Suis La Lune - Heir(LP)

Chronologically, the original release was in 2008, two years after the first "Quiet, Pull The Strings!", and I think Suis La Lune was already fully supported by Japanese listeners at this time. Originally released in 10inch format, the EP has been re-pressed many times since then, and it was probably a good thing that it was an easy listening size of 4 tracks, as it concentrates the band's appeal more tightly than their rough and tumble first album (the first album is of course great in its roughness). I think it might be because the band resonated more with Japanese and Southeast Asian senses of passion than with the physicality of American muscles.

At the time, there were still very few extreme music bands that put the "yang" in their music, as is now the case with "Epic of Tomorrow" and "envy," and their sound was more like a delicate, fleeting glimmer of light and hope than yang. I also like the title of the song, which is full of a kitchen sink feeling. I like the later songs now, but at that time I thought the first one and this EP were the supreme ones.

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時系列としては1st『Quiet, Pull The Strings! 』から2年後、2008年がオリジナルリリース、この時期ではすでにSuis La Luneは完全に日本のリスナーに支持されていたと思いますね。元々は10inchでのリリース、その後何度も再プレスをされた北欧激情での名盤EP、4曲という聴きやすいサイズだったのがよかったのか、バンドの魅力をギッチリ凝縮しているし、荒々しさのある1stよりも(1stはもちろんその荒々しさが素晴らしいのだが)こちらのEPでは激しさと儚げな美しさがあって、それはアメリカンな筋肉のフィジカルよりも日本や東南アジアの激情の感覚にやはり共鳴するものが大きかったのかもしれないなと思う。今でこそ明日の叙景やenvyがやっている、"陽"の表現をエクストリームミュージックに載せているのも当時はまだまだ少なかったし、彼らの音はそれが陽というよりは、本当に繊細で儚げなわずかな光とか希望とかにすがっている感じがある。厨二病感満載のタイトルもいい。今となっては後期の曲も好きなんだけど、あの当時は1stとこのEPこそが至高だと思ってた。

tracklist:
1. With Wings Of Feathers & Glue 05:03
2. September Gave Us Awkwardness, October Gave Me Nothing 03:22
3. The Greatest Actors Keep On Acting Offstage 03:24
4. I Can't Believe I Spelled It Out To You 04:16