Ovall's Shingo Suzuki releases his second single "Backwards" from his solo project LYPS

Ovall bassist Shingo Suzuki’s new single, “Backwards,” was released today, Wednesday July 17th.

This is the second single from Shingo Suzuki’s solo project “Shingo Suzuki LYPS (Liquid Yellow Portraits),” in which artists who resonate with Shingo Suzuki’s music take turns creating the sound. It is a completely different instrumental jazz number with an impressive trumpet, unlike the first single “You don’t know (what life is) feat. Kojoe, Ruri Matsumura.” The recording was done in a quartet formation with Terakubo Reiya (Tr.) added to the piano trio of Watanabe Shota (Pf.) and Mamoru Masato (Dr.).

The artwork was also drawn by Shingo Suzuki himself. It is a canvas painting of “Liquid,” which is also the name of the project.

[Comment from Shingo Suzuki]

I was blown away by the wonderful performance of the musicians who participated in the recording. The performance exceeded my expectations and I was constantly surprised.
During the recording session, they performed the songs they had packed into the demo tracks with confidence, rawness and humor, without any hesitation.
When I mixed the song myself after recording, many ideas came to mind, and while editing it, I varied the sound and developed the story of the performance.
I’m looking forward to seeing how it goes live!

[Comment from Shota Watanabe]

It’s hip all the way, yet somehow languid. Just the first loop is so full of flavor that you could eat several bowls of rice. When I recorded it, trumpet player Reiya wasn’t there yet, so I recorded it with a piano trio, but I was surprised when I heard the trumpet. It was many times more high-quality and badass, and the mix gave the song a new and different shape, and I couldn’t help but shout out. It’s the best.

[Comment from Mamoru Masato]

Backwards was one of the most fun sessions, as I played the beat very stoically, but also got involved in the sound with a rough feeling. The basic beat is a five-beat system, so-called Dillabeat or Drunkbeat, and although I have played it in arrangements for live performances and sessions, it was actually the first time I had done it so thoroughly in a recording and left it in a tangible form, so in that respect it was a very challenging and exciting recording for me. I was able to do some very extreme tuning for the sound production and do a lot of experimental things, and the recording mix turned out to be very satisfactory, and when I heard the mastered version, I couldn’t help but say, “Wow!” The intertwining and tone of each instrument is very pleasant, and it’s one of my favorite songs that shows various scenes, so please listen to it a lot!

[Comment from Terakubo Reiya]

When I received the demo recordings and the members, I was sure that it would be the best recording ever, but when I listened to the mastered recordings, I was surprised at how hip it had become. The highlights are not only the performances of the participating artists, but also Shingo Suzuki’s musical preparation method. Please listen to it a lot and enjoy it.

【release information】

Shingo Suzuki “Backwards”
Release Date：2024.07.17 (Wed.)
Label: origami PRODUCTIONS
Tracklist:
1. Backwards