Three Questions for the STAP Sigh Boys
- 2022年2月5日
- 読了時間: 3分
This time, we asked Poe of the STAP Sigh Boys, who hit the number one spot on the college charts on January 23, to answer three questions for us!
◇Three questions
When and why did you start your music career?
In April 2020, I had nothing to do during Corona's "home time," so I bought a broken used guitar at Zimoti for 3,500 yen and tried to learn the music software "Logic Pro. I hadn't listened to guitar music since I was 14, so it was an experiment for me and a way to pass the time. I soon realized that making guitar music was much more fun and emotional than the synthesizer music I had been making.
I didn't know much about guitar music and had never been to a rock festival in Japan, but a friend suggested I enter a contest called "Rookie a go go" at Fuji Rock.
I was confident in my music, but I had never played a live show in my life and had no band members, so when I got the call to perform, I felt a strange mixture of shock, elation, and fear.
On the same day that Fuji Rock asked me to play, a friend of mine started a local band called "NeruQooNelu" ( ).
( https://www.neruqoonelu.com ), a local band with great skills. They became the backing band for the STAP Sigh Boys a few days later.
I've only been playing music for less than two years, but it's already been the greatest joy of my life.
Who are some of the artists that have influenced you?
I was introduced to Japanese music through Cornelius' album "Phantasma", so I was very happy to be able to perform at Fuji Rock on the same day as him. Unfortunately, that didn't happen in the end. ......
As for the album "Hey," released in November 2021, there are quite a few mixed influences. The chords of the songs could have been inspired by "Stereolab" and "Tyler the Creator".
I listen to a lot of disco and soul music made between 1975 and 1985, and not so much music made recently.
My music has a pop feel to it, with some guitar, but I like electronic music, so I tend to layer a lot of electronic sounds and effects into my songs, like the artist "Sophie".
Actually, I don't really know what I'm doing when it comes to songwriting!
But I think my inexperience has become my strength.
STEREOLAB
TYLER THE CREATOR
SOPHIE
CORNELIUS
GIORGIO MORODER
The song "Venom" is actually a remake of a melody I wrote when I was 14.
Venom" is actually a remake of a melody I wrote when I was 14. At the time, I was trying to create a "tropical" sound.
The lyrics are a bit dirty, so unfortunately I don't think it will appear on any English-speaking playlists or radio shows.
Actually, I think the most interesting point in my music is the lyrics, but since 99% of the listeners are probably non-native English speakers, I wonder how many of them actually understand the meaning of the lyrics.
"Venom" / STAP Sigh Boys
Release Date：11/23
Label: Self-produced
Distribution Link: https://open.spotify.com/track/5ZnkHRrPQXVVIMHwoQvXst
◇Profile
STAP Sigh Boys
Stap Sigh Boys originally came to Japan to work in the Irish Pavilion at the 1970 Osaka Expo, but quickly fell into the freezer when he visited the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo, and was finally thawed out on October 6, 2018, when the fish market moved to Toyosu.
May his brain be completely thawed by listening to music.
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◇Announcement information
My next album is titled "Aino" and it will be released on April 29th.
It's a love story of my imaginary daughter.
This album is not music, it is conceptual art.
It is a film without images.
Prior to the release of the album, I will be releasing a number of singles as an EP.
The first one to be released on February 11 is called "In My Room".
The theme is about the time when Aino-chan became a recluse.
I think it sounds like Daft Punk playing country music.
I'd really like to do some live performances, but I'm taking a break until Omicron settles down.
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