坂本慎太郎/How to Live with a Phantom

商品の情報

フォーマット	LPレコード
構成数	1
国内/輸入	輸入
パッケージ仕様	-

発売日	2012年07月13日
規格品番	21
レーベル	Fat Possum
SKU	767981127613

作品の情報

メイン

アーティスト

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坂本慎太郎

オリジナル発売日

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2011年11月18日

商品の紹介

名盤ソロ1stのアナログLP!
ゆらゆら帝国の世界観のひとつであったひんやりとしたファンク味を前面にだし、昨今で言えば、ヨット・ロック～AOR,シティポップの盛り上がりにも不思議とフィットする名盤!ニューヨークの名物レコード・ショップOther MusicとUSインディー名門Fat Possumによる新レーベル、Other Music Recording Co.からのLPリリースでMP3 DLコード&英語詩インナー付き。
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タワーレコード（2020/01/31）

There's nothing particularly wispy or ethereal about Shintaro Sakamoto's How to Live with a Phantom, but the former Yura Yura Teikoku frontman does do a masterful job of channeling bossa nova, soft rock, disco, and folk-rock into a '70s pop fantasia. It's a big change from his days with that long-running psych-rock outfit, but then again, Yura Yura Teikoku were so freewheeling over their double-decade career that it seemed that Sakamoto could be capable of anything once freed from what little constraints the band put on him. How to Live with a Phantom is a resolutely solo album: Sakamoto recorded it largely by himself and even learned how to play bass so that he could write and record those parts on his own (and his basslines are a driving force here). This independent streak gives How to Live with a Phantom a simplicity and purity that transcends its influences; yes, the album sounds like it's full of shimmering pastel colors and could very well be the perfect soundtrack for sitting in a hot tub or gazing at a sunset, but it's also surprisingly restrained and mercifully irony-free, considering Sakamoto's sonic palette. The saxophone solo on "You Just Decided" sounds playful and even a bit classy instead of sleazy or overbearing, while the drum machine on "Something's Different" adds a little kitsch without getting in the way of the pretty flute melody. Instead, everything works toward the album's breezy sweetness, particularly on reveries like "My Memories Fade" and "Small But Enough," and mischievous detours such as the excellent, disco-tinged "Mask on Mask" and funky "A Stick and Slacks" only bring the set down to earth enough so that it doesn't float away entirely. Meanwhile, "In a Phantom Mood" and the title track recall Jim O'Rourke's pop albums at their most sophisticated and subversive; like O'Rourke, Sakamoto commits so completely to (seemingly) straightforward pop that it may surprise some fans, but it's this complete dedication that makes How to Live with a Phantom so winning. ~ Heather Phares

Rovi

収録内容

構成数 | 1枚

合計収録時間 | 00:00:00

There's nothing particularly wispy or ethereal about Shintaro Sakamoto's How to Live with a Phantom, but the former Yura Yura Teikoku frontman does do a masterful job of channeling bossa nova, soft rock, disco, and folk-rock into a '70s pop fantasia. It's a big change from his days with that long-running psych-rock outfit, but then again, Yura Yura Teikoku were so freewheeling over their double-decade career that it seemed that Sakamoto could be capable of anything once freed from what little constraints the band put on him. How to Live with a Phantom is a resolutely solo album: Sakamoto recorded it largely by himself and even learned how to play bass so that he could write and record those parts on his own (and his basslines are a driving force here). This independent streak gives How to Live with a Phantom a simplicity and purity that transcends its influences; yes, the album sounds like it's full of shimmering pastel colors and could very well be the perfect soundtrack for sitting in a hot tub or gazing at a sunset, but it's also surprisingly restrained and mercifully irony-free, considering Sakamoto's sonic palette. The saxophone solo on "You Just Decided" sounds playful and even a bit classy instead of sleazy or overbearing, while the drum machine on "Something's Different" adds a little kitsch without getting in the way of the pretty flute melody. Instead, everything works toward the album's breezy sweetness, particularly on reveries like "My Memories Fade" and "Small But Enough," and mischievous detours such as the excellent, disco-tinged "Mask on Mask" and funky "A Stick and Slacks" only bring the set down to earth enough so that it doesn't float away entirely. Meanwhile, "In a Phantom Mood" and the title track recall Jim O'Rourke's pop albums at their most sophisticated and subversive; like O'Rourke, Sakamoto commits so completely to (seemingly) straightforward pop that it may surprise some fans, but it's this complete dedication that makes How to Live with a Phantom so winning. ~ Heather Phares

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[LPレコード]
- 1.
  
  In a Phantom Mood
- 2.
  
  You Just Decided
- 3.
  
  My Memories Fade
- 4.
  
  Mask On Mask
- 5.
  
  A Stick and Slacks
- 6.
  
  A Gleam of Hope
- 7.
  
  Dancing With Pain
- 8.
  
  Something's Different
- 9.
  
  How To Live With a Phantom
- 10.
  
  Small But Enough

レビュー

ゆらゆら帝国時代のようなロック・バンドの演者としてではなく、純粋に楽曲至上主義的な作詞/作曲家としての作品といったところか。ソウル/ファンクのフォーマットを下敷きにした曲やフォーク調なものも合わせて、全体的にサラッとしてサニーな70sポップスのフィーリングを持つソフィスティケイトされたサウンド、あくまでも〈歌〉が主役というシンプルかつ整然として適切なアレンジが施された楽曲構造は、アーバン・アダルト・コンテンポラリーとカテゴライズされてもおかしくない仕上がり。そんなトラックと、何気ない日常の光景を無常観/諦観で描き出した含蓄のある歌詞の数々が相まって、微細な感情の震えを引き起こす独特の味わい深さを持った楽曲群が並び立つ、優れたポップ・アルバム。
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タワーレコード（vol.338（2011年11月25日発行号）掲載）

カスタマーズボイス

総合評価

5.0

★★★★★

（3）

評価する：

★★★★★

Kimさん

投稿日：2020/04/30

いい意味で力の抜けた音楽で、ソロ作の中でも1番好き。この頃確か震災のあった後で、当時のみんなが感じていたことと歌詞とが少なからず重なっていたような気がする。無常観と、それをシリアスになり過ぎずに受け入れていく感じというか。いやぁ、レコードって本当に良いですね。

★★★★★

3号さん

投稿日：2020/04/16

‪有終の美を飾ったゆらゆら帝国ラストアルバム『空洞です』から4年後に発表された初ソロ作品。一部を除くほとんどの楽器を自身で演奏した、擬似ホーム・レコーディング盤で改めて浮かび上がるその独自性と特異性。日常がぐにゃりと歪む不思議な歌詞世界と、海外からの反響も納得のAOR風味をまぶした‬コンテンポラリー・チルアウト・ミュージックの極上作品。

★★★★★

ようさん

投稿日：2020/04/15

発売当時アナログ盤を買い逃していたのですが、輸入盤仕様で今も普通に買えるんですね。しかも価格もかなりお手頃。最近聴いていなかったんですが改めて名作ですね。坂本さんの弾くベースの味わいに再びやられてしまってます。楽曲も本当に粒揃いですよね。

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