Dan Mitchel’s 11th Single “朧月夜の恋人/A Girlfriend With A Hazy Moon” is out on 15th of May, 2024 (Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, KKBOX, Deezer, Youtube Music…etc) Curated by FRIENDSHIP. Listen to this from here/ご視聴はこちらからどうぞ
All Songwriter, Arranger, Vocals, Programing&Mix:Dan Mitchel Bass:Hideyuki Miyasako Mastering:The Soulmate Jacket Photographer:Cerieta Hair, Make up&Stylist:YAYOI Jacket Designed by Dan Mitchel
Even couples who are deeply in love can experience periods of boredom; it’s quite common. The partner who once seemed so attractive may suddenly start to seem dull. But this might be because you are feeling tired. In reality, they may be very beautiful and irreplaceable, and by the time you realize it, it might already be too late.
All Songwriter, Arranger, Vocals, Programing&Mix:Dan Mitchel Bass:Hideyuki Miyasako Guitar solo:Koji Yamashita Mastering:The Soulmate Jacket Photographer:Cerieta Hair, Make up&Stylist:YAYOI Jacket Designed by Dan Mitchel
Having gone through the prolonged pandemic, I’ve come to strongly believe that for us to continue making the world a better place, it’s crucial for each individual to confront the issues right in front of them and take action. I think by spreading this mindset, we can achieve happiness. Is this a simplistic thought from a stereotypical science-oriented mind? I’d like to prove it somehow.
All Songwriter, Arranger, Vocals, Programing&Mix:Dan Mitchel Mastering:The Soulmate(M1), Dan Mitchel(M2-4) Jacket Photographer:ANNA Jacket Designed by Dan Mitchel
Track Listing/収録曲
1.You are not here Feat.綺蝶レナ/You are not here Feat.Lena Kicho
“You are not here” is a song I wrote 13 years ago, during the time of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Eastern Japan.
At that time, I was living in the Kansai region(Far from Fukushima), and despite feeling a strong impact, I found myself at a loss. While I felt the need to do something myself, I felt utterly incapable of doing so, especially since I had only faint memories of the Kobe earthquake and lacked the experiences of the adults around me.
Instead of creating a song to deliver to those affected by the disaster, it became a theme about how we, the survivors, should live. Moreover, it was decided to produce it with English lyrics.
Then I’d been feeling that there was a sense of “escaping,” but in retrospect, I believe it became a universally relatable piece transcending any era or country.
Personally, I have a strong fondness for the concept of “waves.” While they can indeed be terrifying as natural phenomena, I attempted to depict them positively and incorporated various creative elements such as quoting Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous speech.
Listening to the initial demos after a long time, they were so amateurish that I feared my PC might be destroyed. However, with the help of renowned musicians, I was able to release it finally on the fifth remake.
I included three spring songs as B-sides, all created around the same time as “You are not here.”
“This Wind Could Make Me Feel You Gently” is a deeply poignant song about the person who have lost their loved ones, remembering the scent of the wind from the time they were together.
To balance the sorrow, I included a significantly positive song called “April Fool” which I came up with on April 1st, with just one chorus.
March being the season of graduations, I rearranged a song I made for a graduation album, “School Days…,” into an 80s rock style and placed it at the end.
While this single is a bit longer, I hope listeners can enjoy it as a single narrative, especially on a spring day.
「You are not here」は、13年前の3.11、 東日本大震災が起こった当時に、書き上げた楽曲です。
Songwriter, Arranger, Vocals, Programing&Mix:Dan Mitchel Mastering:The Soulmate Jacket Photographer:Cerieta Hair&makeup:YAYOI Jacket Designed by Dan Mitchel
Dan Mitchel’s New Album “Love Stories of this summer” will be out on 11th October
Dan Mitchelの新作アルバム「夏のおわりのラブストーリー」が、 10/11にデジタルリリースされます。
Listen to them from here/視聴はこちらから(10/11以降/After Released) (Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, LINE MUSIC…)
収録曲/Track Listing 1.My love 2.Destiny Girl 3.海辺のふたり/Seaside Lovers 4.愛のゆくえ/The widow 5.夢-THE DREAM- 6.I love you 7.TIME TRAVEL 8.She’s Gone… 9.夏のおわりに/Endless Summer 10.愛というものの可能性について/I wanna talk about the potency of love 11.The Biggest Love
All Lyrics, Musics, Arrangements, Vocals, Mix, and Mastering:Dan Mitchel 全作詞曲・編曲・歌・ミックス・マスタリング:Dan Mitchel
Summer in Japan is a strange season. Just when you think the rainy season is over, it gets hotter and hotter, full of energy, but before you know it, it’s gone.
It’s kind of like a love story.
I have selected 11 love stories set in summer from the songs I have been writing for the past 13 years. These stories are like an omnibus movie, or stories one main character looking back from the end of summer.
It would be wonderful if there are overlaps with your happy or bittersweet summer memories.
It’s a very pleasant season, and the covid19 time was over. This year, I want you to play this song when you play or dance at the beach. This is a very bright and pop dance number.
On this song, I focused on the rhythm of the song and studied the music to make people want to dance naturally. I rearranged and re-mixed it many times over the past 6 years to complete it.
This is a story about a couple who got bored with each other to breakup Every couple usually experiences that kind of periods. No matter what you do, it doesn’t work out. Everything the partner did was so frustrating. It was fine that they broke up, but after a few years, he realized that maybe there is no such a nice woman, He realized that after he lost her.
He seems to be such a pansy but I want to describe the dandyism in this song, which is the honesty. For better or worse, he is a straightforward man who is true to his feelings.
That’s something that goes well with the beach in the middle of summer, don’t you think? I hope you guys will enjoy your spring of life this year.
And what will be his destiny? If it were real life, he would be out, But this is a fantasy,
Special ThanX:Mr.Yuto Uchino, Ms.Akiko Kogami, Mr.Atzshi Hiratzka, Ms.Chieko Matsumoto&every true friendship with me
For some reason, looking at the moon reminds me of my childhood
I was pure when I was a boy, and the person I am now with accumulated life experiences, I compare them with each other, thinking about… What is happiness for human beings? What should we be like?
I’m sure that she knows the answer to these questions.
Dan Mitchel(Y.E.P.) 