I admit that I was a bit sad that the "Joins" project featuring Suzuki Ami and various music artists and producers would end with her "DOLCE" album but with the announcement of a CD single (her 28th) to commemorate her 10th Anniversary, I admit that I was quite curious to see which direction her music would go.
Since 2005, Suzuki has been mostly doing a lot of collaborations for her "Joins" musical projects and sure enough, her latest CD single "ONE" is not officially a "Joins" project but yet features another collaboration with another team up with capsule's Nakata Yasutaka.
In true Nakata fashion both tracks "ONE" and "A token of love" are given his musical spin which is more or less electronic dance music featuring vocals going through a vocoder.
Typically I have a disdain towards vocals where the vocoder is used too much. I don't like the robotic voices or overwarped vocals that I hear on some electronic dance music but I have to admit that for "ONE", it seems to work well.
As for the coupling song, "A token of love", the track is another upbeat digital song that has the blips and beeps of a monosynth and even almost a sense of old school Depeche Mode style of vibe and has a mild vocoder style but not as pronounced as in "ONE".
The third track is an instrumental version of "ONE" and the fourth track is an "FM88 mix" of "A token of love" which sounds totally different from the original and another synth-based interpretation of the song. I'm curious if "FM88' is a reference to 1988 because the synth music has an old school feel to it.
The DVD features the music video for "ONE" and features Suzuki Ami dancing in an area with many illuminating poles. And some special, groovy effects featuring Suzuki Ami.
If anything, similar to her last music video "Potential Breakup Song", we are seeing a more sexier version of Suzuki Ami's persona come out and since this a ten-year anniversary CD single, I just think back to "love the island" and now and just know how much she has grown from her early sugary teen image to now, in her late 20's and how she has become a beautiful, sultry performer.
The CD insert is strictly a bi-fold. Similar to Suzuki's last packaging, the main photo for the CD is on the reverse side.
For her tenth CD single, I was hoping for somewhat a maxi-CD single possibly remixing her past songs (of course, from avex and not her Sony years) but nevertheless, her collaboration with Nakata Yasutaka is always refreshingly welcomed.
Even though the "Joins" project is officially over, I do enjoy these collaborations and to see different sides to her music. But as always, I look forward Suzuki Ami's upcoming releases and moreso to see what direction her music will go if she is not collaborating with any major names.
So, "ONE" is another solid CD single from Suzuki Ami. A cool, fresh, upbeat collaboration with Nakata Yasutaka and a CD single worth checking out!
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- Package Dimensions : 5.59 x 4.88 x 0.39 inches; 4.09 Ounces
- Manufacturer : AVEX
- Date First Available : June 10, 2008
- Label : AVEX
- ASIN : B0019CLJZ8
- Number of discs : 1
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A 10th Year Anniversary CD single and a refreshing collaboration with capsule's Nakata Yasutaka
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 14, 2008Top reviews from other countries
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5.0 out of 5 stars
まさか在庫があるとは…
Reviewed in Japan 🇯🇵 on April 3, 2020
めっちゃ欲しかったので、在庫があるのにビックリ❗
新品だったので満足です👍
新品だったので満足です👍
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『FREE FREE』越え!?
Reviewed in Japan 🇯🇵 on June 26, 2008
鈴木亜美(鈴木あみ時代も含)がデビューして10周年が経ちます。
そんな中『ONE』の発売が決定してから、楽しみだけが増えてます。
中田さんがプロデュースした『FREE FREE』が個人的にかなり◎だったので、今後鈴木亜美がこれ以上の作品に出会えるのか…
『ONE』
出会っちゃいましたね。
『FREE FREE』はあのグチャグチャした感じが凄く心地よくて、また攻撃的なサウンドがズシズシ体中を通り抜けてく感じがして、とにかくハマってました。
『ONE』は攻撃的なサウンドはそのままに、J-POP+テクノ調が更に強くなり、また元気付げられる歌詞なのでテンションは間違いなく上がります!!
またPVもかなりカッコイイので、お金に余裕ある方は是非DVD付きの方を!!
正直この曲の良さに関しては言葉で説明するのが非常に難しく、聞かなければ伝わりません!!
私は昔から彼女を応援してるので、どちらがイイとかは決めれませんが、間違いなく良い曲ですっ!!!
あとは売上(ランキング)に反映してくれれば…
一人でも多くの方が購入して頂ける事を願ってます。
そんな中『ONE』の発売が決定してから、楽しみだけが増えてます。
中田さんがプロデュースした『FREE FREE』が個人的にかなり◎だったので、今後鈴木亜美がこれ以上の作品に出会えるのか…
『ONE』
出会っちゃいましたね。
『FREE FREE』はあのグチャグチャした感じが凄く心地よくて、また攻撃的なサウンドがズシズシ体中を通り抜けてく感じがして、とにかくハマってました。
『ONE』は攻撃的なサウンドはそのままに、J-POP+テクノ調が更に強くなり、また元気付げられる歌詞なのでテンションは間違いなく上がります!!
またPVもかなりカッコイイので、お金に余裕ある方は是非DVD付きの方を!!
正直この曲の良さに関しては言葉で説明するのが非常に難しく、聞かなければ伝わりません!!
私は昔から彼女を応援してるので、どちらがイイとかは決めれませんが、間違いなく良い曲ですっ!!!
あとは売上(ランキング)に反映してくれれば…
一人でも多くの方が購入して頂ける事を願ってます。
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