The Sound of Yureru

This is my first post.
My name is Kodamasho and I play gt/vo in a band called the idle talk in Sakai, Osaka.

This is a bit abrupt, but do you like loud bands?
I love them.
Two amps are the norm, fuzz is your good luck charm, and watch out for the Telecasters.
In the midst of all this, I came across this band.

Yureru

I love this band so much that I have been calling them a concept, a collective, a sound, rather than a band, a religion. I love them that much.

Yureru is a three-piece rock band who is mainly active in Osaka.

The two regular members are Ami, gt/vo (who also performs under the name Arniman now), and Yuta Ei, ba. The drummer goes beyond just being a metronome type drummer.

Yureru's official X-account

The reason why my Telecaster is white comes from Yureru's vo. Ami-san uses a white Telecaster. White is nice, isn't it?

Anyway, please watch this video.

You can understand everything from this.
If you don't get a kick out of watching this video, I am sure you will have a hard time understanding 80% of what I am about to say.

I think a live music club is like an aquarium, and we are like goldfish being swallowed by it. Sound is a wave. So, there are days when I really want to be swallowed up by this booming wave, and on those days I look back at this video.
But, I want to tell you the story so that those who don't understand it can understand it, so I spin words. ......

From here I would like to introduce a summary of the reasons why I like Yureru and I would like to summarize the main reasons.

1. ① Vaguely nostalgic melody
2. ② Transient lyrics
3. ③ Sound image

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Well, what else is there to say about a band other than these three things, but they are really at an infinitely high level.
I would like to discuss them in detail from now on.

① Regarding the vaguely nostalgic melody

I think this has something to do with the birthplace of the vocalist, Ami. Ami was born and raised on Amami Oshima Island, and I think that is why she is able to use nostalgic melodies that are somehow like traditional Okinawan folk songs. They’re a little nostalgic and use nostalgia as a weapon. There are three Yureru albums (mutilation+, distractions+, and XENOtransplantations), and the last song on each of them ends with a song played by the singer, which reminds us that Yureru's weapons are not limited to sound explosions. I especially like sweetyou on mutilation+.

If you are a subscriber, you should be able to find it on Apple music!

② About the transient lyrics

All of Yureru's lyrics are written by the vocalist, Ami, and all of them have this somewhat ephemeral feeling that’s tinged with a sense of loneliness that will one day disappear.
For example, the chorus of the song “Fake Fur” (from distractions+)
Distortion on a sleepless night.
This passage also gives me a sense of loneliness and a hint of Hidenori Mukai's (ex. “Number Girl”) influence.

The A melody of the song “Fish, Sheep, and Burning Grass” is also from the same album.
Tune in appropriately, say hello and call out your name, for example, is a daily thing, a tactful way of pretending to be different.
I think it is no doubt Ami's talent to lyrically depict the trivial loneliness and pain that lurk in our daily lives. For Ami, a band is about daily life, and music is about life. But I don't really know.

I can't help but feel a twinge in the air when she sings. You can understand it better if you see her live, but it pulls you in all at once. I think her voice has that kind of temperature.

③ About the sound image

The sound image is, after all, the charm of YURUERU.
Yureru's musicality itself belongs to the so-called alternative and emo genres, but the sound is too big.

Ami-san has a JC-120 guitar amp on top of a Marshall guitar amp cabinet, which can be found in most live houses, and it looks like a fortress. That's a big sound. To put it musically, the higher the amp is set up, the farther the sound travels. The JC-120 is usually on casters and is so low that it’s almost parallel to the ground, so when you put it on top of the cabinet, the position is higher, giving the illusion of a ridiculously loud sound (speaking from experience).

Besides, Ami used to use an amp from a manufacturer called Hiwatt, which features high output. To be honest, Yureru's live sound is so loud that my impression of the live show changes depending on my physical condition that day.

Ba., Rong-san, also has a very distorted and gurgling sound, and you are physically exposed to a wall of sound during the live performance.

For those who like that, it's irresistible. Above all, they themselves are very good at their instruments, so even if the sound is loud, they don't feel uncomfortable.
I think that is the most amazing and terrifying part.

To summarize

In summary, I'm telling you to watch, bathe, and feel Yureru’s sound. That's all there is to it.
A band is a living organism. Sometimes they are active, sometimes they hibernate. That is why I want you to see them while you can.

What you see, bathe in, and actually experience may be different than what I can convey to you. But, I believe that the difference is the beauty of the band. So, please, try to visit a live house at least once.

Now then, please beware of the Telecaster.

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