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Natsukashii Tsuki wa Atarashii Tsuki: Coupling & Remix Works

Natsukashii Tsuki wa Atarashii Tsuki: Coupling & Remix Works (懐かしい月は新しい月 ～Coupling & Remix works～, "A Nostalgic Moon Is a New Moon") (Japanese pronunciation: [natsɯ̥kaɕiꜜː tsɯ̥kiꜜ wa ataɾaɕiꜜː tsɯ̥kiꜜ])) is a compilation album by Japanese band Sakanaction, featuring B-sides, remixes and rarities released throughout their career. It was released on August 5, 2015 through Victor Entertainment.[1]

Natsukashii Tsuki wa Atarashii Tsuki: Coupling & Remix Works
A faded image of a full moon on a black background
Compilation album by
Sakanaction
ReleasedAugust 5, 2015 (2015-08-05)
Recorded2008–2015
Length125:12
LanguageJapanese
LabelVictor Entertainment
ProducerSakanaction
Sakanaction chronology
Sakanaction
(2013) 		Natsukashii Tsuki wa Atarashii Tsuki: Coupling & Remix Works
(2015) 		Sakanazukan
(2018)

The collection features three discs of material: Tsuki no Namigata: Coupling & Unreleased Works (月の波形 ～Coupling & Unreleased works～, "Ripples of the Moon"), a compilation of all of the B-sides featured on the band's 10 physically released singles between 2008 and 2014 and unreleased material, Tsuki no Hen'yō: Remix Works (月の変容 ～Remix works～, "The Changing of the Moon"), a compilation of the band's remixes including several new works and a visual disc, Tsuki no Keshiki: Documentary of "Go to the Future (2006 Ver.)" & Music Videos (月の景色 ～Documentary of "GO TO THE FUTURE（2006 ver.）" & MUSIC VIDEOS～, "A View of the Moon").

Background and development

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In early January 2015 the band's bassist Ami Kusakari announced her pregnancy, which caused the band to halt all of their live concerts until October.[2] This led to several re-releases by the band: Sakanaction's album discography was released in a lossless digital format on March 18,[3] followed by CD and LP record re-releases of their first three studio albums Go to the Future, Night Fishing and Shin-shiro on March 25.[4] Originally the band had planned on releasing a new studio album in late March, but instead re-released these album to fulfill contractual obligations.[5]

Apart from the previously released material, the album features several alternate takes of songs arranged by individual members: "Night Fishing Is Good" by guitarist Motoharu Iwadera, "Music" by drummer Keiichi Ejima and "Identity" by bassist Ami Kusakari.[6] Four unpublished remixes are present on the album's Tsuki no Hen'yō disc, including an electronic remix of "Yoru no Odoriko" by Agraph, a remix of "Sayonara wa Emotion" by Qrion, and a new version of "Light Dance" by Yoshinori Sunahara, who had previously remixed the song in 2011 for the band's "Bach no Senritsu o Yoru ni Kiita Sei Desu" single.[6] Tsuki no Namigata features a track called "Go to the Future (2006 Ver.)", a live acoustic recording of the song with only vocalist Ichiro Yamaguchi and guitarist Iwadera, in the style that they had performed the song in 2006 when Sakanaction had been only a two-member group. Recording footage of this live performance is also included on the album's visual disc.[6]

The album's visual disc features new music videos for the songs "Holy Dance", "Years" and "Slow Motion", as well as the video for "Eureka", set to a demo take of the song, "Eureka (Minimal Demo)".[6] The video for "Holy Dance" was directed by Yamaguchi personally.[6]

Promotion and release

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A remix of the band's song "Good-Bye" was used as the theme song for the NHK documentary special Next World: Watashi-tachi no Mirai (NEXT WORLD 私たちの未来, "Our Future") in January and February 2015, which was first compiled on Natsukashii Tsuki wa Atarashii Tsuki.[6][7] LP record reissues of the band's studio albums Kikuuiki, Documentaly and Sakanaction were released simultaneously on the same day as Natsukashii Tsuki wa Atarashii Tsuki: Coupling & Remix Works.[6] Tsuki no Namigata: Coupling & Unreleased Works and Tsuki no Hen'yō: Remix Works were released as digital downloads on the same day as the album's physical release, however compiled as two separate albums.[8][9]

After Kusakari gave birth to a boy in June, the band made the announcement that they planned to perform a 24-date tour across Japan, Sakanaquarium 2015-2016.[10] The tour began at the Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center in Sapporo on October 2, and featured dates at the Osaka-jō Hall, the Nippon Budokan and Yamaguchi's hometown of Otaru, Hokkaido.

On July 15, the music video for "Years" was uploaded to YouTube, directed by filmmaker Tomokazu Yamada.[11] This was followed by "Slow Motion" on July 18, a video shot onto 8 mm film and directed by photographer Yoshiyuki Okuyama,[12] and Yamaguchi's self-directed video for "Holy Dance" on July 23.[13] "Holy Dance" was promoted on radio stations across Japan, managing to reach number 62 on the Billboard Radio Songs chart.[14]

Critical reception

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Yuichi Hirayama of EMTG gave the album a positive review. He had been eagerly awaiting "Good-Bye (Next World Remix)" ever since its use in the NHK documentary in January, and felt that the remix was "impressive" and tied in well with the documentary's technological focus.[15] He felt that the B-sides compiled on Tsuki no Namigata were what the band wanted to express musically, free from the restraints of commercial considerations that a single's A side needs. He felt that the B-sides expressed "individuality", and that many of the songs had enough "power" to be released as singles in their own right, citing "Holy Dance" as an example.[15] Hirayama felt that the remix disc expressed the importance of "revealing another face to songs".[15]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Ichiro Yamaguchi

Tsuki no Namigata: Coupling & Unreleased Works
No.TitleMusicOriginating releaseLength
1."Holy Dance" (ホーリーダンス Hōrī Dansu)Yamaguchi"Identity" (2010)5:14
2."Ame (A)" ("Rain (A)")Yamaguchi"Sen to Rei" (2008)3:31
3."Multiple Exposure"Yamaguchi"Yoru no Odoriko" (2012)5:20
4."Years"Yamaguchi"Bach no Senritsu o Yoru ni Kiita Sei Desu." (2011)4:22
5."Eiga (Conté 2012/11/16 17:24)" (映画(コンテ 2012/11/16 17:24), "Film")Yamaguchi"Music" (2013)5:07
6."Slow Motion" (スローモーション Surō Mōshon)Yamaguchi"Rookie" (2011)5:19
7."Modokashii Hibi" (もどかしい日々, "Irritating Days")Yamaguchi"Sen to Rei" (2008)5:04
8."Spoon to Ase" (スプーンと汗, "Spoon and Sweat")Yamaguchi"Aruku Around" (2010)3:19
9."Neptunus" (ネプトゥーヌス Neputūnusu)Yamaguchi"Boku to Hana" (2012)6:05
10."Montage"Sakanaction"Rookie" (2011)6:14
11."Night Fishing Is Good (Iw_Remix)" (ナイトフィッシングイズグッド Naito Fisshingu Izu Guddo)Yamaguchi 6:03
12."Music (Ej_Remix)" (ミュージック Myūjikku)Yamaguchi 5:21
13."Identity (Ks_Remix)" (アイデンティティ Aidentiti)Yamaguchi 5:23
14."Go to the Future (2006 Ver.)"Yamaguchi 3:35
Total length:69:58

All tracks are written by Ichiro Yamaguchi

Tsuki no Hen'yō: Remix Works
No.TitleOriginating releaseLength
1."Good-Bye (Next World Remix)" (グッドバイ Guddobai) 5:34
2."Ame (B) (Sakanatribe x ATM Version)""Sayonara wa Emotion" / "Hasu no Hana" (2014)8:11
3."Rookie (Takkyu Ishino Remix)" (ルーキー Rūkī)"Boku to Hana" (2012)6:47
4."Mikazuki Sunset (FPM Everlust Mix)" (三日月サンセット, "Crescent Moon Sunset")Remixion (2008)6:07
5."Light Dance YSST Remix 2015 (Remixed by Yoshinori Sunahara)" (ライトダンス Raito Dansu) 4:14
6."Eiga (Aoki Takamasa Remix)""Good-Bye" / "Eureka" (2014)5:02
7."Sample (Cosmic Version)" (サンプル Sanpuru)Remixion (2008)8:14
8."Sayonara wa Emotion (Qrion Remix)" (さよならはエモーション, "Goodbyes Are Emotion") 3:57
9."Yes No (Aoki Takamasa Remix)""Identity" (2010)4:21
10."Yoru no Odoriko (Agraph Remix)" (夜の踊り子, "The Dancer of the Night") 5:51
11."Music (Cornelius Remix)""Sayonara wa Emotion" / "Hasu no Hana" (2014)5:46
12."Native Dancer (Rei Harakami Heppoko Re-Arrange)" (ネイティブダンサー(rei harakami へっぽこ re-arrange), "Rei Harakami's Amateur Re-Arrangement")"Aruku Around" (2010)6:09
Total length:55:13
DVD/Blu-ray disc: Tsuki no Keshiki
No.TitleLength
1."Documentary of "Go to the Future (2006 Ver.)""24:52
2."Go to the Future (2006 Ver.)"3:38
3."Years"4:23
4."Slow Motion"5:27
5."Holy Dance"5:23
6."Eureka (Minimal Demo)" (ユリイカ Yurīka)5:37
Total length:49:20

Personnel

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Personnel details were sourced from Natsukashii Tsuki wa Atarashii Tsuki: Coupling & Remix Works's liner notes booklet.[16]

Sakanaction

  • All members – arrangement (disc 1 #1-14, disc 2 #1-2), music (disc 1 #10, disc 2 #2), production (disc 1 #1-#13, disc 2 #1-2)
  • Keiichi Ejima – drums
  • Motoharu Iwadera – guitar, arrangement (disc 1 #14)
  • Ami Kusakari – bass guitar
  • Emi Okazaki – keyboards
  • Ichiro Yamaguchi – vocals, guitar, lyrics, music (disc 1 #1-9, #11-14, disc 2), arrangement (disc 1 #14)

Personnel and imagery

  • Agraph – remixing (disc 2 #10)
  • Aoki Takamasa – arrangement (disc 2 #2), production (disc 2 #2), mixing (disc 2 #2), musical support (disc 2 #1), remixing (disc 2 #6, #9)
  • Cornelius – remixing (disc 2 #11)
  • Daisuke Endo – A&R director
  • FPM (Tomoyuki Tanaka) – remixing (disc 2 #4), post-production (disc 2 #4)
  • Rei Harakami – re-arrangement (disc 2 #12)
  • Takkyu Ishino – remixing (disc 2 #3)
  • Minoru Iwabuchi – executive producer (Victor Entertainment)
  • Ted Jensen – mastering (disc 1)
  • Kamikene –art direction, designing
  • Hayato Kumaki – manager (Hip Land Music Corporation)
  • Kuniyuki – remixing (disc 2 #7)
  • Toyoaki Mishima – recording, programming, mixing (disc 2 #11)
  • Tatsuya Nomura – executive producer (Hip Land Music Corporation)
  • Qrion – remixing (disc 2 #8)
  • Masaki Sakamoto – post-mixing treatment (disc 2 #12)
  • Kana Sekiguchi – manager (Hip Land Music Corporation)
  • Yoshinori Sunahara – mastering (disc 2), remixing (disc 2 #5)
  • Bin Tajima – executive producer (Hip Land Music Corporation)
  • Ayaka Toki – recording, mixing (disc 2 #1)
  • Yuzuru Tomita – post-production (disc 2 #4)
  • Masashi Uramoto – recording, mixing (disc 1 #1-#10, disc 2 #2)
  • Takashi Watanabe – mixing (disc 2 #3-4)
  • Daichi Yuhara – musical support and assistance (disc 2 #1-2)

Charts

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Charts (2015) Peak
position
Japan Billboard Japan Hot Albums[17] 2
Japan Oricon daily albums[18] 2
Japan Oricon weekly albums[19] 5

Sales

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Chart Amount
Oricon physical sales[20] 34,000

Release history

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Region Date Format Distributing Label Catalogue codes
Japan August 5, 2015 (2015-08-05)[6] 2CD, 2CD/DVD, 2CD/Blu-ray, digital download Victor Entertainment VICL-64337~8, VIZL-813, VIZL-814
August 22, 2015 (2015-08-22)[21] rental CD VICL-64337~8
South Korea September 2, 2015 (2015-09-02)[22] digital download J-Box Entertainment —
Taiwan September 18, 2015 (2015-09-18)[23] CD Rock Records GUT2498.4

References

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  1. ^ "【CD】懐かしい月は新しい月 ～Coupling&Remix works～ ［2CD+DVD］＜初回限定盤＞" (in Japanese). Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  2. ^ "サカナクション草刈愛美が妊娠、ライブ活動は秋以降" (in Japanese). Natalie. January 3, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  3. ^ "GO TO THE FUTURE" (in Japanese). Onkyo & Pioneer Innovations Corporation. March 18, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  4. ^ "サカナクション、アナログ＆ハイレゾ配信企画始動" (in Japanese). Natalie. February 10, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  5. ^ Ichiro Yamaguchi (February 12, 2015). "サカナクション初期3作品の再発、アナログ盤リリース" (in Japanese). Tokyo FM. Archived from the original on February 24, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
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  7. ^ "サカナクション、NHKスペシャル『NEXT WORLD 私たちの未来』の放送直前Ust配信決定". Rockin' On Japan (in Japanese). January 2, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  8. ^ "月の波形 ~Coupling & Unreleased works~" (in Japanese). Apple. August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  9. ^ "月の変容 ~Remix works~" (in Japanese). Apple. August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  10. ^ "サカナクション草刈愛美ママに！バンドは10月から10万人ツアーへ" (in Japanese). Natalie. June 12, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  11. ^ "サカナクション「years」が4年の歳月を経て映像化" (in Japanese). Natalie. July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  12. ^ "サカナクション、新MVで美女と怪物による架空のテレビ番組お届け" (in Japanese). Natalie. July 18, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  13. ^ "サカナクション山口一郎初監督「ホーリーダンス」MV公開" (in Japanese). Natalie. July 23, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  14. ^ "Japan Billboard Radio Songs". Billboard (in Japanese). August 12, 2015. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  15. ^ a b c Yuichi Hirayama. "レビュー" (in Japanese). EMTG. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  16. ^ Natsukashii Tsuki wa Atarashii Tsuki: Coupling & Remix Works (Media notes) (in Japanese). Sakanaction. Tokyo, Japan: Victor Entertainment. 2015.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  17. ^ "Japan Billboard Hot Albums". Billboard (in Japanese). August 10, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  18. ^ "デイリー CDアルバムランキング 2015年08月04日付" [Daily CD album rankings (2015.08.04)] (in Japanese). Oricon. August 5, 2015. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  19. ^ "懐かしい月は新しい月 ～Coupling&Remix works～". Oricon. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  20. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
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  22. ^ "懐かしい月は新しい月 ~ Coupling & Remix Works ~" (in Korean). Bugs. 2 September 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  23. ^ "sakanaction 魚韻 /懷念之月是新月~Coupling&Remix works~(2CD)" (in Chinese). Books.com.tw. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
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