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【VG】LIVE REPORT | KEEL 「UNDEAD BEAUTIES」TOUR FINAL 2016.12.26 SHIMOKITAZAWA GARDEN

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CC1I1595KEEL held their last gig of 2016 at Shimokitazawa GARDEN on December 26th. As the gradually packed up venue steamed up, and voices of fans picked up volume, the curtains were raised for KEEL’s tour final with their signature opening SE.

(2016年の活動を下北沢GARDENにて締めくくったKEEL。徐々に埋まって行く場内がやがて熱気に包まれ、賑やかになり、それがステージにも届く頃にKEELのツアーファイナルはお馴染みのSEと共に幕を開けた。)

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CC1I1525As the members were greeted with applause, vocalist ryo appeared last on the crimson stage, and the live started with the profound “Hitokata,” a heavy rumbling number that had the venue crazed up from start. With the lights flickering to the paced sound, the next song, “SWANS,” had the fans energetically swirling towels to the heart-thumping melody. When ryo yelled “Shimokita-!!!” warming up the floor, right before the music shifted from “needle” to “kokuhaku”, with bassist Shu’s chopper bass as a trigger, the venue, fired up at once, turning into a sea of headbanging. Right from start, the thrashing sounds of the instruments and ryo’s feistiness on stage took the live into a heavy and passionate mode.

(メンバーがそれぞれ拍手で迎えられると、最後にボーカルryoが登場し、深紅のライトの下、重厚な「人型」からライブは開始した。地鳴りする程のヘヴィな音で最初から会場を唸らせるナンバーが繰り広げられた。 ライトが明滅すると共に加速する音で続いた「SWANS」は心臓をバクバクさせるぐらいの激しいサビでタオルを回すなどエネルギッシュさを披露し、「ニードル」から「告白」への移行前にryoが「下北―!!!」とフロアを煽り立てると曲はベース愁のパンチのあるスラップを引き金に場内が一気にヘドバンモードになった。ライブ始まり早々、荒ぶる音たちにryoの勢いある姿勢にライブの展開が早くも激しく且つ雄々しいものとなった。)

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After a short emcee, “rain song” resumed the live with ryo’s words, “let us wash away the gloom within you,” leading into the flow of the song. With the constant rhythm of Tomoi’s drum and Shu’s bass, and aie’s sharp guitar riff creating the melody, ryo’s lengthy yet yearning voice showered over the crowd, blowing life into the melody. After followed a song with aie’s melancholic guitar riff intro, “Shirisugita shizou,”, then “Taboo,” with Shu and Tomoi’s intense chopper and striking drum play. After “Kajin” the venue dimmed for a brief break. Even though they were taking a rest, ryo wasted no time as he called for more shouts from the audience. Fans answered back energetically as their passionate voices reached the stage.

CC1I1569From there, the live resumed with “Taiyo yori atsui natsu” on the dimly lit stage. From the slow tempo melody, gradually, the sound itself strengthened as the instruments fired up like the sizzling sun, as ryo’s voice changed tone. The next song, “Ella,” also portrayed the melancholy with strong and weak waves as aie wove a woeful melody. As Shu’s bass intro flowed in the next number, “bring me reason”, ryo used many gestures, his whole body strongly expressing the message of the song. In “Mizube no kimini”, as the beautiful melody made by the instruments flowed into the main melody, ryo’s story was delivered to the floor.

(短いMCを挟み、「心の闇は全て流してしまいましょう。」とryoならではの次曲への紹介で「rain song」が始まった。一定のリズムを刻むTomoiのドラムと愁のベースに、キレのあるaieのギターが並行してryoの伸びのある切ない声が降り注ぐ。その後にaieの哀愁漂うギターリフから始まる「知りすぎた心臓」から鋭い愁のチョッパーと花火の様に弾くドラミングが披露された「禁忌(Taboo)」、そして「禍人」と続くと、一旦暗転。ryoは「もっと(メンバーの名前を)呼んで」と、ファンに呼びかけ、それに呼応するファンの声が熱を帯びてステージに向けられた。それから「太陽より暑い夏」が仄暗いステージの中始まり、遅めのテンポから徐々にサビで力強くなり太陽に焦がされるかの様な楽器隊の熱量がryoの感情の起伏の声色と共に届けられた。「Ella」もまた、強弱が波打つように切ないナンバーでaieのギターが悲哀のメロディーを紡ぎ出した。続く「bring me reason」では、愁のベースイントロが流れるとryoは自身を抱擁するジェスチャーから強く訴えかける歌を披露し、「水辺の君に」に辿るとサビで美しいメロディーが漂う中、ryoの曲の物語りが一定のリズムを繰り出す楽器隊に乗せられ、場内へ運ばれた。)

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CC1I2585As they had their second emcee of the day, this time the band revealed that the recording of the guitar solo in the 1st song, “hitokata,” from their new album, had actually been played by Shu which surprised the fans and made them cheer. Since it was Shu’s birthday, the mic was handed to him for an emcee. Delightedly Shu emceed about the T-shirt he got as a present from aie, jokingly mentioning that he would wear it for the encore…if there were one. With Shu’s emcee, aie smirked saying “ We MIGHT have an encore so let’s just keep the surprise for later .”

(ここで一旦MCが入り、今回のアルバムの小話で愁が1曲目に収録されている「人型」のギターソロを弾いたと明かされ、フロアからは驚きと歓喜の声が聞こえた。この日誕生日という事もあり、マイクが愁に向けられ「aieさんからTシャツをもらったので、あとでアンコールの時に着るかも」とアンコールある前提で語られたところで、aieが「多分、アンコールやるから後ほど披露という事で・・・」楽し気な表情で語った。)

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CC1I1888When the live resumed as ryo warmed up the fans and “LEM” was played, the floor heated up in an instant. With the next song “KISS”, a jazzy rhythm dance to swirling colorful lights, fans fervently replied to the member’s calls gradually heating up the venue. In the following number, “Cracker,” ryo pulled out a real pop-cracker and popped it towards Shu triggering an unexpected fusion of heavy sound and fun in the venue.

(ryoの煽りでライブが再開し、「LEM」が始まるとフロアが一気に嵐と化した。「接吻」ではジャジーなリズムが酔うように彩豊かな照明が渦巻く中、ryoを始めとするメンバーの掛け声に呼応するフロアとの熱い掛け合いが熱量を増し、「クラッカー」ではryoが本物のクラッカーを愁へ引き放ち、それを引き金にまた一味違った激しさがステージとフロアの間で展開された。)

CC1I2248CC1I2172CC1I2040From here, as “Funiku to kajitsu” started with Tomoi’s drum shuffle, the member’s seemed very at ease, sometimes facing each other playing energetically during this song with relaxed facial expressions that just showed how much the band themselves were enjoying the live. What followed was “hakka,” where fists shot up at once, and ryo’s voice lured the sensuousness out of the mid-tempo melody. In the next song, “Gogo no shasatsu,” ryo’s full vocal range was unveiled as aie presented an intriguing solo, and the rhythm team struck a sharp sound. After the last song that set the crown on the main set, “Siren” swept away the crowd like a storm and the band left the stage.

(そこからシャッフルするTomoiのドラムイントロで「腐肉と果実」が始まると、メンバー間の絡みが多かったこの日、本曲でもお互いを高めあう様に向かい合いながらプレイし、時折笑顔も見せつつ表情の豊かさも垣間見ることができた。続く「発火」では、フロアから拳が上がり、ryoの声色が変わりゆく、ミディアム・テンポで艶っぽい表情を覗かせ、「午後の射殺」に移ると更にryoが声色のパレットを披露すれば、aieのギターがソロで唸っては、リズム隊は鋭さを刻んだ。ラストを飾った「Siren」が猛威を振るい終わると、メンバーは軽く手を振りステージを去った。)

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CC1I2625CC1I2869In the encore, laughter erupted as Shu showed up on stage wearing the “psychedelic” [as Shu called it] T-shirt that aie gave him for a birthday present. Delighted by the audience’s reaction, aie announced that KEEL will play in the Shinjuku LOFT event that will be held on Feb 15 2017. When ryo appeared last on stage, the fans erupted in cheers. He answered the fans with a smile as the 1st encore song, “May your life always be fulfilled with love,” was played. The gentle melody had the floor quietly appreciating the music.

(アンコールでは、愁がaieから誕生日プレゼントとして貰った(愁曰く)「サイケデリックな」T-シャツを着て現れ、フロアから笑いが起こった。そんな反応にご機嫌なaieが来年(2017年)の予定について215日に新宿LOFTのイベントでKEELが参加する事が急きょ決まったと発表。そしてryoが登場するとフロアからは歓声が上がりryoが笑顔で応えると、アンコール1曲目「May your life always be fulfilled with love」が始まり、優しい旋律にファンは静かに耳を傾けた。)

CC1I2747CC1I2758After some additional announcements, ryo started singing the birthday song with his deep voice, and at the same time aie brought a small heart shaped cake to Shu. There was a part when aie mistook Shu’s age and Shu had to laugh and correct him- 32, not 33- which had the crowd rolling with laughter. ryo, a relieved and satisfied smile on his face, thanked the audience for the fun day, and for their continued support heading towards 2017. After ryo’s words, fists shot up in the air for the final song “fanfale”, although, it wasn’t the final song yet. The surprise triple encore number, “needle,” put the stage and floor in frenzy ending the live at its utmost peak.

(軽くライブの告知をした後に、タイミング良くryoが持ち前の深みのある低音ボイスでハッピーバースデイを歌い出し、aieが小さなハート型のチョコレートケーキを愁に差し出した時に、年齢を言い間違えては愁がそれに突っ込み入れ、場内は笑いで和やかなムードに包まれた。ryoも出し切った安堵の表情で「とても良い日でした。KEEL来年も宜しく!」と言い放った後、会場一斉に拳があがった「fanfale」で締めくくったと思いきや、もう1曲「ニードル」が演奏され、そのサプライズに驚く間もなく本能の如くこの日マックスでステージとフロアが一体となって会場を揺らした。)

CC1I3011Basking in the shouts and cheers from the fans, bidding farewell with ear-to-ear grins, the members left the stage as the curtain closed on KEEL’s last live of 2016. KEEL will start their 2017 activities on Feb 15, and they look forward to their events ahead, so don’t miss them!

(ファンからの歓声を浴び、余韻に惜しみなく浸ったメンバーは笑顔を絶やすことなくステージを去り、2016年のKEEL最後のライブは幕を閉じた。2017年は2月から早々イベントに出演予定で、今後も彼等の活動は見逃せない。) 

 

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1:Hitokata(人型)

2:SWANS

3:Needle(ニードル)

4:Kokuhaku(告白)

 MC

5:rain song

6:Shirisugita shinzou(知りすぎた心臓)

7:Taboo(禁忌)

8:Kajin(禍人)

 MC

9:Taiyo yori atsui natsu(太陽より暑い夏)

10:Ella

11:bring me reason

12:Mizube no kimini(水辺の君に)

 MC

13:LEM

14:KISS(接吻)

15:Cracker(クラッカー)

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16:Funiku to kajitsu(腐肉と果実)

17:Hakka(発火)

18:Gogo no shasatu(午後の射殺)

19:Siren

              

En01:May your life be always full filled with love

En02:fanfale

 

En03:Needleニードル

 

Text and translation by: M.Kawaguchi(VG) Photo by:Seka via VG

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