"Solo project by ex-Siamese Cats Tomoyuki Natsume, Summer Eye's first album "Daikichi" analog release has been decided!
Siamese Cats, who served as frontman Natsume and led the Japanese indie scene in the 2010s, disbanded in 2020.
For Tomoyuki Natsume, the three years since the band was gone were what should be called a chrysalis season for him to emerge as Summer Eye.
Setting up a home recording production environment, learning production skills... In addition, I continued to create collage works and write, searching for the sounds I wanted to make and the words I wanted to sing.
And the first answer was "Jinsei", which was released as a debut single in December 2021.
Many listeners were surprised by the unique sound that combines bossa nova and TB303's acid bass.
"Brazilian acid dub, so to speak, he is B.A.D". Natsume has such a tagline in his Summer Eye music.
Central and South American popular music such as Brazilian, Latin, and Bossa.
Dance music based on club and rave culture such as house, techno, and garage. Reggae and dub... The magic of groove and sound created by Jamaica.
Music that has developed while influencing each other, Summer Eye blends in their own balance to create unique yet friendly songs.
"Shippai" layered neo-acoustic and house, funny reggaeton "Kyukon", UK garage beats with suburbian melancholy in the air "Suikou", neo-soul and UK dub marriage "Hakugei". Needless to say, the songs that appear for the first time in the album also have their own charms.
The lead song "Wangan" has a comfortable balearic beat, the psychedelic and percussive "Sugoroku", the ambient dancehall trend sublimated into pop music "Orange", and the dub "Daikichi" that makes you laugh and cry while being intensely dope.
Her 9 songs lined up here create a colorful and dazzling kaleidoscopic world in "Daikichi".
Reflected in such a Kaleidoscope pop sound are angels who have lost their wings, in other words, how we live sparklingly and emotionally.
In the end, I guess this is what "Daikichi" is singing about--there are all kinds of people in this world, and all of them are trying to be happy. So I want to pray I hope good things happen to you and me. I hope you can make pleasant memories. Good Luck! ーー
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Tomoyuki Natsume's solo name “Summer Eye” Born June 13, 1985. Born in Chiba prefecture.
Formed in Urayasu when he was in his third year of high school, he debuted in 2009 as a vocalist and guitarist for his quartet, Siamese Cats. With their roots in alternative rock and guitar pop, they have always challenged and expanded their musicality, but through their exploration of rock in Japanese and independent activities, they have gained the support of many young people. Released 5 albums and 12 singles/mini-albums, disbanded in 2020.
On December 16, 2021, he made his solo debut under the name of Summer Eye with the release of his first single "Jinsei". The mysterious sound that connects bossa nova and acid house, and the lyrics that reflect his own view of life are highly evaluated. In 2022, he will provide two songs, “Seito” and “Suikeng,” for the split 7-inch “BLA BLA SONG” with Amy of the Taiwanese indie pop band DSPS. In August, he released his second single, "Kyukon", which incorporates reggaeton and denbow rhythms. His remix by Torei, a DJ/track maker who is attracting attention in the domestic bass music scene, also attracted a lot of attention. After that, he participated as a co-producer and vocalist in the single "Aisatsu" of HOTEL DONUTS, a collective formed by TOSHIKI HAYASHI (%C).
In February 2023, he released a remix of the same song by his XTAL with the neo-acoustic x house single "Shippai". On March 21, 2023, he released his first album "Daikichi". The preceding track "Hakugei" is the theme song for his WOWOW drama series "Nagatan to Aoto -Ichika no Ryoricho-".
An immersive sense of melody that stands in the lineage of excellent pop music history both in Japan and abroad, a linguistic sense that celebrates honest and vivid living, indie rock, dance music, Latin and reggae, dub, and more. He is loved by many music lovers of all ages, genders, and races for his ability to make sounds by understanding various types of music such as soul and funk through the mind, heart, and physical pleasure, and mixing them in his own way. there is Contributing to the fun of the world with free expression that is not bound by form, such as creating collages of his own lifework, providing music, film music, writing, DJing, etc.!"