Paraele Stripes

Named for the way they sound like, Paraele Stripes is an electronica-meets-melodic pop Japanese groupe including Mars who worked with lots of musicians in U.S. as an guitarlist, and ex-Brand New Surf’s(the Japanese emo rock band) Atsushi. Mars and Atsushi started to work together when Mars came back to Japan form his 6years of music trip to U.S. Mars have already started his band with Tetsu-O(of velvet peach seven’s Drummer) when Atsushi quit his ex-band’s called Where Is My Mind. However Mars was playing the guitar, he changed into bass player and started to sing because Atsushi was the guitarlist when he joined the band. After that, Tetsu-O became busy with his other project, and quit the band. Finaly, Mars and Atsushi started to produce songs and play live as an super Japanese electronica unit Paraele Stripes. Paraele Stripes started to show up in the nights of Fukuoka-city 2006. Joined This Time Records (indie record lable in Tokyo) in July and played in the MAJESTIC VIBRATION (an event in Tokyo) for the first time in Tokyo. They release the first full album “PHIRST TENSE” in May of 2007 and toured 15 places all around Japan, Tokyo to Kagoshima. Paraele Stripes were getting to see how they should be as an strong unit and their unique live-performance style. Played with lots of great Japanese and foreign musicians as Her Space Holiday’s Marc Bianchi, Anderson’s and Farrah. Nature Living, Local Sound Style, Start Of The Day for the fans of Japanese emo-rock. Are going to play with I am Robot and proud. PC based sequencer, drums, keys, and sampler. They are the essence of Paraele Stripes. Vocal, Bass and Guitar are the spices. Atsushi plays spacey and delayed arpeggios over low-key and clean vocals of Mars. The simple and great melodies that influenced by Sigur Ros, Mum, Fiona Apple, Stevie Wonder etc…(means everything!!) won’t go away once you hear it.
Paraele Stripes(パラエルストライプス)はMars(マース)と 松下敦成を中心に、Velï½–et Peach Sevenのドラム・中島徹雄とThe Feather Sideのキーボード・長澤一匡をサポートに迎だˆã€ï¼’００６年１月に結成。
２００６年３月、The Feather Sideの福岡ラストイベント「Gate Vol.1ã€ã§ãƒ©ã‚¤ãƒ–æ´»å‹•ã‚’ã‚¹ã‚¿ãƒ¼ãƒˆã€‚åŒå¹´ï¼–æœˆã€å ¤©ç¥žgrafで開催された「Echoes Vol.1」に出演。福岡のエレクトロニカ・シー㠃³ã§å”¯ä¸€ç„¡äºŒã®å­˜åœ¨ã§ã‚ã‚‹ã“ã¨ã‚’è¨¼æ˜Žã™ã‚‹ã€‚ï ¼—月にBROKENSPACE、SKYBEAVERなどが所属するインム‡ãƒšãƒ³ãƒ‡ãƒ³ãƒˆãƒ»ãƒ¬ãƒ¼ãƒ™ãƒ«THISTIME RECORDSと契約を交わし、初の県外ライブとな゠‹ä¸‹åŒ—æ²¢ERAでのイベント「MAJESTIC VIBERATION」に出演。THISTIME RECORDS参加後も、福岡を中心に月１--２回のペ ースでライブ活動中。
パラエル・サウンドは、PC・シーケンサー・㠂µãƒ³ãƒ—ラーなどのプログラミングをベースに㠀ã‚®ã‚¿ãƒ¼ãƒ»ãƒ™ãƒ¼ã‚¹ãƒ»ãƒ‰ãƒ©ãƒ ãªã©ã®äººç‚ºçš„要素㠁ŒåŠ ã‚ã‚Šä½œã‚Šä¸Šã’られている。
すべての楽曲はSigur Ros、Mum、Fiona Apple、Stevie Wonderなどに影響を受けたメインメンバー(マム¼ã‚¹ãƒ»æ¾ä¸‹)で作・編曲。浮遊感あふれるギタ㠃¼ã®ã‚¢ãƒ«ãƒšã‚¸ã‚ªã«ã€Low-keyながらも激しさを併 せ持ったヴォーカルが絶妙なバランスで絡み 合うそのメロディーは、１度聴いたら頭から 離れない。
2007/05/09
1st album　「Phirst Tense」　Release
”Phirst Tense” E-CARD
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