instant music » yoshiaki manabe http://www.pirouzu.net unofficial fansite for the pillows Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:23:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 New solo releases http://www.pirouzu.net/2013/01/02/new-solo-releases/ http://www.pirouzu.net/2013/01/02/new-solo-releases/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:56:08 +0000 terra http://www.pirouzu.net/?p=2891 Catching up on release news, Yoshiaki Manabe released a new solo album, Rutile this past November.

Sawao has a solo single that will be released in just a couple of weeks, Answer, available as both a standard edition and a limited edition with a bonus DVD. The single will be followed by an album, Hakaiteki INNOVATION (Destructive innovation) to be released 2/13/2013, also both as a standard edition and a limited edition with bonus DVD.

Check out previews below!

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The album is available now at your favorite Japanese music stores.

]]> http://www.pirouzu.net/2011/10/01/time-machine-preview/feed/ 0 New Releases – Sawao solo album and more http://www.pirouzu.net/2011/09/16/new-releases-sawao-solo-album-and-more/ http://www.pirouzu.net/2011/09/16/new-releases-sawao-solo-album-and-more/#comments Sat, 17 Sep 2011 03:42:20 +0000 terra http://www.pirouzu.net/?p=2766 Happy 9/16!! Today is the pillows’ 22nd anniversary. Let’s wish them many more years of making awesome music.

Now that the tour excitement is over, let’s catch up on some new release news!

Tedious ManNext month on the 12th, a new solo album, Tedious Man, from lead singer Sawao Yamanaka drops. There will be a regular edition and a limited edition with a bonus DVD featuring two music videos. Guest artists include Kosaku Abe of The Collectors, Akiko Fukuoka of Chatmonchy and the original bassist himself, Tatsuya Kashima.

Born Again
A new tour DVD will also be released on the same date, Born Again, featuring the pillows live at Zepp Tokyo from 4/24/2011 on their Horn Again tour.

Finally, a collaborative album called Time Machine was just released this month, featuring an instrumental rock track from our favorite guitarist, Yoshiaki Manabe.

Pick them up from our affiliate, CD Japan, HMV Japan, Amazon Japan, or your other favorite Japanese music store.

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