Xavier Brings the One Two Punch with their Debut LP!

“Call In Sick/ Cue Tie”

“Call In Sick/ Cue-Tie” Jacket Cover

Newly formed power group Xavier announced that they will be debuting with a brand new vinyl, “Call In Sick/ 球体 (Cue-Tie)” September 15. Xavier is a new collaborative project by three heavyweight musicians - guitarist Masayuki Ishii who was a mainstay of city-pop outfit The Chang, as well as TICA and Gabby & Lopez, ZAK a sound engineer and has worked with Fishmans, BOREDOMS, Ryuichi Sakamoto among others and Yumiko Ohno, the bassist of the ever sonically transforming Buffalo Daughter, and long-term collaborator with Cornelius. In a series of singles, they will be working with guests who in their own projects have been chasing after spirits of J-pop perfection. The first of these works will feature chelmico, a rap duo fronted by Rachel and Mamiko who had a hit single with ”Easy Breezy”, the theme for popular anime series Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken. The B side features Moeka Shiozuka, the guitarist and vocalist of Hitsuji Bungaku. 

"Call In Sick" is composed by Ishii with chelmico taking over the duties of lyrics and vocal melodies. It's a mesmeric dance single full of 80s electro-funk flair, groove-carving bass hooks and chelmico's trademark one-two punch quick-witted rapping. The B-side Cue-Tie (Sphere)" features guest vocals from Moeka Shiozuka whose towering voice resonates deeply with a moving ballad that glimmers with shoegaze progressions and orbs of morning dew. The cover artwork by trendsetting illustrator Mayu Yukishita is another highlight and rounds off a single showcasing the creative heartbeat of contemporary artists in Japan. 

As we look forward to the upcoming release be sure to check out pre-order “Call In Sick/ Cue tie” below!

Standard edition 

Xavier「Call In Sick/ Cue tie」

LP

A) Call In Sick feat. chelmico

B) 球体 feat. 塩塚モエカ

chelmico Shows It is "GREENer" On the Other Side With Latest Music Video!

Duo chelmico released the music video for their track “GREEN” on their YouTube channel. A part of their latest album maze which was released back in August, the song was used for the upcoming family drama movie Daughters. The latest music video takes advantage of the partnership as it features several scenes from the movie to hype up the release, with the duo’s high speed rap spicing up the video a bit more, too.

maze was their third album overall and dropped with two editions: a CD-only standard edition and a CD+DVD limited edition. The DVD included footage from their latest live Fishing Tour and Matsuri Onna that took place last year. Be sure to check out the music video in question along with the order links for the album below!

Standard edition 

Limited edition

Daughters Movie Poster

Daughters Movie Poster


chelmico「maze」

Standard Edition CD

1 EASY BREEZY / chelmico

Easy Breezy / chelmico

2 TERMINAL CHAKU. SOKU DANCE / chelmico

Terminal 着、即 Dance / chelmico

3 JIKI / chelmico

jiki / chelmico

4 DOUYARA. WATASHI HA / chelmico

どうやら、私は / chelmico

5 MAZE

maze

6 LIMIT / chelmico

Limit / chelmico

7 IRUYO / chelmico

いるよ / chelmico

8 GOHAN DAYO / chelmico

ごはんだよ / chelmico

9 PREMIUM NATSU MANSION / chelmico

Premium・夏mansion / chelmico

10 DISCO (BAD DANCE DOESN'T MATTER) / chelmico

Disco (Bad dance doesn’t matter) / chelmico

11 ENERGY / chelmico

エネルギー / chelmico

12 MILK / chelmico

milk / chelmico

13 GREEN / chelmico

GREEN / chelmico

Limited Edition DVD

1 OK. CHEERS!

OK, Cheers! (2018.11.8 unBORDE LUCKY 7TH TOUR @Zepp Tokyo)

2 PLAYER

Player (2018.11.8 unBORDE LUCKY 7TH TOUR @Zepp Tokyo)

3 SOKENBICHA NO RAP

爽健美茶のラップ (2019.5.17 chelmico 女祭り @Shibuya WWW)

4 SWITCH

switch (2019.5.17 chelmico 女祭り @Shibuya WWW)

5 NAVY LOVE

Navy Love (2019.9.28 chelmico Fishing Tour @マイナビBLITZ赤坂)

6 ZURUINE

ずるいね (2019.9.28 chelmico Fishing Tour @マイナビBLITZ赤坂)

7 BALLOON

Balloon (2019.9.28 chelmico Fishing Tour @マイナビBLITZ赤坂)

8 LABYRINTH'97

ラビリンス’97 (2019.9.28 chelmico Fishing Tour @マイナビBLITZ赤坂)

9 HIGHLIGHT

Highlight (2019.9.28 chelmico Fishing Tour @マイナビBLITZ赤坂)

10 LOVE IS OVER

Love is Over (2019.9.28 chelmico Fishing Tour @マイナビBLITZ赤坂)