今年1月、圧巻のスチーム・パンク作品で20年以上ぶりに復活したユニットによるCD＋DVD。前作と同じく上田剛士、yukihiro（L’Arc～en～Ciel）、YOW-ROW（GARI）を加えたバンド編成で録音された本作では、ブラスが吠えるグラマラスなシャッフル曲“Deeper and Down”、怒涛のビートが脳を蹂躙する“H.N.A”といった新曲を披露。さらにライヴ音源では、現在入手困難な94年作『SWITCHBLADE』の楽曲も聴けるのが嬉しい!
[English Translation]
Legendary industrial unit Schaft has been known as a musical side project by iconic core members Maki Fujii (of rock duo Minus (-), electronic duo Suilen and formerly of electronic group Soft Ballet) and Hisashi Imai (of rock band Buck-Tick). After well over 20 years of hiatus, the unit finally resumed working with the overwhelmingly great steampunk album in January this year and here comes the latest, a CD + DVD set following the path. Recorded in the band format same as before consisting of Takeshi Ueda (AA=), Yukihiro (drummer of L’Arc-en-Ciel) and Yow-Row（of electro-rock band Gari), the full-length album nicely unveils the original new tracks, such as the brass-howling glamorous shuffle track “Deeper and Down” or the brain-invasive-raging-beats filled “H.N.A”. Meanwhile, it’s quite a delight to find the live recordings of several tunes from their already-rare and hard-to-get ’94 album Switchblade as well!
