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02: Lonesome Girl
03: Euphoriam
04: Velvet 36
05: Londo
曾經來台演出的日本音樂家橋本和昌(Kazumasa Hashimoto) ，終於在2007年尾聲出版讓人望穿秋水的新專輯。這張取名《Euphoriam》（幸福感）的作品，延續《Gllia》中巧妙結合電音與古典和輕搖滾的創作路線，以鋼琴為核心加上靈巧的嗶叭噪音所刻劃出的蔥鬱個人聲音世界，配合大量弦樂與管樂器增加音色的溫潤度，深具空間感的電聲處理，音樂滿佈雅致與多元的聲音亮點，加上這次大量使用美妙人聲吟唱，的確讓人聽出幸福的感覺，也讓樂迷更清楚感受到他努力追求的“futuristic pop”到底是什麼。
從《Yupi》、《Epitaph》、《Gllia》到這張《Euphoriam》，明顯可以感受到橋本對處理人聲的興趣一張比一張大，今次整張11首曲目當中演唱曲目就佔了8首之多，除了上回在《Gllia》中合作愉快的Uma Torrini繼續獻聲，日本女唱作人Gutevolk也禮尚往來為專輯演唱一曲（橋本今年為Gutevolk專輯擔任製作人）、而專輯主題曲目”Euphoriam”則邀得Escalade樂隊的主腦Greg Sullivan友情獻唱。除了大量使用人聲，橋本音樂另一個重要變化是越來越甜蜜，《Euphoriam》更是開宗名義要你感受他音樂傳遞出的無比幸福感，不管是“Lonesome Girl”、“Euphoriam” 、“Velvet 36” 、“Perhaps I Never Meet You”等曲目，都滿溢如春天般悠揚愉快的氣息，我深信只有每天活在愉快氣息當中、樂天又帶點純真的人，才會創作出這樣子的音樂出來，並希望分享給大家。
noble, the label that brings “music for everyday life” will top off 2007 with the new album “Euphorium” by the magical alchemist of sound, kazumasa hashimoto. This will be the first album since hashimoto’s previous album released 1 year and 9 months ago.
With a delicate combination of academic musical theory and unrivaled creativity, kazumasa hashimoto has been applauded all over the world for the deep and warm music like a “blissful honeymoon between classic and electronic music.” The newest album “tiny people singing over the rainbow”, by label mate Gutevolk and produced by hashimoto is also a piece of work that is showered with the magical talent of the artist. hashimoto also enchanted the crowd from around the world in June in Barcelona at Europe’s largest electronic music and multi-media art festival, the sonar festival.
In the new album titled “Euphorium”, hashimoto plays and produces most of the instruments in the album from the piano, guitar, bass to drums accompanied by several guest artists playing violin and cello. The new album features more vocal tracks including M-5, featuring Gutevolk. The pop melodies and the elegant and sophisticated arrangement of the tracks create a beautiful and breathtaking harmony that blend magically to create a kaleidoscope of sound.
A sorcery of sound will lure listeners into a world of dreams. The newest album “Euphorium” skillfully portrays undeniable happiness and the shadows that lurk behind that paradise to prove that artist kazumasa hashimoto, has stepped beyond borders of electronica and soft rock to create a new universal monument of pop music that is new yet nostalgic at the same time.
1. Count My Sheep
2. Lonesome Girl
3. Euphoriam 
4. Velvet 36
5. Londo
6. Vagrantones
7. Ballad
8. White Butterflies
9. Endless
10. Perhaps I Never Meet You
11. Goodbye Miss Wiggie
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