Nothing But Cosmos

[Machine Translation] This is the first full-length album released on Jimanica's own label, Jeminic, after leaving his old label, HEADZ. While retaining the Pop/Experimental style of the past, the album features eight songs with a more stripped-down sound that exudes the essence of Jimanica more than ever before. The three guest vocalists on the album are Yoshihiro Hosoi, a voice artist who is highly regarded for producing sound installations at YCAM and ICC, ermhoi, who has worked with Black Boboi and millennium parade, and Anna Yamada, who has participated in Jimanica since its first release. The three voices add both strangeness and beauty to the album, from Jimanica's signature vocal and drum collage-like edits to the drumless ballad sung by ermhoi. The cover art is also a complete change from Jun Tsuzuki's previous illustrations, and is now fully directed by up-and-coming designer Aiko Koike, who has been making her mark on the music scene for some time now. Mastering was done by ROVO member and Studio Float engineer Mashiki Masuko. Included are two bonus tracks exclusive to the CD, which are not included on the subscriber's version or the USB memory version.

古巣レーベルHEADZを離れ、Jimanicaが主催するレーベルJeminicからの初リリースフルアルバム。今までのPop/Expermental両側面を持ち合わせた作風は引き継ぎつつ、より削ぎ落とされた音像により、今までで一番Jimanicaのエッセンスが滲み出た8曲を収録。ゲストボーカルにはYCAMやICCでのサウンドインスタレーションプロデュースなどで評価の高いヴォイスアーティスト細井美裕、Black Boboi、millennium paradeなどで活躍するermhoi、そしてJimanicaの初作から参加している山田杏奈の3名が名を連ねる。3人の声がJimanica得意のボーカルとドラムのコラージュのようなエディットからermhoiの歌うドラムレスのバラードまで、アルバムに異様さと美しさの両面を彩らせる。カバーアートも今までのツヅキジュン氏のイラストから一新、今頭角を表しつつある新進気鋭のデザイナー小池アイ子氏が全面ディレクション。マスタリングはROVOメンバーでスタジオFloatエンジニアの益子樹。サブスク版、USBメモリ版にはないCD限定ボーナストラック2曲を収録。