WHERE LIFE BEGINS

[Machine Translation] LARRY HEARD, one of the leading figures in Chicago house music, releases his long-awaited new album on one of the best house labels in Japan, LIFE LINE! This album is for those who have a mature ear, and it is a refined version of the early Chicago house that always had a dangerous scent to it. It is a matter of course that dance music, which is considered trendy, "evolves," but it is extremely rare in recent dance music that it "grows up" like people, and the artists who create it themselves grow old, grasp a new weapon called "calmness," and reflect it in their works in a straightforward manner. It is extremely rare in recent dance music. In a sense, it is taboo. However, he has sublimated his growth to "maturity" with his high musicality. This is the birth of an album whose depth can be felt not only on the floor, but anywhere you listen to it. This has always been the case with his works, but this time it is a complete and definitive statement. For a while, there were rumors that he might retire, but his works are more than enough to dispel those rumors. This is an album for listeners with mature ears that foreshadows the beginning of a new golden era.

シカゴ・ハウスを牽引してきた大御所ハウスミュージック界のLARRY HEARD、待望のニューアルバムを国内屈指のハウスレーベル「LIFE LINE」より発売!!!★今作は、常に危ない香りのしていた初期シカゴハウスをキープしたまま、それを洗練させ、成熟した耳を持つ人の為のものとなった。流行的に捉えられるダンスミュージックが「進化」していくというのは当然の話だが、人のように「成長」し、それを作るアーティスト自身が年を取り、「落ち着き」という新たな武器をつかみ、ストレートに作品を反映させていくと言うのは、ここ最近のダンスミュージックの中では極めて稀である。ある意味タブー視されている感もある。しかし彼は高い音楽性を持って、その成長を「成熟」ま ナ昇華した。フロアだけでなく、何処で聴いても深みを感じ取れるアルバムの誕生である。今までも彼の作品にはそういう傾向があったが、今回は完全な決定打である。一時期、引退説も流れたが、払拭して余りある作品ばかり。新たな黄金期の幕開けを予感させる、成熟した耳を持つリスナーへ送るアルバムだ。