of a pop star who symbolizes the modern music scene. At our shop, we report the current “Happier Than Ever, The World Tour” with various masterpieces. As well as organizing the collection, let’s first try to reach the position of the show from the whole tour.
・ February 3-22: North America # 1 (13 performances)
・ March 8-April 9: North America #2 (20 performances)
・ April 16 + 23: Coachella Festival ← *COACHELLA 2022 WEEKEND 2
・ June 1: Special performance ← * BONN 2022 ACOUSTIC SHOW
・ June 3-July 2: Europe (21 performances) ← * GLASTONBURY 2022
《July 21: EP “GUITAR SONGS” released》
・ August 13-26: Asia (6 performances) ← here
・ September 8-30: Oceania (15 performances)
This is Billie Eilish in 2022. He has released three types of professional shots so far, especially “GLASTONBURY 2022 (Uxbridge 1690)”, which was released almost at the same time as the announcement of his arrival in Japan, and was also well received as a preparation work. And the actual arrival to Japan is two months later. It was also the last day of the “Asia” tour.
This was the first time in four years since Summer Sonic, and the first solo visit to Japan, recorded at the site, and it was a powerful audience with a direct feeling. It is an original recording of only this work, which was handed over by the recording artist himself, but it is overwhelmed by a powerful core with no sense of distance. If you listen carefully with headphones, you can feel a faint reverberation component in the singing voice, but that is a story of microscopic listening to “distinguish”. When I listen to it, I can’t feel the spatial element at all, and I can finally think “I guess it’s an audience …” because of the vividness of the yellow cheers that boils with Billy’s every move.
What’s more, the cheering was strange. As if it were the 80’s, when Western music was at its peak, it was a live with a great success, with yellow voices … no, screams writhing in waves, and the atmosphere is firmly transmitted in this work. However, at the same time, it feels strangely far away compared to thick musical tones and vocals. I was told that it might be a silent concert due to the influence of the new corona, but was it quiet only around the taper? Whatever the reason, the tremendous popularity and ease of listening to music are compatible at a high level.
What’s even more strange is the fact that the “Ariake Arena”, which was the site, opened as a general facility last month (August 20). While admiring the goodness of the sound because it is a state-of-the-art facility, achieving such a zero-distance sound at a venue where recording know-how has not yet been established …. In fact, the core is so strong that the peaks of the deep bass sound a bit chattering, but if you exchange it for the tightness of the sound board barefoot, you can be convinced… It’s such a powerful sound. .
The super-direct sound portrays Billy’s full show, who has returned to Japan as the pop star of his generation. As mentioned above, the preparatory work “GLASTONBURY 2022” for coming to Japan was well received, but what was the result of opening the lid? Let’s sort it out by comparing.
When We All Fall Asleep (8 tracks)
・bury a friend／my strange addiction／you should see me in a crown／ilomilo／i love you（★）／when the party’s over／all the good girls go to hell／bad guy
Happier Than Ever (10 songs)
・I Didn’t Change My Number／NDA／Therefore I Am／Billie Bossa Nova／GOLDWING／Halley’s Comet（★）／Oxytocin／Your Power／Getting Older／Happier Than Ever
● Others (6 songs + α)
・Don’t Smile at Me: idontwannabeyouanymore (lovely)/bellyache/ocean eyes
・Other: Bored (★)/everything i wanted/The 30th (★)
* Note: The “★” marks are songs that could not be heard in the latest Pro Shot work “GLASTONBURY 2022”.
… and it looks like this. In general, it follows the “Happier Than Ever Tour” so far, and only “Lost Cause” has been dropped from “GLASTONBURY 2022”. Instead, 4 songs have increased, and from “GUITAR SONGS” just released to “The 30th” are being shown. This song has only been sung four times, and is extremely valuable in the world. You can enjoy such rare songs with sound board barefoot close contact sound.
“Ariake Arena” was unknown as a concert venue. Trying to achieve such a powerful sound with the first recording without know-how. The main character of this work is Billie Eilish, and a group of famous songs that are exciting now. While I am fully aware of that, it is also a live album where I can’t stop being excited about the feeling that various artists’ famous recordings will be born next time. A new masterpiece that allows you to enjoy “now” in many ways. Please take your time and enjoy.
★A very large audience recording of the performance “August 26, 2022: Ariake Arena”, the first solo visit to Japan. A powerful core with no sense of distance is powerful, and the details are clear accordingly. While the yellow voices of the 80’s Western music boom are flying around, it is also an overwhelming direct sound that makes you feel far away. In addition to the new song “The 30th”, you can directly experience a full show with an increased repertoire, such as “i love you”, “Halley’s Comet”, and “Bored”, which cannot be heard even in the latest masterpiece pro shot “GLASTONBURY 2022”.
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