MODERN SYNTHESIS by Bertoia
The first full-length album by Tokyo Shoegazer/Indie-Pop band, Bertoia. It that released in 2011 with 10 beautiful charms and dreamy songs inside an album called 'MODERN SYNTHESIS'. After 10 years, this beautiful piece will be reissue on a limited cassette with a slipcase by Gerpfast Records.
Formed in Tokyo, Bertoia is a Shoegazer and Indie Pop band consisting of 5 members. They take their roots from the '80s-'90s US and UK scene, which they developed in their own way to create Bertoia music. They formed in 2007, and their long-awaited first album "MODERN SYNTHESIS" was finally released in April 2011.
・Shokk (Yuta Ikawa) : bass, guitar, keybord
・murmur (Mai Tsuyutani) : vocal, guitar
・Takumi Negishi : electronics
・Toshiyasu Imamura : drums
- Yu : guitar
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https://www.instagram.com/bertoia_band/
Tracklist
| 1. | MONOTONE | 3:58 |
| 2. | Glass Bird | 5:01 |
| 3. | Fin | 3:10 |
| 4. | Snow Slide | 4:30 |
| 5. | 1974LAB. | 4:04 |
| 6. | AnthRelax | 3:48 |
| 7. | PURPLE ROOM | 4:21 |
| 8. | Upside Down | 3:39 |
| 9. | Moon Note | 5:15 |
| 10. | B person | 4:49 |
Credits
Bertoia / MODERN SYNTHESIS
music by Shokk(1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9,10), Mai Tsuyutani(1,2,3), Yu(4)
word by Mai Tsuyutani(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9), Takumi Negishi(10)
all arranged and produced by Bertoia
recorded & mixed by Takumi Negishi
drums recorded by Tomonari Abe (swimmingpoo1 / Novel Sounds)
additional mixed by HEADPHONES REMOTE (Novel Sounds)
mastered by Koji Tanaka (JVC Mastering Center)
sales promotion by Eriko Takahashi (Nature Bliss), ULTRA-VIBE & Novel Sounds
designed by Kenji Motobayashi
photo by Takanori Kuroda
cassette released by Gerpfast Records, 2021
